The law says women should have the chance of doing the same jobs as men and earn the same as them. The reality is very different. Women lose because, 25 years after the Equal Pay Act, many of them still get paid less than men. They lose because they do lower-paid jobs which men just won't consider. And they lose because they are the ones who interrupt a career to have children.  All this is reported in an independent study ordered by the Government's women's unit. The biggest problem isn't equal pay in workplaces such as factories. It is the sort of work women do.

    Make a list of low-paid-jobs, then consider who does them. Try nurses, secretaries, cleaners, clerks, teachers in primary schools, dinner ladies and child-care helpers. Not a lot of men among that group, are there? Yet some of those jobs are really important. Surely no one would deny that about nurses and teachers, for a start. So why do we reward the people who do them so poorly? There can be only one answer—because they are women. This is not going to be put right overnight. But the government, which employs a lot of them, and other bosses have to make a start.

    It is disgraceful (可耻的) that we have gone into the 21st century still treating women like second-class citizens.

—Well, she would rather spend time       （read） at home than wander in the street.

    Traditional Chinese culture places much emphasis (重视) on food. Considered to be an important part of each day,       (eat) is far beyond simply meeting a need. However, people are living in fast-paced society now, so they hardly have time to enjoy their food. They need fast food. That is        China's fast-food market expands.

    A foreign fast-food restaurant       (call) KFC arrived in China first, quickly followed by       （other ）such as Pizza Hut and McDonald's. With      the (develop) of China, foreign fast-food chains are realizing high-speed      (grow) in China. However, these “junk foods” have long been criticized by health experts because        (their) can't provide balanced nutrition(营养). The experts also show that some foreign fast food contains a food coloring, Sudan I,       can cause cancer.

    In fact, China has many of its own traditional fast-food dishes. Among them, dumplings, soybean milk and noodles       (be) the most popular. Compared with foreign fast food, those traditional ones are healthier.       many Chinese still enjoy the special taste and the good environment in the foreign fast-food chains even though there exist some potential（潜在的）risks.