Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29.
The United States has many different types of families. (25) ______ most American families are traditional, consisting of a father, a mother and one or more children, 22 percent of all American families in 1998 were headed by one parent, usually a woman. In a few families in the United States, there are no children. These (26) ___________ couples may believe that they would not make good parents; they may want freedom from responsibilities of childbearing; or, perhaps they are not (27) _______ able to have children. Other families in the United States have one adult who is a stepparent. A stepmother or stepfather is a person who joins a family by marrying a father or a mother.
Americans (28) ___________ and accept these different types of families. In the United States people have right to privacy and Americans do not believe in telling other Americans (29) ______ type of family group they must belong to. They respect each other’s choices regarding family groups. Families are very important to Americans.
Điền vào ô 26
A. childish
B. childlike
C. childless
D. childhood
Đáp án C
Kiến thức: Từ vựng, từ loại
Giải thích:
Trước danh từ “couples” cần một tính từ.
childish (adj): của trẻ con, như trẻ con
childlike (adj): ngây thơ, thật thà (như) trẻ con
childless (adj): không có con
childhood (adj): thời thơ ấu
In a few families in the United States, there are no children. These (26) childless couples may believe that they would not make good parents;
Tạm dịch: Ở một vài hộ gia đình ở Mỹ, họ không có con. Những cặp đôi không có con này có thể tin rằng họ không thể trở thành những người cha mẹ tốt;