In people’s minds．Beijing women are taller, bold，and uninhibited，while Shanghai women are smaller in figure．a(chǎn)nd always speak in a soft voice．The image(形象)of Beijing women is usually bigger than Shanghai women’s． However, it turns out to be just the other way round after I have worked in Beijing for some time．   

    Everybody goes Dutch in Shanghai；even at a grand party，but in Beijing it's usually the men’s treat．It is impossible to invite a female friend who already has a boyfriend or a young married woman out, even if you promise to see her home that night．

    The conditions of the men in Beijing are no better at a11．All their cells will ring one after another at 12 o’clock sharp at night．The voice on the other end is usually loud enough for anyone nearby to hear．“Where have you been! Do you remember that you’ve got a home? Now who’s with you?”and these three sentences are usually the main parts of the call．

    Shanghai women could never understand this．If it’s a Shanghai woman who shouts in the phone，the Shanghai man on the other end must think that she is crazy(or drunk，perhaps)．The Shanghainese go Dutch in life，and they appreciate the independence in both economic and love affairs．

    Many of my friend girls in Shanghai are office ladies with very high income．The tiredness of life cannot kill their pride in saying：“I don’t depend on any men．”Thus no men can command them，for example，to force them to come back home before 10 pm．Beijingers do not admire the Shanghai way of life，anyhow．How can a couple be addressed as“a couple”when they don’t know where the other has been last night? They wondered．

1．The underlined word“uninhibited ”in Paragraph One probably means_____．

  A．relaxed enough to do as they like    B．very cautious about their behavior

  C．a(chǎn)lways doing what they are told to  D．not having courage or confidence

2．By mentioning men paying bills for women in Beijing，the writer wants to show that___________.

  A．Beijing women are respected    B．Beijing women lack independence

  C．Beijing men are generous       D．Beijing men possess gentle manners

3．The conditions of Beijing men are no better because they____________.

  A．often stay out late at night        B．have women call them at midnight

  C．a(chǎn)re treated the same as Shanghai men D．enjoy no more freedom than the women

4．Shanghai women could never understand why_____________．

  A．Beijing women behave like that     B．Beijing men behave like that

  C．Shanghai men think so differently D．Shanghai women don’t copy Beijing women

5．In a Beijinger’s mind．it’s normal for a couple to___________．

    A．go Dutch in life                B．know each other’s whereabouts

    C．return home before 10 pm        D．suspect each other’s behavior

6．The title of the article may be______________．

    A．Lifestyle difference between Shanghai and Beijing

    B．Physically strong may mean spiritually weak

    C．Big Shanghai women and little Beijing women

D．Can a couple go Dutch in life?

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