Para.17 1.Women now form more than half of the workforce,and the percentage is rising. percentage:n.a rate per hundred“百分比，百分 率” e.g. a.A high percentage of our students go on to college. 我们很大部分学生上大学深造。 b.What percentage of your income do you spend on food? 1. Women now form more than half of the workforce, and the percentage is rising. percentage: n. a rate per hundred “百分比 ，百分 率” e.g. a. A high percentage of our students go on to college. 我们很大部分学生上大学深造。 b. What percentage of your income do you spend on food? Para. 17