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In the American family the husband and wife usually ___1___ important decision making.When the children are old enough,they take part ___2____.Foreigners are oftern surprised by the pemissiveness(宽容) of American parent.The old rule that “children should be seen and not heard” is rarely ___3___,and children are often ___4____ to do what they wish without strict parental ___5____.The father seldom expects his children to obey him ___6____ question,and children are encouraged to be independent ___7____ an early age.Some people believe that American parents carry this freedome ____8___ far.Others think that a strong father image(形象) would not ___9___ the Amerian values of equality and independence,young people are expected to ___10____ their parental families by the time they have ____11__ their late teens or earlytwenties.___12____,not to do so is often regarded as a failure,a kind of ____13___ independence.
This pattern of independence often results in serious ___14____ for the aging parents of a small family.Yet average American is expected to live __15____ the age of 70.The job-retirement age is ___16___.The children have left home,married,and ___17____ their own households.At least 20 parent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement(退休) incomes.__18____ the main poblem of many elderly couples is not ___19____.They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation(职业) ___29____ a close family group.
1.A.share B.have C.exchange D.hold
2.A.either B.though C.as well D.also
3.A.dicussed B.followed C.seen D.heard
4.A.asked B.make C.said D.allowed
5.A.control B.support C.agreement D.criticism
6.A.for B.on C.without D.in
7.A.in B.at C.on D.for
8.A.too B.almost C.nearly D.quite
9.A.fit B.meet C.suit D.satisfy
10.A.break up B.break into C.break through D.break away from
11.A.reached B.got C.arrived D.developed
12.A.In truth B.In name C.Indeed D.In a word
13.A.heavy B.light C.strong D.weak
14.A.questions B.problems C.mattters D.affairs
15.A.to B.till C.from D.beyond
16.A.only B.usually C.sometimes D.seldom
17.A.set forth B.set aside C.set up D.set down
18.A.But B.Therfore C.In contrast D.On the other side
19.A.local B.national C.political D.economic
20.A.or B.nor C.and D.but

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