Directions: Read the following three passages£®Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements£®For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D£®Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage£®
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A woman renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk’s office was asked to state her occupation£®She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself£®
“What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a …”
“Of course I have a job,” said Emily£®“I’m a mother£®”
“We don’t list ‘mother’ as an occupation… ‘housewife’ covers it,” said the recorder£®
One day I found myself in the same situation£®The clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title£®“What is your occupation?” she asked£®
The words simply popped out£®“I’m a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human