The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation: lunch with a friend and in a university class, respectively. He gave them an example and asked them how they would (1) if they had a lunch appointment with a friend, the average American student (2) lateness as 19 minutes after the (3) time. On the other hand, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.
In an American university., students are expected to arrive at the appointed (4) Classes not only begin, but also end at the (5) time in the United States. In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at noon; many (6) past 12:30 to discuss questions. (7) arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, (8) is staying late. The (9) for these differences is complicated. People from Brazilian and North American (10) have different feeling about late
A. When
B. Although
C. While
D. Despite
Is the American family in trouble Today, about one out of three marriages end in divorce (离婚), and more and more of them involve children. The divorce rate in America is still the highest in the world, but 75% of the women and 85% of the men who divorce remarry with in three years. About 18 million children are living with their step brothers and sisters.
One of the biggest problems facing families today is the rising cost of raising a child. Experts say that at today’s prices, a family of four, earning $ 20 000 a year, should expect to spend over $ 55 000 to sup port a child to the age of 18 and this does not include the money for college education. Many women are supporting the family by going back to work. Today, one-half of all married women with school-age children have some kinds of job outside the home. Most mothers work because they need money. As a result, an American child usually spend most weekends with day-care workers or teachers and other chil
A. they want to get rid of daily family duties
B. they want to be real members in a modern society
C. they want to live a more colorful life
D. they want to help support the family
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