綜合類:完形填空Working Mothers

　　Carefully conducted researches that have followed the children of working mothers have not been able to show any long-term problems，compared with children whose mothers stayed at home. My personal (1) _______ is that mothers should be allowed to work if they wish. Whether we like it or not ，there are a (2) _______ of mothers who just have to work.. There are those who have invested such a big part of their lives in establishing a career that they cannot (3) _______ see it lost. Then there are many who must work out of pure economic (4) _______. Many mothers are not (5) _______ out to be full-time parents. After a few months at home with a much loved infant ，they feel trapped and isolated.

　　There are a number of options when it (6) _______ to choosing childcare. These range from child minders and nannies through to Granny or the kind lady (7) _______ the street. (8) _______， however ，many parents dont have any choice; they have to accept anything they can get. Be prepared！ No (9) _______ how good the childcare may be ，some children are going to protest wildly if they are left. This is a (10) _______ normal stage of child development. Babies separate well in the first six months，but soon after that they start to get a crush on Mum and close family (11) _______ . Make sure that in the first week you allow (12) _______ time to help your child settle in.

　　All children are different. Some are independent ，while others are more (13) _______ to their mothers. Remember that if you want to(14) _______ the best for your children ，its not the quantity of time you spend with them，its the (15) _______ that matters.

　　詞匯：

　　conduct /k nd kt / v. 實施，實行 isolate / ais leit/ v. 使隔離，使孤立

　　invest / invest / v. 投資 option / p n / n. 選項，選擇

　　establish / ist bli / v. 建立 nanny / n ni /n. 保姆

　　economic /，i：k n mik/ adj. 經濟上的 protest / pr test / v. 抗議

　　infant / inf nt/ n. 嬰兒，幼兒 crush / kr / n： 迷戀

　　trap / tr p / v. 使陷入困境，使受限制 quantity /kw ntiti/ n. 數量

　　注釋：

　　1. range from ...to...： 從……變動到……，在……范圍內變化

　　2. ... babies separate well in the first six months：……嬰兒剛出生的前六個月對與母親分開沒有感覺……

　　3. ... to help your child settle in：……幫助你的孩子安穩下來……

　　練習：

　　1. A) view B) idea C) thought D) decision

　　2. A) percentage B) group C) number D) proportion

　　3. A) afford B) decide C) hope D) expect

　　4. A) reason B) duty C) necessity D) task

　　5. A) made B) cut C) brought D) born

　　6. A) refers B) concerns C) turns D) comes

　　7. A) of B) opposite C) across D) next to

　　8. A) In addition B) In fact C) In reality D) In contrast

　　9. A) way B) matter C) surprise D) exception

　　10. A) perfectly B) extremely C) very D) certainly

　　11. A) people B) adults C) members D) grown-ups

　　12. A) little B) no C) lots D) plenty of

　　13. A) used B) attached C) keen D) fond

　　14. A) make B) give C) have D) do

　　15. A) quality B) attitude C) behavior D) manner