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In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are old enough, they take part__1__.7 y* z9 ~0 T, o7 t2 O
Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness of American parents. The old rule that "children should be seen and not heard" is rarely__2__, and children are often allowed to do what they wish without strict parental__3__. The father seldom expects his children to obey him__4__ question, and children are encouraged to be independent__5__ an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom__6__ far. Others think that a strong father image would not__7__ the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to __8__ their parental families by the time they have__9__ their late teens or early twenties.__10__, not to do so is often regarded as a failure, a kind of weak dependence.0 O7 k$ X+ w3 A
This pattern of independence often results in serious__11__ for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live __12__ the age of 70. The job-retirement age is __13__ 65. The children have left home, married, and __!4__ their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.__15__ the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.7 B6 a) J$ q) n- L+ o% }% O
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6. A) too B) almost C) nearly D) quite
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9.A) reached B) come C) arrived D) D) developed
+ M- g6 F8 n/ b10.A) In truth B) In name C) Indeed D) In a word. V C1 k5 C+ q( d& M1 L. I9 e! k
11.A) questions B) problems C) matters D) affairs9 [& }7 X: S4 l
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14.A) set forth B) set aside C) set up D) set down
4 ]' X) W7 k0 I' K! G15.A) But B) Therefore C) In contrast D) On the other hand
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