Question

Вставьте словосочетания на места пропусков 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 toB. closely involved inC. getting marriedD. they often mean onlyE. is being weakenedF. for people to getG. made most of theH. which normally consist ofI. they wanted to startJ. expected to obeyK. 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

Answer 2

WHEN British and American people use the word family (1)D. they often mean only the mother, father, and their children. In a general social context, the "the family" is usually (2)H. which normally consist of this nuclear family. Society in Britain and the US (3)B. closely involved in a nuclear family living in the same house and (4)A. taken to 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)G. made most of the 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)J. expected to obey their parents.

Many modern families live rather differently, and because of this, some people think that the family unit is dying and society (7)E. is being weakened. Many couples still get married, but others live together without (8)C. getting married. A few years ago, couples living together usually got married when (9)I. they wanted to start a family, but this happens less now. Another trend is (10)F. for people to get married later in life and to have fewer children, so the size of the average family is shrinking.