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T) Read the following passage, and for each of the numbered spaces 【31】- 【35】,
hoose the most suitable word from those given below (1-8). Use each number only
one time.
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Retirement is the stage when a husband and wife finally have the chance to spend time
together, free from the stresses and strains of working life.
But far from being an era of relaxed contentment, retirement can actually be a stressful
experience for couples.
Academics have (【31】 ) that many wives actually begin to suffer from “retired
husband syndrome” once their men give up work.
They discovered that nearly half of women complained of ( 【32】 ) levels of stress,
depression and sleeplessness after their husbands retired. And to make matters worse,
Italian researchers also found that with every extra year the husband spent in retirement,
the wife's condition became worse.
They said that the problem does not only affect housewives, but can be even worse for
women who are still (【33】 ) while their husbands stay at home.
“We have found that retirement effects are stronger for employed women, who are
already stressed by their job and have( 【34】 ) time to deal with the additional requests
by their retired husbands," they said.
Part of the cause of greater stress was that women were faced with an increase in
housework, the authors wrote. They also had to deal with the added burden of reduced
income, an extra concern' for both partners.
The research was ( 【35】 ) out by social scientists Dr. Marco Bertoni and Dr. Giorgio
Brunello, from the University of Padova, who analysed interviews with 840 Japanese
Women between 2008 and 2013.
1. carried
2. increasing
3. less
4. much
5. reducing
6. reported
7. suitable
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8. working
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