Susan was a woman who didn't like animals at all．She never w{#blank#}1{#/blank#} to keep any pets at home．To her, all pets were very dirty and boring．Susan could never understand w{#blank#}2{#/blank#} people would like to have pets in the house．"It is so stupid(愚蠢的)!"she always said．

    Last month Susan's daughter, Penny,came home from school w{#blank#}3{#/blank#}  a mouse in a box,Susan was very angry．But Penny said that it was her h{#blank#}4{#/blank#}．Her teacher asked each student to take care of an animal and l{#blank#}5{#/blank#} to get along with it．Susan had to say y{#blank#}6{#/blank#}.

    It was fun for Penny at the very beginning, but then she got quite lazy(懒的) and f{#blank#}7{#/blank#}to do her homework．It became Susan's homework．She g{#blank#}8{#/blank#}it food and water every day and found that the mouse was in fact not dirty．She e{#blank#}9{#/blank#} talked to it! It was not boring or stupid!Now Susan is having a good time with"her" mouse．She named it Nini．And she is going to buy a{#blank#}10{#/blank#}one to make a pair．

    Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp. There a woman has a room for herself and can do something to make herself {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (放松的), such as having good rest, watching TV and reading {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （小说）. No children and husband disturb her from time to time. Many women in the United States work full-time and they are very {#blank#}3{#/blank#} （工作努力的）. And after work，they make an effort to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (照顾) after their homes. They say {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (大量的) of housework is one of their biggest problems.

    In the United States，working women do most of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （支持）their wives by sharing the housework. But they ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （对付）with the job themselves.

    These {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （职业的）women go to Mother's Camp just to relax away from home. They can {#blank#}9{#/blank#} （回避）everyday housework and enjoy themselves. They have a really {#blank#}10{#/blank#} （精彩的）vacation at Mother's Camp