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In the American family, the husband and wife usually share important decision

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问题    In the American family, the husband and wife usually share important decision-making. When the children are old enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are often 【T1】______by the permissiveness of American parents. The old rule that "children should be seen and not heard" is 【T2】______followed, and children are often allowed to do what they wish without strict parental control. The father seldom expects his children to 【T3】______him without question, and children are encouraged to be 【T4】______at an early age.
   Some people believe that American parents carry this 【T5】______too far. Others think that a strong father image would not suit the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans 【T6】______the importance of independence, young people are expected to 【T7】______away from their parental families by the time they have reached their late teens or early twenties.
   This pattern of independence often results in serious problems for the aging parents of a small family. 【T8】______. The retirement age is usually 65. The children have left home, 【T9】______. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes. 【T10】______. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group. [br] 【T4】
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答案 independent
解析 由空格前的be可知，此处应该填入一个具有形容词性质的词作表语。上文指出父母不会控制孩子做事情，父亲不会期望孩子完全服从自己，此处应该是表达孩子被鼓励要自立。结合录音填入independent，意为“独立的，不受约束的”。
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