职称英语考试卫生类完形填空练习题9

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The American Family

  In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are old enough, they take part______(1). Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness of American parents. The old rule that "children should be seen and not heard" is rarely_____(2), and children are often allowed to do what they wish without strict parental______(3). The father seldom expects his children to obey him______(4) question, and children are encouraged to be independent______(5) an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom______ (6)far. Others think that a strong father image would not______(7) the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence, young people are expected to break______(8) their parental families by the time they have______(9) their late teens or early twenties. ______(10), not to do so is often regarded as a failure, a kind of weak dependence.

  This pattern of independence often results in serious______(11)for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live______(12)the age of 70. The job-retirement age is______(13) 65. The children have left home, married, and______(14)their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes. ______(15) the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.

  1 A either  B though  C as well  D also

  2 A discussed  B followed  C seen  D heard

  3 A control  B support  C agreement  D criticism

  4 A for   B on  C without  D in

  5 A in  B at  C on  D for

  6 A too  B almost  C nearly  D quite

  7 A fit  B meet   C suit  D satisfy

  8 A up  B into   C through   D away from

  9 A reached   B come   C arrived   D developed

  10 A In truth  B In name  C Indeed  D In a word

  11 A questions  B problems  C matters  D affairs

  12 A on   B up   C from  D beyond

  13 A only   B usually  C sometimes   D seldom

  14 A set forth  B set aside  C set up   D set down

  15 A But  B Therefore  C In contrast  D Even if

  答案:

  1. C  2. B  3. A  4. C  5. B

  6. A  7. C  8. D  9. A  10. C

  11. B  12. D  13. B  14. C  15. A