She wants to know whether the measures have been agreed ______.A.toB.withC.aboutD.upon
She wants to know whether the measures have been agreed ______.
A.to
B.with
C.about
D.upon
She wants to know whether the measures have been agreed ______.
A.to
B.with
C.about
D.upon
Professional matchmakers can make thousands of American dollars by introducing suitable marriage partners to each other, but partners also play a role in the process during which young Koreans meet.
In Confucius Korea, when marriage is regarded as more of a business contract than a sacred thing, the scene of the first meeting is repeated hundreds of times a day in coffee shops in the main hotels around Seoul.
The business of continuing the family lineage (血统) and keeping the bloodlines pure is often too important to be left to romance and chance encounters.
Often, the girl will work out a system of secret signals with her mother, from which her parents ca. . tell if she is interested.
For example, if the girl orders a coffee it might mean that she wants her parents to leave her alone with the boy, while a milk shows that she wants them to stay.
Sometimes the matchmaking is not always so formal, with the introduction being made by friends.
But whether through friends or families, there is hardly a Korean man or woman in the country who has not gone through this process—sometimes six or seven times.
The word "matchmaking" in this passage means______.
A.a very formal ritual(仪式)attended by boys and girls
B.introducing boys and girls to know each other for the purpose of marriage
C.producing matches to make a fire or light a cigarette
D.arranging games between men and women
His purpose is settled and decided. He knows what he wants and he just finds it and buys it, but cares little about the price. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it, the salesman quickly takes it out, and the business of trying it on follows at once. If all is well, the deal(买卖) can be and is often completed in less than five minutes, with hard any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.
For a man, small problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman tries to sell the customer something else—he offers the nearest he can to the thing asked for. He would say, "I know this jacket is not the style. you want, Sir, but would you like to try it on for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned." Few men have patience (耐心 ) with this treatment, and the usual answer is, "This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on."
Now how docs a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect (方面) she does so quite differently. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind about what she wants, and she is only "having a look around". She is always open to what the salesman tells her, even to what her friends tell her. She will try on any number of things. What is most important in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Besides, most women have an excellent sense of value when they boy clothes. The), are always ready for the unexpected bargain (便宜货). Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one counter to another before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It takes time, but surely it is enjoyable to women shoppers. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.
When a man is buying clothes, ______.
A.he buys cheap things and does not care about the quality
B.he chooses things that others recommend
C.he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things
D.he buys good quality things, so long as they are not too expensive
For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute bluntly; he does so with skill and polish; "I know this jacket is not the style. you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size. It happens to be the color you mentioned. " Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is :" This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.
Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only" having a look round". She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.
According to the passage, when a man is buying clothes, ______.
A.he buys cheap things, regardless of quality
B.he chooses things that others recommend
C.he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things
D.he buys good quality things, so long as they are not too dear
The manager wants to know if they ______ our letter yet.
A.will answer
B.answered
C.have answered
D.had answered
Mrs. Smith didn't call the police because ______.
A.she was on the bus
B.she was not sure whether she had the ten pound notes with her
C.she was too angry to do so
D.she didn't like to make trouble for others
When a couple gets divorced, the court usually requires the man to pay his former wife a monthly sum of money.If the couple has children, they usually remain with the mother, and the father is expected to pay for their support.
Although divorce is quite common in the United States, 80 percent of those who get divorced remarry.The remarriages allow thousands of people, especially children, to enjoy family life again, but at the same time many troubles have arisen.A well-known American joke tells of a wife calling to her second husband, “Quick, John! Come here and help me! Your children are beating up our children!”
6.What does the passage mainly discuss?()
A.Financial trouble in the family
B.Different attitudes between husband and wife towards children’s education
C.Women’s liberation movement
D.Lack of democratic atmosphere in the household often leads to divorce
7.What do you know of modern American women according to the passage?()
A.They are overbearing
B.They respect their husbands, but do not listen to them
C.They do not have much to say in the household
D.They are more independent than ever before
8.What kind of marriage can be successful according to the passage?()
A.Both the man and woman are financially secure
B.husband and wife share housework
C.Decisions are made by the man and woman together
D.Both the man and woman are well-educated
9.What happens when a couple is divorced according to the passage?()
A.The children become homeless
B.The man, rather than the woman, remarries soon
C.Life becomes difficult for the woman and her children
D.The man is still held responsible for the welfare of his children
10.What does the well-known joke suggest?()
A.Remarriages often end up in failure
B.Children are unhappy in the new family
C.The mother is not respected by the stepchildren
D.Remarriage causes new troubles in the household
A.She hasn’t completed her PEP.
B.She can’t think of a career that she likes .
C.She wants to do too many things.
D.She is too influenced by her husban
E.She doesn’t want to work.
A.alter
B.change
C.break
D.challenge