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Passage Three
"There is a senseless notion that children grow up and leave home when they're 18, and the truth is far from that," says sociologist Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsim. Today unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents. "There is a major shift in the middle class," declares sociologist Allan Schnaiberg of NorthwesternUniversity, whose son, 19, moved back in after an absence of eight mouths.
Analysts cite a variety of reasons for this return to the nest. The marriage age is rising, condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people. A high divorce rate and a declining remarriage rate are sending economically pressed and emotionally hurt survivors back to parental shelters. For some, the expense of an away -from-home college education has become so excessively great that many students now attend local schools. Even after graduation, young people find their wings
A. Young adults find housing costs too high
B. Young adults are psychologically and intellectually inmature
C. Young adults seek parental comfort and moral support.
D. Quite a number of young adults attend local schools.

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Passage Three
"There is a senseless notion that children grow up and leave home when they're 18, and the truth is far from that," says sociologist Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsim. Today unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents. "There is a major shift in the middle class," declares sociologist Allan Schnaiberg of NorthwesternUniversity, whose son, 19, moved back in after an absence of eight mouths.
Analysts cite a variety of reasons for this return to the nest. The marriage age is rising, condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people. A high divorce rate and a declining remarriage rate are sending economically pressed and emotionally hurt survivors back to parental shelters. For some, the expense of an away -from-home college education has become so excessively great that many students now attend local schools. Even after graduation, young people find their wings
A. for young adults to leave their parents an live independently
B. for middle class young adults to stay with their parents
C. for married young adults to move back home after a lengthy absence
D. for young adults to get jobs nearby in order to live with their parents

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"How many copies do you want printed, Mr. Greeley"
"Five thousand!" The answer was snapped back without hesitation.
"But, sir," the press foreman protested, "we have subscriptions for only five hundred newspapers.
"We’ll sell them or give them away."
The presses started rolling, sending a thundering noise out over the sleeping streets of New York City. The New York Tribune was born.
The newspaper’s founder, owner, and editor, Horace Greeley, anxiously snatched the first copy as it came sliding off the press. This was his dream of many years that he held in his hand. It was as precious as a child. Its birth was the result of years of poverty, hard work, and disappointments.
Hard luck and misfortune had followed Horace all his life. He was born of poor parents on February 3,1811, on a small farm in New Hampshire. D
A. because of the kind of work it was
B. because of the high salary offered
C. because of the location of the office
D. became he couldn’t find any other job

[单项选择] Is This A Senseless Notion "There is a senseless notion that children grow up and leave home when they are 18 , and the truth is far from that," sociologist Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsin says. Today, unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents. " There is a major shift in the middle class," declares sociologist Allan Schnailberg of Northwestern University, whose son, 19, moved back after an absence of eight months. Analysis cite a variety of reasons for this return to the nest. The marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people. A high divorce rate and a declining remarriage rate are making economically pressed and emotionally hurt survivors back to parental shelters. For some, the expense of an away-from home college education has become so excessively great that many students now attend local schools. Even after graduation, young people find thei
A. for young adults to leave their parents and live independently
B. for middle class young adults to stay with their parents
C. for married young adults to move back home after a lengthy absence
D. for young adults to get jobs nearby in order to live with their parents

[单项选择]"There is a senseless notion that children grow up and leave home when they’re 18, and the truth is far from that," says sociologist Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsin. Today, unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents. "There is a major shift in them," declares sociologist Allan Schnaiberg of Northwestern University, whose son, 19, moved back in after an absence of eight months.
Analysts cite a variety of masons for this return to the nest. The marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people. A high divorce rate and a declining remarriage rate are sending economically pressed and emotionally hurt survivors back to parental shelters. For some, the expense of an away-from-home college education has become so excessively great that many students now attend local schools. Even after graduation, young people find their wings clipped by skyrocketing housing costs.
Living at home, says
A. for young adults to leave their parents and live independently.
B. for middle class young adults to stay with their parents:
C. for married young adults to move back home after a lengthy absence.
D. for young adults to get jobs nearby in order to live with their parents.