31. By mentioning “the same time crunch” (Para. 2) Sandra Hofferth means

　　A. children have little time to play with their parents。

　　B. children are not taken good care of by their working parents。

　　C. both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure time。

　　D. both parents and children have trouble managing their time。

　　32. According to the author, the reason given by Sandra Hofferth for the time crunch is

　　A. quite convincing。

　　B. partially true。

　　C. totally groundless。

　　D. rather confusing。

　　33. According to the author a child develops better if

　　A. he has plenty of time reading and studying。

　　B. he is left to play with his peers in his own way。

　　C. he has more time participating in school activities。

　　D. he is free to interact with his working parents。

　　34. The author is concerned about the fact that American kids

　　A. are engaged in more and more structured activities。

　　B. are increasingly neglected by their working mothers。

　　C. are spending more and more time watching TV。

　　D. are involved less and less in household work。

　　35. We can infer from the passage that

　　A. extracurricular activities promote children’s intelligence。

　　B. most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched off。

　　C. efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitful。

　　D. most parents believe reading to be beneficial to children。

　　Passage Four

　　I needed to get some money, so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department at Graham’s for the first fortnight of the January sale. I can’t say that I enjoyed it, but it was an experience I’ll never forget。

　I could never understand why there were many things in the sales; where did they come from? Now I know the secret! Firstly, there is the special winter sack and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced. Secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldn’t sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them. Thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale. Clever! Lastly, they buy in “seconds”( clothes not in perfect condition) for the sale and they are sold very cheaply。

　　When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there were already queues around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous。

　　When the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards, looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand. The moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd crowded in. I couldn’t believe my eyes: this wasn’t shopping, it was a battlefield. One poor lady couldn’t keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind。