首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
During the traditional wedding ceremony, the(1)_____ couple promise each other lifelong devotion. Yet, about one out of four Ame
During the traditional wedding ceremony, the(1)_____ couple promise each other lifelong devotion. Yet, about one out of four Ame
admin
2013-11-10
24
问题
During the traditional wedding ceremony, the(1)_____ couple promise each other lifelong devotion. Yet, about one out of four American marriages ends in divorce. Since 1940, the divorce rate has more than doubled, and experts predict that, of all marriages that(2)_____ in the 2000s, about 50% will end in divorce. The U.S. has one of the highest divorce rates in the world, perhaps(3)_____ the highest.
What(4)_____ wrong? The fact that divorce is so common in the United States does not mean that Americans consider marriage a casual, unimportant(5)______. Just the opposite is(6)______. Americans expect a great(7)_____ from marriage. They seek physical, emotional, and intellectual compatibility. They want to be deeply loved and (8)_____. It is because Americans expect so much from marriage that so many get divorced. They prefer no marriage at all to a marriage without love and understanding. With typical American optimism, they end one marriage(9)_____ that the next will be happier.(10)_____ no-fault divorce laws in many states, it is easier than before to get a divorce. Some American women,(11)_____ in unhappy marriages because they don’t have the education or job (12)_____ to support themselves and their children. But most American women believe that, if necessary, they can(13)_____ alone without a husband.
When a couple gets divorced, the court may (14)_____ the man to pay his former wife a monthly sum of money(15)_____ alimony. The amount of alimony depends on the husband’s (16)_____, the wife’s needs and the(17)_____ of the marriage. Occasionally, the court decides that a woman should(18)_____ her husband alimony. About 10% of American women(19)_____ their husbands. The court may decide that she must continue to support him after the divorce. This is a rather new(20)_____ in the United States.
(18)
选项
A、give
B、supply
C、provide
D、pay
答案
D
解析
pay alimony为固定搭配,表示“支付赡养费”,故选D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/0wGK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
Howmanypeoplediedduringthecollision?
Accordingtothenews,icefromGreenlandgivesinformationabout
Hepromisedtobehomeinamoment,butcamebackafter______seemedtobehours.
Knowingisdiscipline-specific;itdefinesallthosethingswecometolearnwhenwepursuethecraftofourparticulartraining
Afteryearsofpromisesandfalsestarts,booksellersandtechnologycompaniesaredivingintotheworldofdigitalbooks.Sony
Thegovernmenthaspromisedtodo______liesinitspowertoeasethehardshipsofthepeopleinthefloodedareas.
Whatdidthemandoduringthenightbeforehewasonatrip?
Whatdidthemandoduringthenightbeforehewasonatrip?
AmericanThanksgivingDayThetraditionalAmericanThanksgivingDaycelebrationgoesbackto1621./Inthatyearaspecial
Howwasthedistancelearningcoursedifferentfromtraditionalcourse?
随机试题
滑坡推力计算安全系数,应根据滑坡现状及其对工程的影响等因素确定。根据《建筑地基基础设计规范》(GB50007—2002),地基基础设计等级为甲级的建筑物安全系数宜取()。
《建设工程监理范围和规模标准规定》规定,必须实行监理的项目工程是()。
上述网络计划工期Tc()天。上述网络计划的关键线路为()。
投资人委托或聘用他人管理个人独资企业事务,应当与受托人或者被聘用的人签订书面合同。()
所有刑事犯罪分子,均要依法从重从快进行惩处。()
公共危机是指一系列中止和平进程或瓦解社会正常关系、秩序的事件,表现为某种不可预知事件的发生。其特点有()。
Whenmymother’shealthwasfailing,Iwasthe"bad"sisterwholivedfarawayandwasn’tinvolved.Mysisterhelpedmyparents.
A、 B、 C、 A
ThanksgivingDayisthemosttrulyAmericanofthenationalholidaysintheUnitedStatesandismostcloselyconnectedwiththe
四合院(Siheyuan)是中国传统民居中最重要的形式。它数量多、分布广,并且在汉族、满族、白族以及其他少数民族中十分流行。大多数房屋采用木质框架。主屋建在南北走向的轴线上,两个厢房则位于四合院的两侧。家庭中的长者住在主屋中,而两翼则是年轻一代的卧室。妇女
最新回复
(
0
)