The horse and carriage is a thing of the past, but love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most American marriages, (61) first marriages uniting young people, are the result of mutual attraction and affection (62) than practical considerations.
In the United States, parents do not (63) marriages for their children. Teenagers begin dating in high school and usually find mates through their own academic and social (64) (65) young people feel free to choose their friends from (66) groups, most choose a mate of similar (67) .
This is due in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot (68) spouses (配偶) for their children, but they can usually (69) choices by voicing disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable.
(70) , marriages between members of different groups (interclass, interfaith, and inter racial marriages) are (71) , probably because of the greate
A. separate
B. identical
C. independent
D. different
Passage Two
The men work all week in the factory, and at the end of the week they get their pay. Naturally enough, they open the envelopes and they all count the money. One man is standing in the comer. He’s counting his money. Suddenly he realizes that it is wrong. He counts the money again. No doubt about it--there is a mistake. There is too much. Five pounds too much. He puts his money carefully in his pocket and says nothing to the others. A week goes by. It’s payday again. The men ate counting their pay. The same man is standing in the comer. Suddenly he starts shouting. This time there isn’t enough money in his envelope. It’s five pounds short. He goes immediately to see the boss. He is very angry.
"Look," he says, "there isn’t enough money in my pay envelope." ’What’s right," says the boss. "But didn’t you notice last week There was a mistake. There was too much. Fiver poun
A. once a month
B. twice a month
C. once a week
D. every five days
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