Complete the sentences with prepositions

1. Young people frequently fall ___ love and marry even if their parents disapprove ___ their choice.

2. One ___ every three marriages ends ___ divorce.

3. American mar­riages are usually based ___ romantic love, rather than ___ social class.

4. Very few newlyweds choose to begin married life living ___ either set ___ parents.

5. Marriage in the United States is considered a matter ___ individual responsibility.

6. It is perfectly respectable ___ a young man to call ___ a young woman, introduce himself ___ telephone, and arrange a date.

7. Sociologists point ___ changes ___ the laws that have made divorce easier and ___ changes ___ attitudes.

8. Marriages ___ blacks and whites are still rather rare.

9. In the early 1970s only 1.5 percent ___ all mar­ried couples were not living ___ their own - independently and ___ themselves.

10. Usually they have a friend ___ common.

11. Marriages between Blacks and Whites account ___ fewer than 1 percent ___ all marriages each year.

12. Though parents generally encourage their children to marry someone ___ the same race and religion, when young adults move ___ ___ their parents' home, they often date and then marry people ___ quite different backgrounds.

13. Americans try to be practical ___ most matters.

14. His decision was based ___ feelings ___ love rather than practical considerations.

15. Serious dating ___ a commitment ___ marriage is the familiar style ___ courtship ___ many cultures.

16. Casual dating involves two young people going ___ together ___ some length ___ time.

Complete the text with words and expressions

MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

It is hard to separate dating from marriage. Most Americans do not begin dating with (1)______________ in mind — they date for fun and companionship, but extensive and serious dating with one special person often leads to marriage.

Sometimes (2)_________ (3)____________ are arranged for two people who have never met each other. Sometimes a party is thrown where a man and a woman can be informally introduced to each other. Or maybe a dinner will be given for people to meet.

In the United States, marriages are generally based on (4)_________, although some people nicknamed gold diggers do marry for (5)__________. Moreover, just as anywhere else, some people not in love may choose a partner who is a good provider or a good homemaker.

Except for the very upper level of society, being of the same social class is not a very important factor in (6)__________. Religion or political belief is usually more crucial. And although it is not very common, some young Americans are disinherited for marrying a person their parents do not like. However, the threat of being thrown out of the family seldom stops an American from marrying the person he or she loves.

Since Americans usually marry for love, many also choose to (7)__________ once they feel they are no longer in love with their partner. Nevertheless, it is quite common for such couples to be friends and to see each other now and then even after getting divorced.

Undoubtedly, American couples tend to feel freer about getting a divorce since many women (8)________ and are not dependent on their husband's income. Of course, some women who work only (9) ___________ or who do not work at all receive alimony: however sometimes a woman must pay alimony to her former husband if she has a higher income. Regardless of whether alimony is paid or not, usually monthly child support payments are made to the one who receives custody of any children, under eighteen or sometimes under twenty-one.

Anyway, while the divorce (10) __________ is high in the United States, so is the number of remarriages. Most Americans start (11) ___________ again after getting divorced, and over sixty percent of them will eventually get remarried.