Section A
　　Directions：In this section，there is a passage with ten blanks．You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage．Read the passage through carefully before making your choices．Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre．You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once．
　　Questions 36 t0 45 are based on the following passage．
　　The flood of women into the job market boosted economic growth and changed U．S．society in many ways．Many in-home jobs that used to be done　 36 　by women—ranging from family shopping to preparing meals to doing 　 37 　work—still need to be done by someone．Husbands and children now do some of these jobs，a　 38 　that has changed the target market for many products．Or a working woman may face a crushing“ poverty of time” and look for help elsewhere，creating opportunities for producers of frozen meals，child care centers，dry cleaners，financial services，and the like．
　　Although there is still a big wage　 39 　between men and women，the income working women　 40 　gives them new independence and buying power．For example，women now　 41 　about half of all cars．Not long ago，many cars dealers　 42 　women shoppers by ignoring them or suggesting that they come back with their husbands．Now car companies have realized that women are　 43 　customers．It’s interesting that some leading Japanese car dealers were the first t0　 44 　 pay attention to women customers．In Japan．fewer women have jobs or buy cars——the Japanese society is still very much male—oriented．Perhaps it was the　 45 　contrast with Japanese society that prompted American firms to pay more attention to women buyers．
　　A)scale
　　B)retailed
　　C)generate
　　D)extreme
　　E)technically
　　F)affordable
　　G)situation
　　H)really
　　I)potential
　　J)gap
　　K)voluntary
　　L)excessive
　　M)insulted
　　N)purchase
　　O)primarily