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 （46）___．American families，for example，enjoy family dinners，support and love each other just as Chinese families （47）___．The differences com form culture，however．Many Chinese students are （48）___to learn that American teenagers are allowed to make many decisions on their own，and the parents want their children to（49）___home at eighteen．
In most American families，children are encouraged to make their own choices（50）___a young age．They start with small choices and gradually （51）___ones until they graduate from high school．That is when they face the biggest decision of their lives：（52）___to do next．Parents and family will help with the choice，but the children themselves make the final decision．
Americans（53）___move back into family homes when they get older．Instead，they prefer to have their own（54）___for as long as possible．It is important to remember that these are cultural differences，and that Americans see this as （55）___of the culture．
| C．the same | ||
| 47．A．do | B．go | C．work |
| 48．A．worried | B．surprised | C．moved |
| 49．A．leave | B．return | C．get |
| 50．A．of | B．for | C．at |
| 51．A．larger | B．worse | C．easier |
| 52．A．which | B．how | C．what |
| 53．A．often | B．seldom | C．once |
| 54．A．chances | B．choices | C．lives |
| 55．A．half | B．part | C．all． |