It’s an annual argument. Do we or do we not go on holiday? My partner says “No” because the boiler could go, or the roof fall off and we have no savings to save us. I say you only live once and we work hard and what’s the point if you can’t go on holiday. The joy of a recession(经济不景气) means no argument next year—we just won’t go.

　　Since money is known to be one of the things most likely to bring a relationship to its knees, we should be grateful. For many families the recession means more than not booking a holiday. A YouGov poll of 2, 000 people found 22% said they were arguing more with their partners because of concerns about money. What’s less clear is whether divorce and separation rates rise in a recession—financial pressures mean couples argue more but make splitting up less affordable. A recent research shows arguments about money were especially damaging to couples. Disputes were characterized by intense verbal(言语上的) aggression(侵犯), tended to be repeated and not resolved and made men, more than women, extremely angry.

　　Kim Stephenson, an occupational psychologist, believes money is such a big deal because of what it symbolizes, which may be different things to men and women. “People can say the same things about money but have different ideas of what it’s for.” he explains. “They’ll say it’s to save to spend, for security, for freedom, to show someone you love them.” He says men are more likely to see money as a way of buying status and of showing their parents that they’ve achieved something.

“The biggest problem is that couples assume each other know what’s going on with their finances, but they don’t. There seems to be more of a taboo about talking about money than about death. But you both need to know what you’re doing, who’s paying what into the joint account(共同账户) and how much you keep separately. In a healthy relationship, you don’t have to agree about money, but you have to talk about it.”　

67. What does the author say about vacationing?　　

　　A. People enjoy it all the more during a recession.

　　B. Few people can afford it without working hard.

　　C. It makes all the hard work worthwhile.

　　　 D. It is the chief cause of family disputes.

68. What does the author mean by saying “money is known ... to bring a relationship to its knees” (Line 1, Para. 2)?　

　　A. Money is considered to be the root of all evils.

　　B. Some people sacrifice their dignity for money.

　　C. Few people can resist the temptation of money.

　　D. Disputes over money may ruin a relationship.

69. What does Kim Stephenson believe?　　

　　A. Money is often a symbol of a person’s status.

　　B. Money means a great deal to both and women.

　　C. Men and women spend money on different things.

　　D. Men and women view money in different ways.

70. The author suggests at the end of the passage that couples should __________.　　

　　A. put their money together instead of keeping it separately

　　B. make efforts to reach agreement on their family budgets

　　C. discuss money matters to maintain a healthy relationship

　　D. avoid arguing about money matters to remain romantic

I’m often told how I have a dream job，that I work for a great company，getting to deal with the leaders in social media every day，and especially that I get to work from my home．

Usually the people who tell me that working from home is wonderful have never worked from home． They spend most of their career working from an office and hate it．

In fact，I love being able to work from home and make my own hours．I truly appreciate being able to drop what I’m doing to attend kids or go shopping，but there’s a side to it we don’t often talk about，the hard side．No one wants to believe people like me，working from home，have anything to complain about．Really，I’m not going to complain，but I do want to share a few things about telecommuting（远程办公）that few home -based people want to tell you，because working from home doesn’t look so wonderful．

One of the reasons I love my job is the flexibility．I know that I can volunteer for school projects，meet friends for lunch and work out for an hour as long as I get my work done．But did you know telecommuters have to make up the time if they wish to pepper their days with fun distractions？So while my husband and kids are watching a movie，I’m working until midnight．Besides，when you work from home，you’re held to your phone and Skype（网络电话）in case someone wants to talk to you during business hours．So it’s not so easy to be flexible！

67．We learn from the passage that the writer_____________.

　　　 A．is quite satisfied with her present work

　　　 B．can balance her work and family life well

　　　 C．complains about the disadvantages of working from office

　　　 D． presents some unknown facts of working from home

68．The last paragraph mainly tells us that__________.

A． you’re not as flexible as you think you are

B． you’re usually a slave to yourself

C． the writer can always make full use of the freedom

D． the writer is always busy with her work

69．The writer probably agrees that__________．

　　　 A．east or west，home working is the best　 　

　　　 B．freedom should always come before work

　　　 C．get work done，or you’ll have no freedom　

　　　 D．all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

70．Who is the passage mainly intended for?

　　　 A．Telecommuters． 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Office workers．　　　　　 　　　　

　　　 C．Job hunters． 　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Researchers．