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WHEN British and American people use the word family (1)_______ the mother, farther and their children. In a general social context, the "the family" is usually (2)_______ mean this nuclear family.Society in Britain and the US (3)_______ a nuclear family living in the same house and (4)_______ each other`s lives. Fifty years ago, the typical family was a husband and a wife, and two or three children. The father spent all day at work and (5)_______ decisions about how the money he earned was spent. The mother stayed at home to manage the house and look after the children. Children were (6)_______ their parents.Many modern families live rather differently, and because of this some people think that the family unit is dying and society (7)_______. Many couples still get married, but others live together without (8)_______. A few years ago, couples living together usually got married when (9)_______ a family, but this happens less now. Another trend is (10)_______ married later in life and to have fewer children, so the size of the average family is schrinking.
A. taken to
B. closely involved in
C. getting married
D. they often mean only
E. is being weakened
F. for people to get
G. made most of the
H. which normally consist of
I. they wanted to start
J. expected to obey
K. is traditionally based on

Answer 1

1)h
2)a
3)k
4)b
5)g
6)j
7)e
8)c
9)i
10)f