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Family is of course an elastic word.But when British people say that their society is based on family life,they are thinking of family in its narrow,peculiarly European sense of mother,father and children living together alone in their own house as an economic and social unit.Thus,every British marriage indicates the beginning of a new and independent familyhence the tremendous importance of marriage in British life.For both the man and the woman,marriage means leaving ones parents and starting ones own life.The mans first duty will then be to his wife,and the wifes to her husband.He will be entirely responsible for her financial support,and she for the running of the new home.Their children will be their common responsibility and theirs alone.Neither the wifes parents nor the husbands,nor their brothers or sisters,aunts or uncles,have any right to interfere with themthey are their own masters.
Readers of novels like Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice will know that in former times marriage among wealthy families were arranged by the girls parents, that is,it was the parents duty to find a suitable husband for their daughter, preferably a rich one, and by skillful encouragement to lead him eventually to ask their permission to marry her.Until that time,the girl was protected and maintained in the parents home,and the financial relief of getting rid of her could be seen in their giving the newly married pair a sum of money called a dowry. It is very different today.Most girls of today get a job when they leave school and become financially independent before their marriage.This has had two results.A girl chooses her own husband,and she gets no dowry.
76.What does the author mean by Family is of course an elastic word?
A)Different families have different ways of life.
B)Different definitions could be given to the word.
C)Different nations have different families.
D)Different times produce different families.
77.For an English family,the husbands duty is ____.
A)supporting the family while the wife is financial
B)defending the family while the wife is running the home
C)financial while the wife is running the home
D)independent while the wife is dependent
78.Everything is decided in a family ____.
A)by the couple
B)with the help of their parents
C)by brothers and sisters
D)with the help of aunts and uncles
79.What is true concerning the book Pride and Prejudice?
A)It is the best book on marriage.
B)It is a handbook of marriage.
C)It gives quite some idea of English social life in the past.
D)It provides a lot of information of formertime wealthy families.
80.With regard to marriage in Britain,presentday girls differ from former time girls in ____.
A)the right marry
B)more parental support
C)choosing husbands
D)social position
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