[填空题]
Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, fill in
a suitable word in each blank on the ANSWER SHEET.
Upon reaching an appropriate age (usually between 18 and 21
years), children are encouraged, but not forced, to "leave the nest" and
(51) an independent life. After children (52)
home they often find social relationships and financial support
outside the family. Parents do not arrange marriages for their children,
(53) do children usually ask permission of their parents to get
married. Romantic love is most often the basis for (54) in
the United States; young adults meet their future spouses (55)
other friends, at school, at jobs, and in organizations and religious
institutions. Although children choose their own spouses, they still hope their
parents will approve of their (56) .
In many
families, parents feel that children should (57) major life
decisions by themselv