What do Americans like to do？Americans like to laugh and______.

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The Joy of Living Alone

More and more Americans are living alone．Some live alone because of divorce or the death of a partner．________(1)According to a recent U．S．census(人口普查)，25 percent of all households in the U．S．are made up of just one person．This is a dramatic change from the extended families of just a couple of generations ago．

The typical person living alone is neither old nor lonely．________ (2)The majority of these people have chosen to live alone．They are responding to decreasing social pressure to get married and have a family．

It's now socially acceptable，even fashionable。to live alone．As people get better jobs and become financially independent，it becomes possible for them to maintain a one。person household．________ (3)However, people who do get married are marrying at a later age and divorcing more often．

The number one reason given by most people for living alone is that they sire ply enjoy doing what they want when they want to do it．“Living alone is a luxury,” says Nina Hagiwara，38．“0nce you do it，you can’t ever go back to living with others．”David C’Debaca，46，agrees．________ (4)Children think that being grown up means being able to do exactly as they please． ________ (5) the chance to discover whether that freedom is as wonderful as it sounds is a chance more and more Americans are taking．

A．There’s more pressure to get married nowadays．

B．The growing number of women with good jobs has done much to increase the number of people living alone．

C．However, even more people are living alone because they have chosen to．

D．It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream．

E．In fact，a quarter of the 23 million single people in the U．S．are under the age of 35．

F．He says，“I like being by myself．”

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What do Americans do on the first day of April？

They will fool their______.

What do Americans like to do with secondhand goods？

A．Resell them at a higher price.

B．Restore them and make them look new.

C．They use them as furniture in their homes.

D．They use them for a while and then discard them.

What is the woman planning to do this evening？

A．To see some Americans off.

B．To visit Bob.

C．To have dinner with some American friends.

What do most Americans think about health care in the U.S.？

A．It must be in total chaos.

B．It must be a free competition system.

C．It should cover the unemployed.

D．It should involve private care.

A．pedestrian

B．penchant

C．patriarch

D．patriotic

What kind of problem do African Americans face in society？

A．They would look ugly if they don't change their hairstyles.

B．Their natural image may not be accepted by white Americans.

C．They would never find a suitable hairstyle. in the hair salons.

D．Their cultural heritage may risk being abandoned by themselves.

What will the woman probably do？

A．To buy books.

B．To borrow books.

C．To read books in the library.