(B) hardworking
(C) generous
(D) wealthy
37. According to the passage, Puritans believed that an unmarried adult woman should be
(A) financialIy responsible for herself
(B) returned to England
(C) supported by her family
(D)trained to be a nurse
38. The phrase "unattached women" line 10 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
(A) Women without high social status
(B) Women without property
(C) Unmarried women
(D) Unemployed women
39. According to the passage, what did the Puritans expect from married women ?
(A) They should adopt needy children.
(B) They should assist in their husbands’ trade or business.
(C) They should work only within their own homes.
(D) They should be apprenticed.
40. According to the passage, which products were made entirely by women?
(A) Gunpowder and bullets
(B) Cups and plates
(C) Paper and books
( D) Cloth and clothing
41.The lists in lines l9-22 are intended to show which of the following ?
(A) The influence of the Puritans in the colonies
(B) The limits of job opportunities in the colonies
(C) The main industries of the colonial economy
(D) The variety of work done by colonial women
Questions 42-50
Beneath the deep oceans that cover two-thirds of the Earth are concealed some of
the most tantalizing secrets of our planet. There the crust of the Earth is thinner and the
unknown mantle--the layer beneath the crust - lies closest, tempting scientists to
drill into it. The first such attempt, the ambitious Project Mohole, got under way during
the 1960’s and proved the value of deep-sea drilling by making several test holes in the
mantle beneath the crust before spiraling costs led to its cancellation.
Soon afterward, however, work began on the more modest Deep Sea Drilling