Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp．There, husbands and children are not allowed．Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone．

At Mother's Camp a woman has room for herself．She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her．No children will ask, "Morn, what's for dinner?" No husband will say, "Oh, dear, I can't find any clean socks．" In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home．Many of them work full - time and then come home to a second job—taking care of their homes and families．These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework．

In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework．Many of their husbands say they want to help．But then they burn the rice or they can't find the pans．They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves．

Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework．For two days they don't cook, they don't clean, they don t look after their children and husbands．What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and singing songs around the campfire．They relax away from home．They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother's Camp．

1．From this passage we can see        in the United States．

A．women want to work outside the home

B．working wives do most of the housework

C．husbands do as much housework as their wives

D．women do not like to stay at home with their families

2．At Mother's Camp, women can't              ．

A．watch TV                           B．read newspapers

C．swim in the lake                      D．bring their husbands and children

3．Why would some mothers like to be alone? Because

A．they don't like their husbands and children

B．they have to work full -time

C．they are too busy to relax themselves

D．they want a new life

4．        is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States．

A．Housework                                                B．Working outside the home

C．When to take a vacation                              D．Looking after their children

5．What's the best tide for this passage?

A．Busy Working Mothers                                B．Welcome to Mother's Camp

C．Mothers Relax Away from Home                  D．Mothers in the US

I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman. “You look      . Come and sit here,” she said. “      are you going?”

“I don’t know. I just want to catch a      and see what it will be like at the end.”

“I’m afraid you’ll see      there. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?”

“How can I do that while my heart’s      ?” I asked sadly. My best friend had left me.

The woman seemed to understand my feeling. “Don’t cry, little girl. I’ve had a similar experience to you. Thirty-five      ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad. I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took      to the sea.       , they seemed to know what would happen, so they      loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me      . How could I      my hope to live for one of life’s problems? After that, I worked hard to raise the children. Now they all live      and one of them has his own family.”

Then the woman gave me a      , “We should never wait for the door to      before us. We should find the key to the      or try to find another way.”

1.A、tired                                              B、excited                                    C、happy

2.A、What                                             B、How                                         C、Where

3.A、train                                               B、bus                                           C、boat

4.A、nothing                                    B、everything                               C、something

5.A、smiling                                     B、breaking                                   C、singing

6.A、days                                               B、weeks                             C、years

7.A、her                                           B、them                                         C、him

8.A、So                                             B、Or                                              C、However

9.A、laughed                                   B、talked                              C、cried

10.A、in                                            B、out                                             C、up

11.A、give away                                   B、give up                                    C、get up

12.A、happily                                  B、sadly                                          C、badly

13.A、cry                                               B、shout                                       C、smile

14.A、open                                           B、close                                        C、lock

15.A、classroom                                   B、office                                       C、door

I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman. “You look   26  . Come and sit here,” she said. “ 27   are you going?”

“I don’t know.I just want to catch a  28    and see what it will be like at the end.”

“I’m afraid you’ll see  29   there. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?”

“How can I do that while my heart’s   30   ?” I asked sadly. My best friend had left me.

The woman seemed to understand my feeling. “Don’t cry, little girl. I’ve had a similar experience to you. Thirty-five   31   ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad. I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took    32   to the sea.   33   ，they seemed to know what would happen, so they   34   loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me 35   . How could I  36    my hope to live for one of life’s problems? After that, I worked hard to raise the children. Now they all live   37    and one of them has his own family.

Then the woman gave me a   38  , “We should never wait for the door to   39     before us. We should find the key to the  40   or try to find another way”

The bus came and I got on it with a smile