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Househusbands

Dear Editor,

I read with interest the article on American families. In general I agree with it, but there are some important things it left out. It didn't tell the reader much about the life of a househusband. It's not an easy life. I know, because I'm now a househusband myself. A househusband has to change many of his ideas and his ways.

First of all, he has to change the way he thinks about time. Before I was a househusband, I worked full-time for the New York Times. I was a reporter, and time was always important. We had to finish our article quickly and give them to the editor. Everyone was always in a hurry. This is the way, many other men work, too. Businessmen, lawyers, bankers, and doctors all have to work quickly.

At home it's different. The househusband cannot be in a hurry all the time. If you rush around, you will make everyone unhappy! The children will be unhappy because they don't understand. For them, time is not important. Your wife will be unhappy because the children are unhappy. You will be unhappy, too, because they are all unhappy. So you have to learn to slow down. That is the first and most important rule for a househusband.

There is something else the househusband must learn. You must learn to show how you feel about things. At work, men usually do not talk about feelings. If they do, people think they are strange. So, many men are not used to telling anyone about their feelings. They do not know how to talk about their anger, worries, or love. But children need to know how you feel. They need to know how much you love them. If you are angry, they need to know why. Your wife also needs to know about your feelings. If you do not say anything, your family may get the wrong idea. Then there may be serious problems.

People talk a lot about househusbands these days. Usually they talk about men doing the housework, the cooking, cleaning, and shopping. But in my opinion, these are the easiest things to learn. It was much harder for me to change the way I think and the way I act with my family. I think, other men will also find this harder, but, like me, will find it necessary if they want to have a happy family!

Ted Diamond

The word "rush" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______ .

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 If he hadn't wasted too much time, he __________ in his examination.   

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A number of tourists is going to return the evaluation form distributed by the travel agent.

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Sarah and I __________ reserved the rooms in the same hotel. She was really surprised to see me there.

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We should avoid __________ personal questions.

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Up to now, they have not made a __________ whether they will go or not.

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After teaching English in Vietnam for one year, Philip decided to buy a house and spending the rest of his life there.

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"If I were you, I would never turn the television up late at night" the man told his daughter.

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Although pure diamond is colourless and transparent, but when contaminated with other 

material it may appear in various colours, ranging from pastels to opaque.

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The mother __________ her little son. She gives him whatever he wants.

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There are many __________ history books in our library.

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The criminal is believed to be living abroad.

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Mike painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He __________ a different colour.

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Some 12th -grade students find sitting the entrance exam to be accepted into universities such a daunting process that they become depressed due to the level of stress.

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I suggest that John _____________ the directions carefully before assembling the bicycle. He doesn't want the wheels to fall off while he is riding down a hill.