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(5) Recentstudiesonthemale-femalewagegappredictthateventhoughentry-levelsalariesformalesandfemalesinthesameoccupationarenearlyequalbecausewomen’smarketskillshaveimprovedvastly,thechancesoftheoverallgapclosingintheforeseeablefutureareminimal.Thisisduetoseveralfactorsthatarelikelytochangeveryslowly,ifatall.Animportantreasonisthatwomenareconcentratedinoccupation—serviceandclerical—thatpaylessthantraditionalmalejobs.Itispossiblethatmorewomenthanmenintheirtwentiesarehesitanttocommitthemselvestoayear-roundlifetimecareerorjobformanyreasons.Thereislingeringattitudeonboththepartofwomenandtheiremployersthatwomenarenotcutoutforcertainjobs.Notonlydoesthisattitudechannelwomenintolower-payingwork，butitalsoservestokeepthemfromtopmanagementpositions. Anothersignificantfactorinthewideningwagegapbetweenmenandwomenafterenteringtheworkforce,evenincomparablejobs,isthatwomenoftendropoutatcriticalpointsintheircareerstohaveafamily.Womenstillhavetheprimaryresponsibilityforchildrearing;eveniftheycontinuetowork,theyoftenforgoovertimeandpromotionsthatwouldconflictwithhomeresponsibilities.Theagesof25to35havebeenshownrepeatedlytobetheperiodwhenworkingconsistentlyandhardisvitaltoadvancementandjobsecurity.Thesearepreciselytheyearswhenwomenarelikelytohavechildrenandbegintoslideawayfrommeninearningpower.Consequently,awoman’sincomeismorelikelytobeseenassecondarytoherhusband’s. Whichofthefollowingisimpliedinthepassageasapartialreasonforwomen’sconcentrationincertainoccupations？

A．Social division of labor.
B．Social prejudice against them.
C．Employment laws.
D．Physiological weakness.

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By the author’s opinion,those who spend money on luxury houses and cars（）.

A．will not be taxed by the government
B．have accumulated wealth in another sense
C．live high and have little saved
D．can show that they are among the rich

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A．to
B．for
C．on
D．from