Passage 2

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage

Fashion myths have led women to believe that they are more beautiful or sophisticated for wearing heels, but in reality, heels pose short as well as long tern hardships. Women should fight the high heel industry by refusing to use or purchase them in order to save the world from necessary physical and psychological suffering.

Fairly speaking, it must be noted that there is a positive side to high heels. First; heels are excellent for aerating(充氧）lawns. A simple tip around the yard in a pair of those babies eliminates all need to call for a lawn care, specialist and provides the perfect sized holes to give lawn oxygen. Second, heels are quite functional for defense against oncoming enemies, who can easily be scared away with these sharp, deadly fashion accessories. Finally anytime a hammer can't be found, a high heel shoe makes the perfect substitute tool for pushing in a nail.

Regardless of such practical uses for heels, the fact remains that wearing high heels is harmful to one's physical health. High heels are known to cause problems such as deformed feet and torn toenails. The risk of severe back problems and twisted or broken ankles is three times higher for a high heel wearer than for a flat shoe wearer. Also of course, after wearing heels for a day, any woman knows she can look forward to a night of pain as she tries to comfort her swollen, throbbing feet.

Besides the obvious physical damage heels can cause, they 'are also responsible for a large amount of psychological damage. A woman with a closet full of heels may endanger her own social well-being as well as that of a man who chooses to date her. A night on the town in a pair of shoes that makes a woman feel as if she is a towering ostrich is not something to look forward to. In addition, an evening with a woman twice his height may make an insecure man slightly less than comfortable. Instead of enjoying the date, he may be feeling uncomfortable about his own height as he attempts to equal her height by stretching his back, holding up his chin, and standing on tiptoe. Ultimately, the man will lose interest in the heel-wearer as he realizes that no woman is worth the price of his diminishing self-esteem. In short, a woman who feels like a walking skyscraper and a man who feels like an ant are not likely to feel high self-esteem.