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    The horse and carriage is a thing of the past. But love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most American marriages, particularly first marriages  1  young couples, are the result of  2  attraction and affection  3  than practical considerations.
   
    In the United States, parents do not arrange marriages for their children. Teenagers begin  4  in high school and usually find mates through their own academic and social  5  .
   
    Though young people feel  6  to choose their friends from  7  groups, most choose a mate of similar background.
   
    This is  8  in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot select spouses for their children, but they can usually  9  choices by  10  disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable.
   
    11  , marriages between members of different groups (interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriages) are increasing, probably because of the greater  12  of today’s youth and the fact that they are restricted by  13  prejudices than their parents. Many young people leave their home towns to attend college,  14  in the armed forces,  15  pursue a career in a bigger city.
   
    Once away from home and family, they are more  16  to date and marry outside their own social group.
   
    In mobile American society, interclass marriages are neither  17  nor shocking. Interfaith marriages are  18  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  19  a family. Marriages between people of different national  20  (but the same race and religion) have been commonplace here since colonial times.
   
    1.    A. linking        B. involving      C. connecting        D. correlating
   
    2.    A. personal        B. emotional        C. mutual      D. magnetic
   
    3.    A. more      B. less      C. rather      D. other
   
    4.    A. dating        B. appointment        C. engagement        D. matching
   
    5.    A. position        B. association        C. contacts      D. contract
   
    6.    A. certain        B. embarrassed        C. hesitated      D. free
   
    7.    A. similar        B. identical      C. differential        D. diverse
   
    8.    A. for      B. likely      C. due      D. because
   
    9.    A. influence        B. give      C. make      D. offer
   
    10.    A. sounding        B. avoiding      C. expecting        D. voicing
   
    11.    A. Moreover    B. However      C. Therefore        D. Furthermore
   
    12.    A. mobility        B. motive      C. moral      D. mission
   
    13.    A. less      B. rather      C. fewer      D. many
   
    14.    A. work      B. serve      C. stay      D. remain
   
    15.    A. but      B. otherwise        C. likewise      D. or
   
    16.    A. probable        B. likely      C. reluctant      D. readily
   
    17.    A. rare      B. scarce      C. scared      D. relieved
   
    18.    A. in      B. at      C. on      D. for
   
    19.    A. raise      B. obtain      C. grow      D. unite
   
    20.    A. origin      B. source      C. resource   D. base
   
    17. BCCAC  DDCAD     BADBD  BACAA