在职申硕英语考试真题：1997年（三）

Part IV Cloze Test(15 minutes,10 points)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

    The horse and carriage is thing of the past. but love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most American marriages, particularly first marriages  66  young couples. are the result of  67  attraction and affection 68 than practical considerations.
    In the United States, parents do not arrange marriages for their children. Teenagers begin 69 in high school and usually find mates through their own academic and social  70  .Though young people feel  71  to choose their friends from  72  groups, most choose a mate of similar background.
    This is  73  in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot select spouses for their children, but they can usually  74  choices by  75  disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable.
     76 , marriages between members of different groups (interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriages) are increasing, probably because of the greater  77  of today’s youth and the fact that they are restricted by  78  prejudices than their parents. Many young people leave their home towns to attend college, 79 in the armed forces.  80  pursue a career in a bigger city.
    Once away from home and family, they are more  81  to date and marry outside their own social group. In mobile American society, intercass marriages are neither  82  nor shocking. Interfaith marriages are  83  the rise particularly between Protestants and Catholics. On the other hand, interracial marriage is still very uncommon. It can be difficult for interracial couples to find a place to live, maintain friendships, and  84  a family. Marriages between people of different national 85 (but the same race and religion) have been commonplace here since colonial times. 如果觉得在职申硕英语考试真题：1997年（三）不错，可以推荐给好友哦。