“Itwasallhisownidea,”saysPat,thewifeofCaliforniahighschoolfootballcoachBobPeters.Bobhad___36___madea“motherhoodcontract(合同)”—declaringthatfor70daysthissummerhewould___37___thecareoftheirfourc
“Itwasallhisownidea,”saysPat,thewifeofCaliforniahighschoolfootballcoachBobPeters.Bobhad___36___madea“motherhoodcontract(合同)”—declaringthatfor70daysthissummerhewould___37___ thecareoftheirfourchildrenandallthehousework.___38___hedidn’tevenknowhowtomakecoffeewhenhesighed,hewasveryconfident.
After40ofthe70days,hewasreadyto___39___.“Iwasbeatendown,“admitsBob.“Notonlyismotherhooda___40___task,itisanimpossiblejobforanynormalhumanbeing.”
BobandPatweremarriedin1991.Afterthemarried,Pat___41___asecretarytohelpputhimthroughuniversity.___42___BobhasbeenthefootballcoachwhilePatraisedthekids.___43___twoyearsagoPatwentbacktowork.“Ihadbeen___44___childrensomuch,”she___45___,“Icouldn’ttalktoagrown-up.”Shecontinuedtorunthehousehold,___46___--untilBobsighedthecontract.
Bobtriedhardtolearncooking,butthemealshepreparedwere___47___.Forthelastthreeweeks,thefamily___48___alot---sometimeshavingMacDonald’shamburgersforlunchanddinner.
___49___housekeeping,ahomeeconomicsteacherhadtoldBobthataroomalwayslooksclean___50___thebedismade.“Ifound___51___–Ishutthedoors,”hesays.Soonthekidswerewearingtheirshirtsinsideout.“Whenwewentto___52___Patatwork,Imadethemweartheirshirts53sideoutsotheywouldlookclean.”
NowthatBobhaspublicly___54___ hewaswrong,heis___55___thechild-raisingandhouseholdtaskswithPat.
36.A.only B.just C.nearlyD.ever
37.A.sticktoB.setabout C.thinkaboutD.takeover
38.A.If B.As C.Since D.Although
39.A.carryon B.giveup C.breakdown D.findout
40.A.strangeB.pleasant C.difficult D.serious
41.A.sent B.employed C.learnedfrom D.workedas
42.A.IntimeB.Beforelong C.Sincethen