Read the text and choose the correct answers.
The family in Britain is changing. The once typical British family headed by two parents has
undergone substantial changes during the twentieth century. In particular there has been a rise in the
number of single-person households. In the past, people got married and stayed married. Divorce was
very difficult, expensive and took a long time. Today, many couples live together (cohabit) without
getting married. Only about 60% of these couples will eventually get married. In the past, people married
before they had children, but now about 40% of children in Britain are born to unmarried (cohabiting)
parents. Cohabiting couples are also starting families without first being married. Before 1960 this was
very unusual, but in 2001 around 23 per cent of births in the UK were to cohabiting couples.
31. The family in Britain is
A. different from the past
C. unchangeable
B. similar to the past
D. very stable now
32. Single-person households refer to the family in which there
A. are two parents
B. is a father or a mother
D. is a couple
C. are two generations
33. The percentage of the couple eventually gets married after cohabiting in Britain today is about_
B. forty
A. sixty
C. fifty
D. fifty five
34. It can be implied that divorce in Britain today is
A. easy
B. taking long time
5. Which sentence IS NOT true?
C. difficult
A. Cohabiting couples are also starting families without first being married
B. Cohabiting couples increase.
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C. Some British today have children before marriage.
D. In the past, living together without marriage is usual.
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D. expensive
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