Part IV Reading Comprehension (reading in depth) The flood of women into the job market boosted economic growth and changed U.S. society in many ways. Many in-home jobs that used to be done __1__ by women-ranging from family shopping to preparing meals to doing __2__ work-still need to be done by someone. Husbands and children now do some of these jobs, a __3__ that has changed the target market for many products. Or a working woman may face a crushing "poverty of time" and look for help elsewhere, creating opportunities for producers of frozen meals, child care centers, dry cleaners, financial services, and the like. Although there is still a big wage __4__ between men and women, the income working women __5__ gives them new independence and buying power. For example, women now __6__ about half of all cars. Not long ago, many cars dealers __7__ women shoppers by ignoring them or suggesting that they come back with their husbands. Now car companies have realized that women are __8__ customers. It's interesting that some leading Japanese car dealers were the first to __9_ pay attention to women customers. In Japan, fewer women have jobs or buy cars-the Japanese society is still very much male-oriented. Perhaps it was the __10__ contrast with Japanese society that prompted American firms to pay more attention to women buyers. A ) scale B ) retailed C ) generate D ) extreme E ) technically F ) affordable G ) situation H ) really I ) potential J ) gap K ) voluntary L ) excessive M ) insulted N ) purchase O ) primarily