The family is the center of most traditional Asians’ lives. Many people worry about their families welfare, reputation, and honor. Asian families are often  1 , including several generations related by  2  or marriage living in the same home. An Asian person’s misdeeds are not blamed just on the individual but also on the family ---including the dead  3 . 
　　Traditional Chinese, among many other Asians, respect their elders and feel a deep sense of duty  4  them. Children repay their parents’  5  by being successful and supporting them in old age. This is accepted as a  6  part of life in China.  7 , taking care of the aged parents is often viewed as a tremendous  8  in the United States,swheresaging and family support are not  9  highly.  10 , in the youth-oriented United States, growing old is seen as a bad thing, and many old people do not receive respect.
　　Pilipinos, the most Americanized of the Asians, are  11  extremely family-oriented. They are  12  to helping their children and will sacrifice greatly for their children to get an education.  13 , the children are devoted to their parents, who often live nearby. Grown children who leave the country for economic reasons  14  send large parts of their income home to their parents.
　　The Vietnamese family  15  people currently  16  as well as the spirits of the dead and of the as-yet unborn. Any  17  or actions are done from family considerations, not individual desires. People’s behavior is fudged  18  whether it brings shame or pride to the family. The Vietnamese do not particularly believe in self-reliance; in this way, they are the  19  of people in the United States. Many Vietnamese think that their actions in this life will influence their  20  in the next life. 
　　1. A. enlarged B. extended C. expanded D. lengthened
　　2 . A. history B. interaction C. blood D. bond
　　3. A. pioneer B. settlers C. immigrant D. ancestors
　　4. A. toward B. for C. of D. on
　　5. A. contributions B. sufferings C. sacrifices D. tributes
　　6. A. formal B. natural C. regular D. peculiar
　　7. A. in comparison B. to the same extent C. in a way D. in contrast
　　8. A. relief B. responsibility C. burden D. business
　　9. A. rewarded B. honored C. regarded D. complimented
　　10. A. in fact B. of course C. and yet D. as a result
　　11. A. but B. further C. still D. only
　　12. A. confined B. dedicated C. corresponded D. exposed
　　13. A. in turn B. in exchange C. in vain D. in debt
　　14. A. occasionally B. intentionally C. typically D. steadily
　　15. A. insists on B. consists of C. persists in D. resists to
　　16. A. living B. lively C. alive D. life
　　17. A. incidences B. decisions C. accidents D. expedition
　　18. A. on B. for C. by D. in
　　19. A. counterpart B. opposite C. competitor D. opponent
　　20. A. station B. status C. stature D. state
　　参考答案：
　　1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.A
　　11.C 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.B 16.C 17.B 18.A 19.B 20.B

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