Unmarried mothers are by far the fastest  1 sgroupsof one-parent families in Britain. In 1991, their numbers  2  the number of the divorced for the first time. This increase worries White Hall because most  3  mothers rely on the state for their home and income.

　　Why the increase? It's clearly  4  to the decline of marriage. Between 1981 and 1991, the number of first marriages  5  for both sexes  6  over a quarter. Many of those who did not marry chose to live together  7  . In 1979 only 3% of unmarried women lived with their boyfriends. By 1991 it had risen to a quarter.

　　Early marriages have always been more likely to break  8  . Many single mothers lived with boyfriends  9  later walked out. Unmarried women cohabit,  10  average, for less than two years.

　　  11  holding the baby, single mothers find it hard to  12  for themselves. Fewer than half of all single mothers living  13  have  14  to a telephone, and a mere 15% to the essential tool of modern motherhood.

　　Social-security minister, increasingly worried about the growth in single motherhood, finds it hard to cope with it. Some  15  that  16  of welfare benefits, more generous to single mothers than married ones, may be an incentive.  17  cutting benefits to s ingle mothers would hurt their children.

　　Single mothers and their boyfriends come from a  18  of social backgrounds, but most are poor. The  19  a woman's education, the less she has to lose by  20  out of the job market to have children. The best cure, for both women and men, would be better education and more jobs.

　　1.〔A〕grown〔B〕growing〔C〕raised〔D〕raising

　　2.〔A〕outweighed〔B〕outgrew〔C〕overstated〔D〕overtook

　　3.〔A〕couple〔B〕married〔C〕single〔D〕divorcing

　　4.〔A〕contribute〔B〕due〔C〕owe〔D〕ascribe

　　5.〔A〕multiplied〔B〕soared〔C〕declined〔D〕proliferated

　　6.〔A〕to〔B〕by〔C〕for〔D〕at

　　7.〔A〕or else〔B〕on the contrary〔C〕in no way〔D〕instead

　　8.〔A〕away〔B〕through〔C〕down〔D〕out

　　9.〔A〕who〔B〕these〔C〕which〔D〕that

　　10.〔A〕of〔B〕on〔C〕above〔D〕t o

　　11.〔A〕To leave〔B〕Left〔C〕Leaving〔D〕Having left

　　12.〔A〕fend〔B〕offend〔C〕attend〔D〕defend

　　13.〔A〕lonely〔B〕alone〔C〕lone〔D〕solitary

　　14.〔A〕rights〔B〕property〔C〕assets〔D〕access

　　15.〔A〕inspect〔B〕retrospect〔C〕suspect〔D〕prospect

　　16.〔A〕efficiency〔B〕survival〔C〕availability〔D〕appearance

　　17.〔A〕As〔B〕But〔C〕Even〔D〕If

　　18.〔A〕line〔B〕range〔C〕chain〔D〕layer

　　19.〔A〕more〔B〕better〔C〕higher〔D〕worse

　　20.〔A〕dropping〔B〕calling〔C〕projecting〔D〕holding

　　Key to Model Test 6

　　1.〔B〕2.〔D〕3.〔C〕3.〔B〕5.〔C〕6.〔B〕7.〔D〕8.〔A〕9.〔A〕10.〔B〕

　　11.〔B〕12.〔A〕13.〔B〕14.〔D〕15.〔C〕16.〔C〕17.〔B〕18.〔B〕19.〔D〕20.〔A〕