Directions:In this section, you will hear
a short passage. There are ten missing words in it. Fill in the blanks with the
exact words you hear on the tape.
The authors of the (21) note that as long as
responsibility for childcare is with the women. They will remain (22)
in the family. They also point out that concessions to women in the
world of work often result in women being (23) into less
well paid jobs. This already happens in regard to part-time workers who are paid
a lower (24) wage than full-time workers. They point out
that men have to square to their responsibility as fathers. The key they
(25) is a change in men’s attitudes. However
what was not (26) is that no matter how attitudes change,
men are as (27) as individuals in regard to their working
conditions as women are. With all the goodwill in the world they cannot change
their employer/employee (28) , they cannot adjust their
working hours to suit childcare just as women can. A more (29)
conclusion would be that society at the moment, capitalism, does not
want to accommodate any of the problems of childcare, preferring to leave it up
to the individual to make their own (30) as best as they
can.