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Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans capture their devotion to

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问题     Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans capture their devotion to individualism: " Do your own thing. " " I did it my way. " " You’ll have to decide that for yourself. " " You made your bed, now【B1】______in it. " "If you don’t look out for yourself, no one else will. " "Look out for number one. "
    Closely associated with the value they place on individualism is the importance Americans【B2】______privacy. Americans assume that people " need some time to themselves" or " some time alone" to【B3】______things or recover their spent psychological energy. Americans have great【B4】______understanding foreigners who always want to be with another person, who dislike being alone.
    If the parents can【B5】______it, each child will have his or her own bedroom. Having one’s own bedroom, even as an infant, fixes in a person the notion that she【B6】______a place of her own where she can be by herself, and keep her possessions. She will have her clothes, her toys, her books, and so on. These things will be hers and no one else’s.
    Americans【B7】______that people will have their private thoughts that might never be shared with anyone. Doctors, lawyers, psychiatrists, and others have rules governing "confidentiality" that【B8】______prevent information about their clients’ personal situations from becoming known to others.
    Americans’ attitudes about【B9】______can be hard for foreigners to understand. Americans’ houses, yards, and even their offices can seem open and inviting. Yet in the minds of Americans, there are【B10】______that other people are simply not supposed to cross. When those boundaries are crossed, an American’s body will visibly stiffen and his manner will become cool and aloof. [br] 【B5】
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答案 afford
解析 此处需要填入一个动词。由each child will have his or her own bedroom可推知，此词应为“付得起”之意。afford意为“负担得起”。
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