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  3. In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are old enough, they take

In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are old enough, they take

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问题     In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are old enough, they take part______【51】.
    Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness of American parents. The old rule that "children should be seen and not heard" is rarely______【52】, and children are often allowed to do what they wish without strict parental______【53】. The father seldom expects his children to obey him______( 54 ) question, and children are encouraged to be independent______【55】an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom______【56】far. Others think that a strong father image would not______【57】the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to ______【58】their parental families by the time they have______( 59) their late teens or early twenties. ______【60】, not to do so is often regarded as a failure, a kind of weak dependence.
    This pattern of independence often results in serious______(61 )for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live______【62】the age of 70. The job-retirement age is______【63】65. The children have left home, married, and______【64】their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.
    ______【65】the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.
选项 A、reached
B、come
C、arrived
D、developed
答案A
解析 reach意思是到达或者达到, 是个及物动词, 这里是指年轻人年满18岁或者20出头。
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