单项选择题
Task1
Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfindfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements(No.46toNo.50).ForeachquestionorstatementtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YouarerequiredtomakethecorrectchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Manypost-80scouplesarecomplainingthatgoingtothemovies,shoppingorattendingpartieshavebecomeimpossiblesincetheirkidswereborn.That’sthewaymostparentsarelivingtheirlives,noweekendsoftheirown,notimetovisitfriends,notevenachanceofpromotionintheirjobs.
Askinghelpfromtheirparentsmightbeawayout,butproblemsarethatsomeagingparentsarenotstrongenoughtotakecareofthekids,andthatthekidsmayalsobecometoospoiledbytheirgrandparents.
Then,herecomesasolution:familieswithkidscanformasmallgroup,andparentsofeachfamilycantaketurnstolookafterallthekidsinthisgrouponweekends.Thus,otherparentscanhavesomequiettimeandfeelfreetodosomethingthey’vebeenplanningforalongtime.Atthesametime,thekidscanmakenewfriendsandwon’tbehangingaroundtheirparentsalldaylong.Thisisbaby-pooling. Manypost-80scouplescan’tgotothemovies,shoporattendpartiesbecause __________ .
A.they have to look after their kids
B.they have to look after their parents
C.they are busy with their work
D.they have no money