IV. Reading (C)omprehension
(D)irections: Read the following four passages. (E)ach passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). (C)hoose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
( (A))
(C)ara Lang is 13. She lives in (B)oston, Massachusetts, in the U.S. Last Thursday, she didn’t go to school. She went to work with her father instead. (E)very year, on the fourth Thursday in (A)pril, millions of young girls go to work. This is Take Our (D)aughters to Work (D)ay. The girls are between the ages of 9 and 15. They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle. They go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work. Next year, the day will include sons, too.
The Ms. Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago. In the U.S., many women work outside the home. The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. Then, when the girls grow up, they can choose a job they like.
(C)ara’s father is a film director. (C)ara says, “ It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs.” Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day. Last year, (C)ara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and candy. In the chemistry department, they learned to use scales. They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too.
Right now, (C)ara does not know what job she will have when she grows up. (B)ut because of Take Our (D)aughter to Work (D)ay, she knows she has many choices.
【題組】68. What is probably the best title for the passage?
(A). (C)ara Lang, a Fortunate Girl
(B). Take Our (D)aughters to Work (D)ay
(C). (C)hildren’s (D)ay and Work (D)ay
(D). Ms. Foundation, an organization for Women
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