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  3. Married women do more housework than their husbands.【B1】______by the Institu

Married women do more housework than their husbands.【B1】______by the Institu

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问题     Married women do more housework than their husbands.【B1】______by the Institute for Public PolicyResearch thinktank【B2】______that eight out of ten married women do more household chores, while justone in ten married men does an equal amount of cleaning and washing as his wife. Just over one in ten women say their husbands do more housework than they do, while only 3% of married women do fewer than three hours a week, with almost half doing 13 hours or more. In short, the gender imbalance is alive and【B3】______in the British household, according to the IPPR, which says its research shows that, for realequality, society needs to see men to【B4】______ the vacuum cleaner and do their fair share. Patterns ofhousework have changed only slightly. More than eight out of ten women born in 1958 said they do morelaundry and ironing than their partner, while seven out of ten women born in 1970【B5】______. "Therevolution in gender roles is an【B6】______ career," said Nick Pearce, director of IPPR. Women still【B7】______the overwhelming burden of household tasks, particularly after they have had children. Whenthey earn more, their bargaining power with their partners increases, so closing the gender pay【B8】______ would help. Universal childcare, rather than tax【B9】______ for nannies or cleaners, is also the best wayforward for a family-friendly, more equal Britain. Men should work more flexibly,【B10】______for caring fortheir children and their homes, and have the right to reserved parental leave. [br] 【B4】
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答案 pier up
解析 由空格前的to以及空格后的the vacuum cleaner可以推断出，空格处应填入一个动词(词组)。结合录音可知，答案是pick up，意为“拿起”。
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