During the twentieth century there has been a great change in the lives of women. Awoman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been inher middle twenties. She might have seven or eight children, and four or fiveof them lived till they were five years old. When the youngest was fifteen, themother would have been in her early fifties. After this, she could hardly findany work to make money because of the few opportunities and poor health. Todaywomen marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest childwill be fifteen when she is forty-five. She may live another thirty-five yearsand take paid work until sixty. This important change in women’s lives has also changed women’s economicposition. Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full-time job.However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never came backto it. Today, the school leaving age is sixteen. Many girls stay at schoolafter that age. As women marry younger, more married women will only leave workjust before their first child is born, and ma ny of them come back to work soonafter. Such changes have made the family life different from before, with thehusband having more duties and satisfactions of family life 11.Around 1900, women probably got marriedat the age of __________. A)15 B)19 C)20 D)25 12.The text tells us that in the nineteenthcentury __________. A)the mother would be in her early fiftieswhen the children were born B)a woman usually had five children C)the youngest child would live till he orshe was five years old D)4 or 5 children out of 7 or 8 died beforethey were six years old 13.A mother at the end of the nineteenthcentury would have difficulty in finding work_________. A)because she wanted to make money B)when her youngest child was born C)because she was forty-five years old D)when her youngest child was about fifteen 14.One reason why today ’ s mothers take jobs again is thatthey __________. A)want to live another thirty-five years B)don’t like children themselves C)needn’t worry about money for the family D)are still young when the youngest child isfifteen 15.One difference between the women todayand those a few years ago is that ________. A)today’s women marry very young B)many women today stop working as soon asthey get married C)today’s women have only one child D)many women today start to work again aftertheir first child is born