Part II. 阅读理解答案
21. D they have difficulty finding qualified personnel at home
22. D seeks either his own or his children’s development
23. A take cultural factors into consideration
24. C provide a detailed description of their study and work experiences.
25. B the differences between the varieties of English
26. C. rewarding
27. A. girls will turn out to be less vulnerable than boys
28. B. girls can gain equal access to education
29. C. It will yield greater returns than other known investments.
30. D. the economic and social benefits of educating women
31. C. To prevent the care thief from restarting it once it stops.
32. B. self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft.
33. A. a coded ignition key
34. D. To allow for possible errors in the GPS system.
35. B. Contact the car owner.
36. B. Older parents can take better care of their children.
37. D. They have to go on working beyond their retirement age.
38. C. older parents tend to be concerned about their aging bodies.
39. A. Approaching of death.
40. C. Not until they had the twins did they feel that had formed a family.