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Section C
Directions:In this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information.For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.
The founding of New China put an end to the feudal marital and family system that had endured for several millennia.Independent marriage based on (36)______love and family in which husband and wife are (37)______ have become the main current in contemporary Chinese Society.
Women have gained the right of (38)______ in marriage.In old China, over 95 percent of marriages were arranged on a (39)______ basis.Over the last 40-odd years, the degree of freedom in choosing a partner has increased (40)______.Sample investigations show that 74 percent of young couples make the decision themselves to (41)______ or do so after consultation with their parents,and 80 percent of marriages of women under 40 years old are based on their own choice.Women’s rights with regard to (42)______and remarriage are also duly and properly (43)______.This is a warmly welcome change to most women.(44)_________________________________.In fact Chinese women have gained the important personal right of being able to retain their maiden names.(45)________________________________.They adopted their husband’s surname after they wed and children used their father's surnames.(46)_________________________________.In cities, quite a few children take their mother’s surname.
