__3__ arrangement that stayed in place until the day I __4__ my job to become a stay­at­home mom after our second child was born.

　　Last week, I found myself __5__ cleaning the house at ：00 pm in my pyjamas (睡衣). I was angry at my __6__ for leaving their sticky and empty bowls on the table. I was angry at my husband for leaving his __7__ beside the laundry basket. I was even angry at the dog for running all over the house. But most of all, I was angry at myself __8__ I hadn't seen any of this coming in order.

　　That night, when my husband came home, the house was clean and __9__ was on the table. But I was __10__ angry. My husband and I don't fight often, but we fought at table that night. I __11__ and complained that it wasn't __12__.

　　"How long have you felt like this？" he asked me, visibly __13__.

　　"It feels like years! Couldn't you __14__？" I replied.

　　"You know, you could have just told me about your __15__，" he said. "But it's not likely that I can __16__ the office in the middle of the day to do laundry." And he was __17__.

　　Is it fair that I do 90 percent of the cooking and cleaning? It may not seem that way in a modern society that __18__ equality between the sexes in all aspects of life. But with the kids in school fulltime and only parttime work to keep me busy, the bulk of the household chores fall on me. I may hate being a __19__， but I do love being home for my kids when they __20__ me.

　　C．replaced D．created

　　解析：选D　根据下文"We shared the tasks evenly"可知作者跟丈夫"制定"了一个家务分配表。

　　2．A.kept B．suggested

　　C．hated D．considered

　　解析：选C　根据"even though"可知这里是指虽然作者"讨厌"做清洁工作和洗衣服，这些任务还是分配给了她。

　　3．A.interesting B．difficult

　　C．perfect D．annoying

　　解析：选C　根据"that stayed in place until the day"可知这个计划一直在实施，说明这是一个"完美的"安排。

　　4．A.found B．lost

C．changed D．quit