Changes of Women'sRole

The role of women inBritainhas changed a lot in this century,______(51)in the last twenty years.The mainchange has been______(52)giving women greater equality with

men.Up to thebeginning of this century,women seem to have had______(53)rights.They could notvote and were kept at home.______(54),as far as we know,most women

were happy with thissituation. Today,women in Britaincertainly______(55)more rights than they used to.They were ______(56)the votein 1919._________(1919.)

In 1970 a law waspassed to give them an equal______(57)of wealth in the case ofdivorce,______(58)the Equal Pay Act gave them the right of equal pay

with men for work ofequal value in the same year.

Yet______(59)thesechanges,there are still great difference in status between men and women.Manyemployers seem to______(60)the Equal Pay Act,and the average

working womenis______(61)to earn only about half that a man earns for the samejob.______(62) a survey,at present,only one-third of the country's workersare______(63)

women.This smallpercentage is partly______(64)a shortage of nurseries.If therewere______(65)nurseries, twice as many women might well go out to work._________(55)

A.lack

B.enjoy

C.occupy

D.take