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　　Families in different countries are different．Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries．Most American families have one or two parents and two or more children each．

　　Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up．They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs．They often write to their parents or telephone them．And they often go to visit their parents on holidays．

　　Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs．Americans think it is important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves．

　　Today, the families in China are also small．Most Chinese families have one or two parents．But each family can only have one kid, except the twins．

　　When the kids in China grow up, some of them may live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs, some of them may live with their parents because they don't want to make their parents feel lonely．

　　Some of the parents in China don't let their children choose their own jobs．They choose the jobs for their kids．Most of them think they can give their kids a better future．It's not good for young people．

(1)

How many children may an American family have?

[　　]

A．

One．

B．

Only two．

C．

More than three．

D．

Two or more．

(2)

In ________, some of the kids may live with their parents when they grow up．

[　　]

A．

the US

B．

China

C．

America and China

D．

all countries

(3)

The parents in ________ let their kids choose their own jobs．

[　　]

A．

America

B．

China

C．

England

D．

America and England

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