题目内容：

    “It was all his own idea,” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters. Bob had _____ made a “motherhood contract(合同)”---declaring that for 70 days this summer he would _____ the care of their four children and all the housework. _____ he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident.

After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to _____. “ I was beaten down,” admits Bob. “Not only is motherhood a _____ task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being. ”

Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After they married, Pat _____ a secretary to help put him through university. _____ Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. _____ two years ago Pat went back to work. “ I had been _____ children so much,” she _____, “I couldn’t talk to a grown-up. ” She continued to run the household, _____ --- until Bob signed the contract.

Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were _____. For the last three weeks, the family _____ a lot---sometimes having MacDonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner. _____ housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean _____ the bed is made. “I found _____ ---I shut the doors,” he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. “When we went to _____ Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts _____ side out so they would look clean.”

Now that Bob has publicly _____ he was wrong, he is _____ the child-raising and household tasks with Pat.

1.A.only B.ever C.nearly D.just

2.A.stick to B.take over C.decide on D.result in

3.A.If B.Although C.Since D.As

4.A.run out B.find out C.break down D.give up

5.A.strange B.pleasant C.difficult D.serious

6.A.worked as B.employed C.learned from D.sent

7.A.In time B.Before long C.later on D.since then

8.A.Still B.Thus C.So D.Then

9.A.near B.around C.about D.after

10.A.insists B.jokes C.sighs D.apologizes

11.A.besides B.therefore C.however D.otherwise

12.A.terrible B.tasty C.expensive D.special

13.A.starved B.traveled C.worked out D.ate out

14.A.Due to B.As for C.Along with D.Except for

15.A.until B.before C.if D.unless

16.A.an easier way B.a cheaper way C.a cleaner way D.a harder way

17.A.receive B.fetch C.greet D.welcome

18.A.good B.wrong C.right D.opposite

19.A.admitted B.suggested C.agreed D.explained

20.A.operating B.realizing C.sharing D.performing