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、in
B、at
C、on
D、for

答案B

解析 at an early age是固定表达, 指在小时候。这句话是说父母从孩子们很小时侯起就鼓励他们独立。
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