阅读理解。AswomenintherichAsiancountryhavebecomebettereducatedwithfivetimesasmanynowgettingadvanceddegreesasin1995theyhavealsobecomechoosierandarelesslikelytosettlefortheroleofgentlewifetrad

阅读理解。

AswomenintherichAsiancountryhavebecomebettereducatedwithfivetimesasmanynow

gettingadvanceddegreesasin1995theyhavealsobecomechoosierandarelesslikelytosettlefor

theroleofgentlewifetraditionallyexpectedofKoreanwomen.

"Iheardifyouareafemalewithmaster'sdegreeitismuchhardertoarrangeameetingthanifyou

haveabachelor'sdegreebecauseofanunfavorableconcept'toosmartwomen'here"saidKinga

collegeseniorinSeoul.

TheageatwhichKoreanwomenaregettinghitchedhasrisenbyanaverage4.1yearsoverthe

past20yearsto28.9yearsaccordingtoStatisticsKoreaandthathascreatedworriedmothers

gettingthingsrollingfortheirdaughters.

"Mydaughterisinherearly30'sanageconsideredlateformarriagehere"saidawomanwho

tookherdaughtertoamatch-makingagencyinSeoul.

"Ifshedoesnotfindhermatchthisyearitwillbemuchmoredifficulttomarryinthecomingyears.

SoIwenttothefirmwithherandmadeherjoin."

AtDUOamatchmakingfirmits26000memberscanchoosebetweenfivedifferentmembership

programswithfeesfrom1.08millionwon(韩元)($971)to8.8millionwon.

Toattractmorecustomersthesitedisplaystheaverageannualincomeofitsmaleandfemale

customersaswellastheirprofessionalstanding.

"Inaprivatelyset-upblinddateyoucannotbeentirelysureofhowmuchofpersonalinformation

giventoyouisaccurate"saidDUOspokesmanYonJun.

Criticssaytheindustryfocusesmoreonincomeandstatus.Someofthemhavecoinedthephrase

"employage"tosumupemploymentandmarriage.

"Ifyourfatherworksinthefinancialindustryorisahigh-rankingadministratormaybeyouwillfind

yourmatchwithsimilarbackgroundsthroughamatchmakingfirmstartingaperfectmarriageonthe

backofparentalsupport"saidcomedianQuan.

1.Theunderlinedword"hitched"inParagraph3probablymeans______.

A.employed

B.married

C.educated

D.worried

2.WhatleadstotheembarrassingstateforKoreanwomeninmatchmakingis