Reading: Stay-at-home Dads Read the passage and do the exercise. Clay never anticipated being a stay-at-home father. Seeing his business succumb (被打垮) despite his best efforts to keep it going was sad and stressful for both of us. But when I was offered a promotion, he encouraged me to take it, even though it involved frequent travel and would require him to become a full-time parent. Our daughter was 4 years old at the time, and he felt he could do the greatest good for the family by being there for her—and for me. Although society has progressed in its acceptance of stay-at-home fathers, Clay feels that outside of larger urban areas, including in parts of our small town, traditional attitudes remain more entrenched (根深蒂固的). Early on, he felt isolated (孤独的) as most of the other parents he would meet in preschool were women. If he wanted to set up a play date with another child, he would give the mother his email address and phone number, but felt odd asking for contact details in return, as he didn’t want her to think he was hitting on (挑逗) her. He was also careful about where play dates would occur, especially after an unpleasant experience at the house of one of our daughter’s classmates. When the child’s father came home unexpectedly, the mood suddenly turned tense, even though my husband was just sitting while the kids played in front of them. “Perhaps he was just having a rough day, but I would never have greeted a guest in my home with the cold surprise that he greeted me with,” Clay says. “It’s a standout (难忘的) memory, but not in a good way.” Generally, Clay says, he finds that women seem more sympathetic, or at least less critical of his role. He has rarely if ever heard a female acquaintance crack a joke about his role as a stay-at-home parent. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. Clay chose to be a stay-at-home father because he didn’t like his job. ( ) 2. The Clays lived in a small town. ( ) 3. It is easy for people to accept stay-at-home fathers because society has progressed. ( ) 4. Clay had a hard time getting along with other parents in preschool at the beginning. ( ) 5. Men have a more merciful attitude toward his role as a stay-at-home father.( )