Question 12
In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five choices are offered in columns lettered A to D for each question, choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gaps in the passage.
PASSAGE A: For the working woman, the task of looking after the home and ___21___ up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modem ___22___ there is still much ___23___ to keep her ___24___: cooking, cleaning, mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a ___25___ help, her task is made somehow easier. The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. She buys a lot of ___26___ and visits the ___27___ regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily ___28___ that they need these things to ___29___ themselves up. Thus, the responsibilities of a ___30___ are quite demanding and she could he so busy as to have little time for other engagements.
Objective