2. Read the passage and choose the best answer. On a chilly April night in Suffolk, Karen White was tucked up in bed, trying to get some rest (1).................... another day at the office. But she was soon shaken awake: a cow was calving and (2).................... difficulties. It may have been cold, (3).................... and half past midnight but Karen soon had half her arm inside a cow, trying to work out which way round the calf was. Within hours, though, Karen was back (4).................... her suit and off (5).................... work. Because Karen has two jobs: one for the Environment Agency and the other that swallows up the rest of her time – farmer's wife. Being a farmer's wife is a tough but vital (6)..................... As a (7).................... for her husband, she is so active. She is the fifth generation to work on her family farm and (8).................... all the wives, sees her role almost as a vocation. "It's in my blood. It's hard to (9).................... but you've either got it or you haven't," she says. Looking after the farming full time is better for her (10).................... she can really be a part of what her husband does. 1. A. before B. after C. as D. when 2. A. meeting B. getting C. having D. taking 3. A. wind B. rain C. dark D. late 4. A. in B. with C. on D. about 5. A. in B. to C. at D. for 6. A. life B. job C. position D. role 7. A. provision B. support C. secretary D. supply 8. A. same B. alike C. as D. like 9. A. imagine B. stop C. make D. do 10. A. so B. because C. although D. and