Ordinary people in Britain have more washing machines and cars than in 1946. They also have more fear of unemployment. While once the nation’s heroes used to be 21 or politicians, today they are more likely to be 22 faces on television or in films. These are just some of the 23 discovered in surveys by the Market Research Society. More than 3,000 people were 24 and the results were compared with a 25 survey in 1946. Many people are better off and women spend much less time in the 26 looking after their families. Also people’s 27 in clothing and entertainment have changed considerably. They 28 more casually than they used to. And while “an evening out” used to mean a 29 to the cinema, today it is more 30 to involve going to a restaurant or to a disco. Some things, 31 ,have not changed. People still adore 32 like Casablanca even though they usually watch them on the 33 or video instead of in the cinema. And despite the variety of 34 food now available, a quarter of the people still prefer 35 food they’re used to for a long time. One of the most 36 things of the new research is the lack of ambition among the 37 . Many executives (管理者)feel that they have 38 all their most important goals in life in their mid-forties. Most of them said they would prefer to 39 in their fifties rather than go on working for a(n) 40 . 21. A. designers B. housewives C. actors D. soldiers 22. A. famous B. ordinary C. serious D. happy 23. A. advantages B. comments C. changes D. statistics 24. A. introduced B. informed C. questioned D. discovered 25. A. secret B. similar C. recent D. meaningful 26. A. home B. kindergarten C. nursery D. hospital 27. A. behaviors B. tastes C. performances D. researches 28. A. talk B. dress C. walk D. behave 29. A. access B. reply C. visit D. reference 30. A. beneficial B. important C. convenient D. likely 31. A. therefore B. furthermore C. meanwhile D. however 32. A. novels B. films C. dresses D. models 33. A. television B. radio C. stage D. ground 34. A. expensive B. frozen C. foreign D. classic 35. A. fried B. tasty C. healthy D. traditional 36. A. surprising B. positive C. ridiculous D. exciting 37. A. teens B. young C. elderly D. middle-aged 38. A. set B. achieved C. established D. missed 39. A. retire B. study C. compete D. succeed 40. A. experience B. living C. experiment D. promotion
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