阅读理解
Searchingforloveisnolongerjustafavoritesubjectforsongs．Ithasalsobecomeahugeindustry．ResearcherssaytheonlinedatingindustryintheUSearned649milliondollarsin2006．Theyexpectthisnumbertoincreasetomorethan9milliondollarsby2011．
Expertssaythattheindustryhasgrownbecausetraditionalsocialtieshaveweakened．Manyyoungpeopleleavebehindaclosecommunityoffriendsandfamilytofindworkinbiggercities．Peopleworklongerhourssotheyhavelesstimetomeetnewpeople．
Thishelpsexplainthepopularityofonlinedating．Someestimatessay120thousandmarriagesayearresultfrommatchesmadeontheInternet．
Thedatingindustryhasalsobeenexpandinginnewways．Manycompaniesofferpersonalizedservicesforfindingtheperfectmate．Thesecompaniesareansweringalargedemandbysinglepeople．Theyarewillingtoinvesttheirtimeandmoneytofindlovewithcarefullyplannedmethodsinsteadofleavinglovetochance．
AskRomeoisacompanyinVirginia．Itprovidessinglepeoplewithadviceonhowtomeetapersonforthefirsttime．
AlsoinVirginiathecompanyTrueLifePartnersprovidesamorecostlyanddetaileddatingservice．Thecompanyhiresateamofprofessionalpersonswhohelpcouplesmeet．Butthislevelofservicecomesatahighprice．Menpaythousandsofdollarsfortheservice．Butwomengettotakepartatnocost．
Therearelotsofothercostslinkedtodating．Andwewonderhowtheeconomicrecession(衰退)hasaffecteddatingintheUS．
(1)
A．
Songswereonlywrittentoexpressloveinthepast．
B．
Manypeoplewilltakepartintheindustryintwothousandeleven．
C．
Theindustrywillincreasetheinterestbyninehundredmilliondollars．
D．
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