C and D. Choose the

lem there

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.

women are mercilessly(无情地) exploited(剥削,利用) year after year,they

have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in

public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantase o ty the

designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be

is capable of stani e ch avee of fashion. When you come to think of it. only a

Ing in front of a wardrobe (A #d )packed full of clothes and

announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear

Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional( i A9)creation f

waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have

hardly been worn. omen who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this was

hours of their time altering the dresses they have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened

neck-lines are lowered or raised. and so on

No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important u

society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, co

and durability. They are only interested in outward appearance and the take advantege

the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as th

right. There can hardly be a man who hasn't at some time in his life smiled at the

of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately picking her

through deep snow in high-heeled shoes

When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions

drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of women's clothes

wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too cleve

themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dres

basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide

Designers and big stores always make money

A. by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry