Directions: Read the opinions given by
five scholars on challenges facing today’s single women.For questions 61 to
65,match the name of each scholar to one of the statements (A to G) given
below.Markyour answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Timothy Constance: What the women I
spoke with said was that they want a husband who is independent and dedicated to
his career,but that he doesn’t have to make a lot of money. The emphasis was
always on finding a best friend—a soul mate—someone you could tell all your
troubles to and who would be supportive.So it doesn’t seem to be the case that
these women were looking for super high—achieving men. Grise Levison : I think that for women,
as well as for men, the standard for someone who you’d want to spend your life
with depends much more today on emotional intimacy. It takes some trial and
error and a pretty long and dedicated search to identify the kind of person who
is emotionally matching you and who is able to communicate and listen to trouble
talk. Marry Brown : In recent
decades girls have been raised to be more competitive and stronger than they
were in the past.Several women I talked to mentioned that in their life they
felt that their intelligence or intellectual achievement seemed to work against
them in their romantic relationships with men.However, most of the women I
interviewed felt that there were some men"out there"who would be attracted to
smart women.The problem was finding them. Donna
Smith: I think, for the women I talked to, their
ultimate sense of what they want in life includes family and children, but they
aren’t willing to think about the fact that they therefore will probably have to
give up some of their own individual pursuits and career goals.I think the
definition of success includes both love and work, and that the challenge is how
to arrange that in a particular order. Elizabedl
Budy : I think that people who have done at least sonle
of the things that are essential for a wise judgment about a partner are more
likely to eventually end up in a stable marriage. It’s also true that they’re
likely to marry someone who is similar to them in education and earning power,
which means that those marriages are likely to have more moneyin them.
Note:there are two extra statements.. Statements [A] Career success is
in fact not a disadvantage. [B] The ability to choose a right
partner ensures a stable marriage. [C] How to balance
career with family is key to Success. [D] The essential part of
marriage is the union of soul. [E] Finding an emotionally
intimate mate isn’t a piece of cake. [F] Career Success ensures
a solid marriage. [G] Social assistance is needed for today’s
single Women. Donna Smith