4.The author attributes the phenomenon of "golden skirts" to____________

　　A. the small number of qualified females in management。

　　B. the over-recruitment of female managers in public companies。

　　C. the advantage women enjoy when competing for senior positions。

　　D. the discrimination toward women in Norwegian business circles。

　　5. The main idea of the passage might be ____________

　　A. female power and liberation in Norway。

　　B. the significance of Henric Ibsen's play。

　　C. women's status in Norwegian firms。

　　D. the constitution of board members in Norway。

　　參考答案

　　B B A A C

　　Text 2

　　While there's never a good age to get cancer, people in their 20s and 30s can feel particularly isolated. The average age of a cancer patient at diagnosis is 67. Children with cancer often are treated at pediatric cancer centers, but young adults have a tough time finding peers, often sitting side-by-side during treatments with people who could be their grandparents。

　　In her new book Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips, writer Kris Carr looks at cancer from the perspective of a young adult who confronts death just as she's discovering life. Ms. Carr was 31 when she was diagnosed with a rare from of cancer that had generated tumors on her liver and lungs。

　　Ms. Carr reacted with the normal feelings of shock and sadness. She called her parents and stocked up on organic food, determined to become a "full-time healing addict." Then she picked up the phone and called everyone in her address book, asking if they knew other young women with cancer. The result was her own personal "cancer posse": a rock concert tour manager, a model, a fashion magazine editor, a cartoonist and a MTV celebrity, to name a few. This club of  "cancer babes" offered support, advice and fashion tips, among other things。

　　Ms. Carr put her cancer experience in a recent Learning Channel documentary, and she has written a practical guide about how she coped. Cancer isn't funny, but Ms. Carr often is. She swears, she makes up names for the people who treat her ( Dr. Fabulous and Dr. Guru )， and she even makes second sound fun ("cancer road trips," she calls them)。

　　She leaves the medical advice to doctors, instead offering insightful and practical tips that reflect the world view of a young adult. "I refused to let cancer ruin my party," she writes. " Thereare just too many cool things to do and plan and live for."