Almost everyone (1)_____ the meanings of Mr, Mrs and Miss. Mr is used before the names of men. Mrs is used for married women and Miss is for unmarried woman. But (2)_____ is Ms?
For (3)______, businessmen in the United States have used Ms before a womans name when they do not know whether the woman is married or not. Today, however, many women like Ms (4)______ Mrs or Miss.
The word “(5)______” does not tell us whether or not a man is married. So the women want to be equal to (6)______ in this way. These women feel that it is not important for people to know whether they are married or not.
There are some problems with Ms. (7)_____ the women like it. Some like the older ways of doing things. Some find (8)______ difficult to read. Ms (9)_____ [miz]. Young women like it better than older women(10)______. It is difficult to know whether most American women will use Ms in the future. What do you think of it?
( )1. A. knows B. know C. knew D. is knowing
( )2. A. how B. what C. who D. which
( )3. A. sometime B. sometimes C. some times D. some time
( )4. A. than B. better C. better than D. best than
( )5. A. Ms B. Mrs C. Miss D. Mr
( )6. A. men B. girls C. ladies D. boys
( )7. A. None of B. Not all C. All D. Neither of
( )8. A. this B. that C. them D. it
( )9. A. sounds like B. read like C. is sounded like D. is sound like
( )10.A. to do B. do C. did D. done