Question

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

How are American families different from Chinese families?

In some ways American families are very different from Chinese ones，and in other ways they are the same.American families，for example，enjoy family dinners，support and love each other just1. Chinese families do.The 2. (different) come from culture，however.Many Chinese students are surprised to learn that American teenagers are3.(allow) to make many decisions 4. their own，and the parents want 5. (them) children to leave home at eighteen.

In most American families，children are encouraged 6. (make) their own choices at7. young age.They start with small choices and gradually larger ones until they graduate from high school.That is when they face 8. (big) decision of their lives：what to do next.Parents and family will help with the choice，but the children themselves make the 9.(finally) decision.

Americans seldom move back into family homes 10. they get older.Instead，they prefer to have their own lives for as long as possible.It is important to remember that these are cultural differences，and that Americans see this as part of the culture.

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