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SENECA FALLS The early American feminist, Cady Stanton, found an ally in Lucretia Mott,

an ardent abolitionist, when the two met in 1840 at an anti-slavery conference in

London. Once the conference began, it was apparent to the two women that female

delegates were not welcome. Barred from speaking and appearing on the convention

floor, Cady protested by taking other female delegates with them. It was then that

Cady Stanton proposed to Mott a women's rights convention that would address the

social, civil and religious rights of women. The convention had to wait for eight

years, when the two organized the first women's rights convention, held in Seneca

Falls, New York, in 1848.

At the meeting, Cady Stanton presented a "Declaration of Sentiments", based

on the Declaration of Independence, and listing 18 grievances against male

suppression of women. First, married women had no right to their children if they

left an abusive husband or sought a divorce. Second, if a woman was granted a

divorce, there was no way for her to make a professional living unless she chose

to write or teach. Third, women could not testify against her husband in court.

Then, married women who worked in factories were not entitled to keep their

earnings, but had to turn them over to their husbands. When a woman married,

any property that she had held as a single woman automatically became part of her

husband's estate. In addition, single women who owned property were taxed without

the right to vote for the lawmakers who imposed those taxes one of the very reasons why the American colonies had broken away fromGreat Britain.

Convention attendees passed the resolutions unanimous-ly with the exception

of the one for women's suffrage (the right to vote). Only after an impassioned speech in

favour of women's right to vote by Frederick Douglass, the black aboli tionist, did the

resolution pass. Still, the majority of those in attendance could not accept the thought

of women voting

At Seneca Falls, Cady Stanton gained national prominence as an eloquent

writer and speaker for women's rights. Years later, she declared that she had early

realized that without the right to vote, women would never achieve their goal of

becoming equal with men. Taking the abolitionist reformer William Lloyd

Garrison as her model, she saw that the key to success in any endeavour lay in

changing public opinion, and not in party action. By awakening women to the

injustices under which they laboured, Seneca Falls became that catalyst for future

change. Soon other women's rights conventions were held, and other women would

come to the forefront of the movement for political and social equality.

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1. According to the text the agenda of the first women's rights

convention wasn't supposed to include ........ .

A. civil rights

B. the right to self-defence

C. social rights

D. religious right

2. It follows from the text that the American colonies broke away from

Great Britain because ........ .

A lawmakers levied taxes in the US

B property was under taxation

C they paid heavy taxes without a right to vote

D they owned property without taxation

3. The text states that among existing women's rights the "Declaration

of Sentiments" mentioned the right ........ .

A. to grant a divorce

B. to become a professional teacher

C. to leave their children

D. to keep their earnings

4. It is clear from the text that in Seneca Falls the Convention attendees

were ......

A unanimous

B against women's right to vote

C in majority male

D all abolitionists

5. According to the text Cady Staton followed the example of .........

A her own

B Lucretia Mott

C Frederick Douglas

D William Lloyd Harrison

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6. Hamburger and chips ...... not ..... very healthy lunch.

A is, a B are, ........

C are, the D is, ........

7. At first he enjoyed the job. But after ..... days getting up at six did not seem ....

good idea.

A several, so

B a few, such a

C few, very

D a little, to be a

8. Geese and pigs wandered ..... through the muddy streets of medieval towns.

A freely

B free

C very free

D rather free

9. When I was out I passed ...... young couple with two little girls and .... boy.

A the, a

B a, a

C........, ........

D the, the

10. ..... horn is one of ..... most difficult orchestral instruments to play.

A A, a

B The, the

C ....... , ........

D ........, the

11. She refused to have ..... to do with her family now.

A anything

B something

C nothing

D many

12. Reality continues to demonstrate that some social groups and individuals are not as

free as ........ .

A the other B another

C the others D others

13. I was so worried about my garden while I was in hospital, but I have very good

neighbours. When I got home I could see that the vegetables ..... every day and the

Grass .... regularly.

A. were watered, was cut

B. are watered, is cut

C. had been watered, had been cut

D. have been watered, has been cut

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14. He really objects to ..... so much noise.

A she makes

B she is making

C her making

D her to make

15. Paul ..... from earache since the weekend. He ... to the doctor twice, but it's still

no better.

A suffers, was

B has been suffering, has been

C suffered, has been

D is suffering, was

16. Mary ...... in Japan for two years. She is working there and ..... it very much.

A was, likes

B has been, likes

C is, is liking

D has been, is liking

17. Your money could .... to good use instead of ...... idle in the Bank.

A be put, being left

B put, to be left

C to be put, being left

D have put, to be left

18. Tom Sawyer was not always as good as a boy as he ...... .

A has been

B might have been

C ought to be

D should be

19. We have a burglar alarm ..... somebody tries to break in.

A so as

B unless

C if it is

D in case

20. I hope Grace isn't going to spend the rest of her life longing .... that redhaired

boy.

A with

B to

C for

D by

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III. 21. She looked down out of the window and saw on the garden .... her husband and with

him a boy of seventeen or so.

A path B trend C patch

22. Newspapers come out all the time to .... people with the fresh and objective news.

A tell B provide C divide

23. Most people accept that something has to be ... .about over-population.

A made B done C produced

24. Olympic Airways announces the arrival of .... OA 269 from Athens.

A route B plane C flight

25. Sometimes there are .... on stamps.

A mischances B misuses C mistakes

26. Food is a form of ...... . It gives us energy, helps us to grow, resist decease and form

strong teeth and bones.

A petrol B fuel C liquid

27. The British Museum is officially ..... as being the National Library and Museum of

History, Archaeology, Art and Ethnography.

A depicted B described C prescribed

28. Many European museums are home to ..... works of art such as the Mona Lisa in the

Louvre museum in Paris.

A unthinkable B valueless C priceless

29. In recent decades, the development and .... of the information technologies have raised

many debates about the consequences of their use.

A spread B split C sprint

30. This newspaper has a long ... of attacking corruption and mismanagement.

A tradition B intention C extradition

31. Political risk is the projection of possible losses that .... from political and social

sources.

A return B result C refer

32. There must be the right for people to ..... about their future for themselves, rather

then let a colonial power do it for them.

A decide B regret C tell

33. In Summerhill school the children have classes usually ..... to their interests.

A due B owing C according

34. There are some ...... nursery schools, which parents pay for.

A voluntary B private C free

35. Our environment is being ..... but we still have time to do something about it.

A defeated B destroyed C suffered

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