There’s a dirty little Secret in many American homes--couples fightabout the

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问题    There’s a dirty little Secret in many American homes--couples fight
about the housework. It’s No. 1 issue my husband and I argue about. We   【M1】______.
argue over who is doing more, who should be doing which chores, and why                  
my standards are unrealistic. There is always too much to take care and, 【M2】______.
with two kids, either one of us has the energy to keep on lop of it all. 【M3】______.
When the laundry, dirty dishes, and dust pile out, I feel stressed and resentful 【M4】______.
and the fighting begins. Most couples are trying to split three fulltime
jobs  his, her, and managing the house between two people. There         【M5】______.
just aren’t enough hours in the day. The current arrangement is leading to
a nation of tired, angry couples with no time to relax with each other and 【M6】______.
their children. It is estimated that the first child triggers an increase of 21
hours of chores per week, not included childrearing, while each additional 【M7】______.
child adds 6 hours of chores. The average American mother, whether she
works out of the home or not, spends 35 hours a week doing housework.
When you think about the time has spent on cleaning, cooking, grocery    【M8】______.
shopping, the yardwork, and laundry, it’s clear that managing a home is
no small feat. So many of our parents got along without household help,  【M9】______.
the amount of hands-on parenting time at home has increased dramatic in  【M10】______.
the past 20 years. It’s no longer safe in most areas to let children play in
the front yard or out in the neighborhood unsupervised. [br] 【M7】

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答案 included改成including

解析 非谓语动词错误。include与前面21 hours之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故用include的现在分词形式作伴随状语。
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