Read the following passage and choose the best option for each numbered blank.

Câu hỏi :

Read the following passage and choose the best option for each numbered blank.

      In a traditional Korean society, women’s roles were (1)                         to the home. From a young age, women were taught the virtues of (2)                             and endurance to prepare for their future roles as wife and mother. Women, in general, could not participate in society (3)                           men did, and their role was limited to (4)                        matters.

      The situation began to change with the opening of the country to the outside world during the late 19^th century. During this period modern schools were introduced, mostly by Western Christian missionaries. Some of these schools were founded with the specific (5)       of educating women. These educated women began to engage in the arts, teaching, religious work, and enlightening (6)                                   women. Women also took part in the independence movement against the Japanese occupation, and displayed no less vigor, determination, and courage than the men.

      With the establishment of the Republic of Korea in 1948, women achieved (7) rights for equal opportunities to pursue education, work, and public life. There is no doubt that the female labor force contributed significantly to the rapid economic growth that Korea achieved during the past three decades. An increasing number of women work in professional fields.

      By 2004, among those graduating from elementary school, 99.5 percent of girls continued their education in middle school. The comparable figure for high school and university was 87.6 percent.

      In (8)                     of characteristics of the female labor force, by 2004, 22.6 percent of female employees were serving in professional (9)                                   managerial positions.

      With an increasing number of women entering professional jobs, the government passed the “Equal Employment Act” in 1987 to prevent (10)                                   practices against female workers in regard to hiring and promotion opportunities.