18. What do people nowadays desire to do concerning their marriage?

　　[A] To embrace changes of thought.

　　[B] To adapt to the disintegrated family life.

　　[C] To return to the practice in the '60s and '70s.

　　[D] To create stability in their lives.

　　19. Why did some people choose not to divorce 20 years ago?

　　[A] They feared the complicated procedures.

　　[B] They wanted to go against the trend.

　　[C] They were afraid of losing face.

　　[D] They were willing to stay together.

　　20. Years ago a divorced man in a company would have

　　[A] been shifted around the country.

　　[B] had difficulty being promoted.

　　[C] enjoyed a happier life.

　　[D] tasted little bitterness of disgrace.

　　You now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 17.prediction沒有聽出來

　　drop=fall

　　level off平整、變平，穩(wěn)定

　　18.聽到 desire to do 就可以了

　　19.tough it out不管多難都努力讀過難關

　　for appearance's sake /for the sake of sth /disgrace

　　20.years ago定位

　　voted out of office選出辦公室

　　get up/move up the ladder

　　let alone 更不用說

　　Ronald Reagan 60年代全美國男人最討厭的男人，第一個去吻秀蘭鄧波爾的男演員