I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

A recent study shows that an unequal share of household chores is still the norm in many households, ___(1)___ the fact that many more women now have jobs. In a survey of 1,256 people ___(2)___ between 18 and 65, men said they contributed an average of 37 per cent of the total housework, while the women ___(3)___ their share to be nearly double that, at 70 per cent. This ratio was not affected by ___(4)___ the woman was working or not.
When they were asked what they thought was a fair division of labour, women with jobs felt that housework should ___(5)___ shared equally between male and female partners. Women who did not work outside the home were satisfied to perform 80 per cent - the majority of housework - if their husbands did the ___(6)___. Research has shown that if levels increase beyond these percentages, women become unhappy and anxious, and feel they are ___(7)___.
After marriage, a woman is reported to increase her household workload ___(8)___ 14 hours per week, but for men ___(9)___ amount is just 90 minutes. So the division of labour becomes unbalanced, ___(10)___ the man’s share increases much less than the woman’s. It is the inequality and ___(11)___ of respect, not the actual number of hours. which leads to ___(12)___ and depression. The research even ___(13)___ housework as thankless and unfulfilling.