Cloze Practice Test 13
Read the article below and decide which answer best fits each space. Đọc đoạn văn dưới và chọn từ thích hợp cho mỗi chỗ trống.
Men and Housework
Men are lazy in the home, according to an official survey ___(1)___ today. They have about six hours a week more free time than wives, but play very little ___(2)___ in cooking, cleaning, washing, and ironing, according to the Social Trends Survey by the Central ___(3)___Office. Nearly three quarters of married women ___(4)___ to do all or most of the housework, and among married men the proportion who admitted that their wives did all or most of the housework was only slightly lower. The survey ___(5)___ that washing and ironing was the least popular task among men, with only one per cent ___(6)___ this duty, compared with 89 per cent of women, 10 per cent sharing equally. Only 5 per cent of men ___(7)___ the evening meal, 3 per cent carry out household cleaning duties, 5 per cent household shopping, and 17 per cent wash the evening dishes. But when household gadgets break down, ___(8)___ are carried out by 82 per cent of husbands. The survey says that, despite our economic problems, the majority of Britons are substantially better ___(9)___ than a decade ago. We're healthier, too - eating healthier foods and smoking less. Kouyh;The ___(10)___ Briton, not surprisingly, is more widely travelled than a decade ago. More people are going abroad for holidays, with Spain the favourite destination.
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