In terms of numbers, the counterculture was not a very large group of people. But its influence spread to many parts of American society. Working men of all classes began to change their economic and social patterns. Industrial workers and business executives alike cut down on “ overtime ” work so that they could spend more leisure time with their families. Some doctors, lawyers, and teachers turned away from high paying situations to practice their professions in poorer neighborhoods.

    In the 1970s, the feminist movement, or women's liberation, produced additional economic and social changes. Women of all ages and at all levels of society were entering the work force in greater numbers. Most of them still took traditional women's jobs such as public school teaching, nursing, and secretarial work. But some women began to enter traditionally male occupations: police work, banking, dentistry, and construction work. Women were asking for equal work, and equal opportunities for promotion.

    Today the experts generally agree that important changes are taking place in the roles of men and women. Naturally, there are difficulties in adjusting to these changes.

16.   Which of the following best expresses the main idea of Paragraph 1?

A. Women usually worked outside the home for wages.

B. Men's and women's roles were easily exchanged in the past.

C. Men's roles at home was more firmly fixed than women's.

D. Men's and women's roles were usually quite separated in the past.

17. Which sentence best expresses the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A. The first sentence.

B. The second and the third sentences.

C. The fourth sentence.

D. The last sentence.

18. In the passage the author suggests that the counterculture ______.

A. destroyed the United States

B. changed some American values

C. was not important in the United States

D. brought people more leisure time with their families

19. It could be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. men and women will never share the same goals.

B. some men will be willing to change their traditional male roles

C. most men will be happy to share some of the household responsibilities with their wives

D. more American households are headed by women than ever before

20. The best title for the passage may be ______.

A. Results of Feminist Movement

B. New Influences in American Life

C. Counterculture and Its Consequence

D. Traditional Division of Male and Female Roles