The United States has many different types of families. (1) most American families are traditional, consisting of a father, a mother and one or more children, 22 percent of all American families in 1998 were headed by one parent, usually a woman. In a few families in the United States, there are no children. These (2) couples may believe that they would not make good parents; they may want freedom from responsibilities of childbearing; or, perhaps they are not (3) able to have children. Other families in the United States have one adult who is a stepparent. A stepmother or stepfather is a person who joins a family by marrying a father or a mother.
Americans (4) and accept these different types of families. In the United States people have right to privacy and Americans do not believe in telling other Americans (5) type of family group they must belong to. They respect each other’s choices regarding family groups. Families are very important to Americans.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
(1) ..................
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Lời giải:
Báo saiKiến thức: Từ vựng
Giải thích:
Like + S + V: giống như
While + S + V: trong khi
Despite + N/V.ing: mặc dù
Because + S + V: bởi vì
(1) While most American families are traditional, consisting of a father, a mother and one or more children, 22 percent of all American families in 1998 were headed by one parent, usually a woman.
Tạm dịch: Trong khi phần lớn các gia đình ở Mỹ thuộc kiểu truyền thống, bao gồm một người bố, một người mẹ và một hoặc nhiều hơn một đứa con, 22% các hộ gia đình Mỹ ở năm 1998 có một người trụ cột, thường là người phụ nữ.
Chọn B