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  3. Searching for love is no longer just a favorite subject for songs. It has also become a huge industry. Experts say that the

Searching for love is no longer just a favorite subject for songs. It has also become a huge industry. Experts say that the

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问题     Searching for love is no longer just a favorite subject for songs. It has also become a huge industry.
    Experts say that the industry has grown because traditional social ties in the United States have【1】.
    Many young people leave behind a close community of friends and family to find work in bigger cities. People work longer hours, so they have less time to meet new people. So they depend【2】on technology.
    This helps explain the【3】of online dating. Some estimates say 120,000 marriages a year result from【4】made on the Internet.
    The dating industry has also been expanding in new and interesting ways. Many companies around the country offer【5】services for finding the perfect mate. These companies are answering a large demand by single people. They are willing to【6】their time and money to find love with 【7】planned methods, instead of leaving love to chance.
    For example, in Virginia, the company True Life Partners provides a【8】but detailed dating service.
    The company’s owner, Stephanie Rockey, says her customers are busy professionals who do not have time to search for their life partner. Customers hire Miz Rockey’s team of【9】experts to help them find people they will like based on detailed information they provide about themselves.
    The company says it is a team of professional personal【10】who help couples meet. But this level of attention comes at a high price. Men pay thousands of dollars for the service. But women get to take part at no cost.
A. carefully B. inquire C. personalized D. invest
E. notified F. recruiters G. matches H. increasingly
I. desperate J. costly K. restraint L. popularity
M. weakened N. shortly O. trained
【5】
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答案C
解析 此处应为形容词。根据上一句提到的new and interesting ways可以知道本句提到的services应该是某种新式的有趣的服务形式，在所有过去分词和形容词中，personalized一词最合适，personalized services意为“个性化服务”，正是因为有了personalized services，人们才能找到the perfect mate。
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