A. American women are changing the rules.
B. America cannot provide homes for its young people.
C. American public schools are as good as private schools.
D. None of the jobless can enjoy more welfare than before.
61. As the writer expects to see a reaffirmation of traditional family values, sharp restraints on pornography, a return to religion and a rejection of certain kinds of social legislation, he is somewhat ______.
A. radical B. cynical
C. conservative D. open-minded
62. Obviously, the writer is ______ the major changes that have taken place and that are occurring in American life.
A. in favor of B. enraged by
C. critical of D. worried about
63. The American system of government has survived and should survive, because ______.
A. it is truly democratic
B. it is the oldest on earth
C. it has experienced numerous changes
D. it offers its people chances of happiness
64. This essay is ______.
A. narrative B. expository
C. descriptive D. argumentative
V. There is one underlined part in each of the following sentences, followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that is closest in meaning to the underlined part and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (10 points, 2 points for each)
65. In a time of rapid changes it is essential that we remember how much of the old we cling to.
A. adhere to B. put up with
C. take pride in D. agree upon
66. It is as if our country spent the 1960s and 1970s jealously breaking out of old restraints and now wishes to put the brakes on.
A. stop it B. embrace it
C. renounce it D. accelerate it
67. Thirty years ago I could not have imagined a group of women employees suing a major corporation for millions of dollars of salary...
A. applying to B. competing with
C. making a legal claim against D. demanding compensation from
68. In the bad old days she might have known destitution, but with family assistance she was able to hold her children together...
A. scarcity B. prosperity
C. prostitution D. impoverishment
69. I consider this the most-serious danger confronting family life in America, and I am appalled that the condition has been allowed to develop.
A. satisfied B. shocked
C. reminded D. convinced