题目内容：

    Most of the women I know, including myself, are starved for time. I sometimes try to do  the chores all without asking (or paying) for assistance. I grew up in a household where my parents took care of all the chores including the housekeeping, lawn maintenance (草坪养护), etc. Looking back, I’m sure they had to make sacrifices to do things for my sister and me. But I think we all can agree on time savers as a positive, welcome contribution.

I made a decision about 5 years ago that I would hire a lawn maintenance service, so that Ted didn’t have to spend his time while home on the weekends taking care of our yard. I didn’t think twice about it and still feel it is money well spent. His travel schedule is very busy and by paying for this service, I get to spend more quality time with my significant other!

When it came to doing something similar for myself, I struggled. I kept telling myself that others are able to keep up with much more than my demands & schedule. I cast the idea back and forth of hiring a housekeeper for over three years, before I decided to take the step.

True to my nature I researched my options online, asked some coworkers and friends for recommendations and made a decision to take a meeting with a nationally known chain. I met with one of their sale representative in my house and decided to move forward. She said that she wasn’t there to push the cleaning services. Instead, she was there to tell me how much time I’d save by purchasing her service.

I decided to keep a spring cleaning and then once a month after that. Ultimately I only ended up keeping up this particular service for about 4 months due to some quality concerns, but I would definitely do it again and am in the market for a new housekeeping service. I loved having some time for me and no longer feel guilty for paying.

1.Why does the author mention his parents in paragraph 1?

A.She wishes her parents to help her do the chores.

B.She thinks the traditional cleaning concept should be changed.

C.She decides to learn from her parents to do the chores by herself.

D.She wants to reward her parents for their sacrifice for her.

2.What can we learn from paragraph 2 and 3?

A.The author had to take care of the yard before she paid for the service.

B.The author’s husband was not willing to do the housework.

C.The author paid for the service for herself without hesitation.

D.The author loves her husband very much.

3.What touched the author and made her decide to buy the service for herself?

A.Her coworkers and friends persuaded her.

B.The quality of the service is perfect.

C.The service can save her a lot of time.

D.The price of the service is lower than any others.

4.What does the author mainly intend to tell us?

A.Women should take more responsibility for the household.

B.We should choose the cleaning services carefully.

C.To save time, it is worth paying for the cleaning services.

D.It’s important to keep the house clean and tidy.