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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] 【T1】
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答案 surprised
解析 分析句子结构可知，此处应该填入一个动词的过去分词，与are构成被动语态。上文提到的是美国家庭的做法，下文提到国外的做法，两种方法进行对比，故外国人对美国人的做法应该是表示“惊讶”。结合录音填入surprised，意为“惊讶，惊奇”。
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