“I tried to slip the butter I’d forgotten under the eggs after they were frying, ” he says. For the last three weeks, the family ate out a lot—sometimes having Macdonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner. As for housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean if the bed is made. “I found an easier way-----I shut the doors, ” he says. Soon the kids were wearing the same clothes for a week. “I made them wear their shirts inside out, and when we went to pick up Pat at work they turned them right side out so they would look clean.”

　　Now that Bob has publicly admitted he was wrong, he is routinely(日常地) sharing the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. The tentative (暂定的) title of his book about the summer is taken from something he shouted at the kids one day.

　　47. The couple signed the contract because _______.

　　A. Pat complained a lot about her doing the housework all by herself

　　B. Bob loved taking care of children and wanted his wife to have a good rest

　　C. they agreed that husband and wife should share household tasks

　　D. Bob thought it easy to take care of the family and wanted the experience for a book

　　48. It was agreed that if Bob failed to keep to the contract, he would have to _______.

　　A. pay a certain amount of money

　　B. do all the housework for years

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