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MEN AND SHOPPING
Normally, a crèche is where children are looked after while their parents work, but recently a
shopping centre opened a "crèche" which (1) ______ men to play computer games while their
partners go shopping. The aim is to (2) ______ men to feel that shopping is fun. You only have to (3)
______ at men's faces in a shopping centre in the UK to realise that they find shopping less (4)
______ than women. Whether they are well off or (5) ______ up, the effect is the same: they are so
anxious before they go shopping that their stress levels increase to a truly (6) ______ extent,
comparable to those felt by (7) ______ fighter pilots or riot police.
According to one psychologist, women are much more (8) ______ in the shops and men get
so impatient because men are less used to shopping than women. She adds that, quite (9) ______
over the years, women have developed a laid-back (10) ______ to shopping, but that men's negative
feelings (11) ______ when they are buying things for people, other than themselves. It's
understandable, then, that women (12) ______ men for not (13) ______ an effort when it comes to
buying things for the family. She notes that, in the UK, many men (14) ______ to go shopping at all,
or claim to feel (15) ______ out after only five minutes. Let's hope the crèche makes a difference!

Question 1: A. enables B. opens C. makes D. removes

Question 2: A. support B. encourage C. convince D. let
Question 3: A. catch B. spot C. watch D. glance
Question 4: A. funny B. silly C. enjoyable D. capable
Question 5: A. short B. hard C. weak D. poor
Question 6: A. astonished B. influential C. easy D. amazing
Question 7: A. taught B. experienced C. tested D. prepared
Question 8: A. comfortable B. convenient C. relaxing D. restful
Question 9: A. biologically B. physically C. naturally D. environmentally
Question 10: A. acceptance B. appeal C. agreement D. approach
Question 11: A. exaggerate B. lengthen C. increase D. add
Question 12: A. complain B. criticise C. object D. argue
Question 13: A. making B. taking C. doing D. giving
Question 14: A. cancel B. refuse C. reject D. deny
Question 15: A. broken B. fed C. paid D. tired

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