Read the following passage and mark the letter A, 11, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42. Christina and James met in college and have been dating for more than five years. For the past two years, they have been living together in a condo they purchased jointly. While Christina and James were confident in their decision to enter into a commitment like a 20-year mortgage, they are unsure if they want to enter into marriage. The...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, 11, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Christina and James met in college and have been dating for more than five years. For the past two years, they have been living together in a condo they purchased jointly. While Christina and James were confident in their decision to enter into a commitment like a 20-year mortgage, they are unsure if they want to enter into marriage. The couple had many discussions about marriage and decided that it just did not seem necessary. Wasn't it only a piece of paper? And didn't half of all marriages end in divorce?
Neither Christina nor James had seen much success with marriage while growing up. Christina was raised by a single mother. Her parents never married, and her father has had little contact with the family since she was a toddler, Christina and her mother lived with her maternal grandmother, who often served as a surrogate parent. James grew up in a two-parent household until age seven, when his parents divorced. He lived with his mother for a few years, and then later with his mother and her boyfriend until he left for college. James remained close with his father who remarried and had a baby with his new wife.
Recently, Christina and James have been thinking about having children and the subject of marriage has resurfaced. Christina likes the idea of her children growing up in a traditional family; while James is concerned about possible marital problems down the road and negative consequences for the children should that occur. When they shared these concerns with their parents, James's mom was adamant that the couple should get married. Despite having been divorced and having a live-in boyfriend of 15 years, she believes that children are better off when their parents are married. Christina's mom believes that the couple should do whatever they want but adds that it would "be nice" if they wed. Christina and James's friends told them, married or not married; they would still be a family.
Question 40: Why have Christina and James mentioned the subject of marriage again?
A. They have been thinking about having children.
B. Christina likes the idea of her children growing up in a traditional family.
C. They have been living together for a long time.
D. James is concerned about possible marital problems down the road and negative consequences for the children should that occur.
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Tom and Marry have been building a house _____for____ two years. They have been dreaming of finishing it ____since_____ last summer but they have been having problems _____for____ a few months because of the weather. In fact, it has been raining and snowing _____since____ October so they haven't been able to put the roof on yet. This weekend they are trying to put the windows. They have only been working _____since____ 8 o'clock but they feel like they've been doing it ____for_____ hours because it is very difficult. They have been saving up ____for_____ a long time but they haven't been able to hire any workmen yet. Tom has been looking for an evening job ____since_____ Christmas, so they will have enough money soon. They haven't been going out _____since____ they started saving-but when the hourse is finished they are goinh to have a big party to celebrate
Tom and Marry have been building a house for two years. They have been dreaming of finishing it since last summer but they have been having problems for a few months because of the weather. In fact, it has been raining and snowing since October so they haven't been able to put the roof on yet. This weekend they are trying to put the windows. They have only been working since 8 o'clock but they feel like they've been doing it for hours because it is very difficult. They have been saving up for a long time but they haven't been able to hire any workmen yet. Tom has been looking for an evening job since Christmas, so they will have enough money soon. They haven't been going out since they started saving-but when the hourse is finished they are goinh to have a big party to celebrate