26. According to the author, being a father _____.
(A) brings a feeling of excitement to some men
(B) has a different meaning for those who have daughters
(C) makes some men feel proud and others uneasy
(D) means nothing but more responsibilities
27. It is stated in the passage that _____.
(A) some parents are not prepared to have a child
(B) young couples do not like children at all
(C) working couples do not have much time to take care of their children
(D) many parents look forward to having a boy as their first child
28. In the second paragraph, the author ______.
(A) criticizes fathers for not taking enough responsibilities in bringing up their children
(B) excuses the American writers for ignoring the difficulties of being a father
(C) supports the idea that the chief role of a father is to earn money for the family
(D) complains about the lack of social programs to help husbands adjust themselves to being a father
29. The transition to the mother’s role requires that the wife ______.
(A) change her life style in a highly innovative way
(B) make a complete change in her everyday life to deal with the new situation
(C) stay at home to take care of the baby
(D) help her husband in his resocialization process
30. Some writers argue that with respect to the change of roles, fathers, compared with mothers, _____.
(A) have to shoulder more burdens (C) have an easier job to do
(B) have to make more difficult adaptations (D) can usually do a better job
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of these he puts further questions, and so on.
