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【T1】
A.DISAPPROVAL
B.THAT
C.NOR A.INFLUENCE CHOICES BY VOICING【T1】______OF SOMEONE
B.INTERCLASS MARRIAGES ARE NEITHER RARE【T2】______SHOCKING
C.THE FACT【T3】______THEY ARE RESTRICTED BY FEWER PREJUDICES THAN THEIR PARENTS THIS IS DUE IN PART TO PARENTAL GUIDANC
E.PARENTS CANNOT SELECT SPOUSES FOR THEIR CHILDREN, BUT THEY CAN USUALLY【T4】______THEY CONSIDER UNSUITABL
E.HOWEVER, MARRIAGESBETWEEN MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT GROUPS (INTERCLASS, INTERFAITH, AND INTERRACIAL MARRIAGES) AREINCREASING, PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE GREATER MOBILITY OF TODAY'S YOUTH AND【T5】______.MANY YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR HOME TOWNS TO ATTEND COLLEGE, SERVE IN THE ARMED FORCES, OR PURSUE A CAREER IN A BIGGER CITY. ONCE AWAY FROM HOME AND FAMILY, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO DATE AND MARRY OUTSIDE THEIR OWN SOCIAL GROUP. IN MOBILE AMERICAN SOCIETY,【T6】______.INTERFAITH MARRIAGES ARE ON THE RISE PARTICULARLY BETWEEN PROTESTANTS AND CATHOLICS.ON THE OTHER HAND, INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE IS STILL VERY UNCOMMO
N.IT CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR INTERRACIAL COUPLES TO FIND A PLACE TO LIVE, MAINTAIN FRIENDSHIPS, AND RAISE A FAMILY.MARRIAGES BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT NATIONAL ORIGIN (BUT THE SAME RACE AND RELIGION) HAVE BEEN COMMONPLACE HERE SINCE COLONIAL TIMES.此题为多项选择题。

A.DISAPPROVAL
B.THAT
C.NOR
D.INFLUENCE
E.INTERCLASS
F.THE
G.PARENTS
H.HOWEVER,
I.MANY
J.INTERFAITH
K.ON
L.IT
M.MARRIAGES
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disapproval
本题主要考查固定搭配。“disapprovalof”为固定搭配,是“不同意,不喜欢”的意思,由空格后的介词of可知,disapproval符合题意。所以,是disapproval。
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