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The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don’t come with an instruction manual(說(shuō)明書(shū)). And each child is   36  . So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration(挫折),not   37  what to do. But in raising children—as in all of life—what we do is   38  by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American   39 .   To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children  40   on their own two feet. From  41   , each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more   42 to make their own choices.  43  choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to   44  them with. When they   45 young adulthood, they choose their own jobs and marriage   46  . Of course, many young adults still   47  their parents’ advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “l(fā)eave the   48 ” at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own, not “  49  to their mother’s apron strings (圍裙帶).   The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to  50 their children as individuals—not as extensions of themselves. They allow them to achieve their own  51  . Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the   52  to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a(an)   53 among equals. But   54  to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to   55  . Even as adult, they respect and honor their parents.
36. A. strange                         B. different                  C. new                        D. unlike
37. A. noticing                  B. remembering       C. knowing                  D. deciding
38. A. influenced             B. made                     C. controlled              D. changed
39. A. services                     B. standards             C. rules                   D. values
40. A. sit                               B. get                          C. stand                   D. rise
41. A. adulthood              B. girlhood            C. boyhood                  D. childhood
42. A. freedom                  B. space                   C. time                        D. money
43. A. Adults                   B. Teenagers            C. Americans                  D. Parents
44. A. help                    B. join                   C. share                   D. provide
45. A. gain                    B. pass                       C. become                   D. reach
46. A. wives                    B. partners                    C. husbands             D. couples
47. A. seek                          B. invite                    C. try                          D. choose
48. A. room                         B. house                         C. nest                         D. place
49. A. connected            B. held                         C. stuck                   D. tied 
50. A. serve                    B. treat                        C. describe                   D. recognize
51. A. jobs                          B. plans                   C. dreams                    D. hopes
52. A. dependence              B. trust                        C. belief                         D. confidence
53. A. friendship             B. companion             C. membership             D. association
54. A. known                    B. similar                    C. contrary                  D. due
55. A. travel                    B. visit                        C. see                          D. live

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D.We’re frequently challenged by the two : regret and fear.
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