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What happened to families in industrialized countries in the 1930s and 1940s?
Families had serious financial problems during World War II.
Before and during World War II, families faced few financial problems and women didn’t have to work away from home.
Men were at war, so women had to work outside the home.
Before and during World War II, families had problems.
What changes will happen to family structure during the next decades?
Divorces would be fewer, mothers would stay at home after the war.
After the war, family structure changed back.
After the war, there were more divorces and fewer stay-home-mothers.
Children began living at home longer.
What will families be like in the future?
Many people want the traditional two-parent family back.
There may be more single-parent families.
Unmarried parents with adopted or foster children, and one-person households.
Two-parent family will probably come back and all other family forms will end.
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The Family of the Future
Many people today would like the traditional two-parent family back—that is to say, they want a man and a woman to marry for life; they also think the man should sport the family and the woman should stay home with the children. However, few families now fall into this 6 1 . In fact, if more women decide to have children on their own, the single-parent household may become more 7 2 than the traditional family in many countries. Also, unmarried couples may decided to have more children—or they might take in foster children or adopt. And because people are staying single and 8 3 longer (often as widows), there may be more one-person households in the future. On the other hand, some people 9 4 similar events happen again and again in history. If this is true, people may go back to the traditional 10 5 or nuclear family of the past. Others think the only certainty in history is changing: in other words, the structure of the future family could begin to change faster and faster—and in more and more ways.
Some examples of the architecture of old Europe are the magnificent cathedrals and castles. The design and building styles of modern architecture are excellent too. What does the noun architecture mean in these sentences?
the form and plan of buildings and other structures
the art and science of designing the study of classical literature
people that study the culture of old Europe and other societies
the place with significant civilization everywhere
Perhaps the real beginning of civilization—with its scientific and technological discoveries and inventions—was in the Middle East and Africa. Over five thousand years ago, those ancient civilizations had astronomy, mathematics, medicine, government, and so on. Which word is a synonym of the word civilization?
astronomy
technology
culture
cathedral
The cultural legacy of ancient Chinese and Indian peoples included walled cities, the first governments, tools for work, and weapons for protection. odern peoples built on this legacy.What is a possible explanation of the word legacy?
a gift of money that somebody gives to another person
international business conducted in cities and government structures
the state or condition of being legal; not against the law
ideas and achievements passed from earlier generations to modern society
“For me, the idea of ancient culture creates a contradiction in definitions,” said Karen, going against Mei’s views. “Only modern things can be part of culture.Of course, people that like classical art and music will contradict me.”
What might the noun contradiction mean?
the opposition of two opinions
the short forms of two words together
wearing a Hawaiian shirt in an ancient culture
to put words together
Because of the worldwide media—movies, TV, CDs, the Internet, newspapers, magazines—everybody knows the same information, plays the same music, and enjoys the same jokes.How might you define the phrase the media?
events that appear in the daily news and that everyone knows about
the tradition of being in the middle—not on the extremes of possible views
the combination of visual, sound, and printed ways to send ideas around the world
communication styles include motions, gestures and facial expressions
Many visitors to different countries don’t realize how important it is to understand a country’s culture. Sometimes people learn this lesson by making a big cross-cultural blunder, or embarrassing mistake. In business situations, these blunders can cost a lot of money or end business relationships.
It is important to understand other people’s cultures before you do business with them.
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