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The house and carriage is a thing of the past. but love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most Amer

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问题    The house and carriage is a thing of the past. but love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most American marriages,  【21】______  first marriages uniting young people, are the result of mutual attraction and affection  【22】______  than practical considerations.
   In the United States, parents do not  【23】______  marriages for their children. Teenagers begin dating in high school and usually find mates through their own academic and social  【24】______  
     【25】______  young people feel free to choose their friends from  【26】______  groups, most choose a mate of similar  【27】______  
   This is due in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot  【28】______  spouses (配偶) for their children, but they can usually  【29】______  choices by voicing disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable.
     【30】______  , marriages between members of different groups (interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriages) are  【31】______  , probably because of the greater mobility of today’s youth and the fact that they are  【32】______  by fewer prejudices than their parents. Many young people leave their hometowns to attend college, serve in the armed forces,  【33】______  pursue a career in a bigger city.
   Once away from home and family, they are more  【34】______  to date and marry outside their own social group.
   In mobile American society, interclass marriages are neither  【35】______  nor astonishing. Interfaith marriages are  【36】______  the rise, especially between Protestants (基督教徒) and Catholics ( 天主徒). On the other hand, interracial marriages are still very  【37】______  . It can be difficult for interracial couples to find a place to live, maintain friendships, and  【38】______  a family. Marriages between people of different national  【39】______  (but the same race and’ religion) have been commonplace here  【40】______  colonial times.
【40】
选项 A、since
B、for
C、in
D、during
答案A
解析 since表示“自从，自……以来”，句中使用完成时；for只是表示“一段时间”； in表示“一段时间或一段时间之后”；during表示“一段时间之间”。
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