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Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries.
Children in the USA will 1 their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they often go to different places to find good jobs. They often 2 to their parents or phone them, and they can choose their own 3 . Americans think it’s important for young people to make their own decisions.
Children are asked to do some house work at 4 . In many families, children are paid for 5 the housework so that they can learn how to manage their own money.
小题1:A. leave B. go C. love
小题2:A. come B. drive C. write
小题3:A. jobs B. job C. works
小题4:A. playground B. home C. classroom
小题5:A. to do B. do C. Doing
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C
题目分析：这篇短文主要介绍了美国的家庭教育问题。
小题1:动词辨析。A.离开；B.去；C.爱。结合语境可知此处指的是，当他们长大后，美国的孩子们会离开父母的家，故选A。
小题2:动词辨析。A. 来；B.驾驶；C.写。结合语境可知此处指的是他们常写信给父母，故选C。
小题3:词义辨析。work 工作，多指生产或完成某物的体力的或脑力的努力或活动，不可数；job工作,任务，多指为换取报酬而进行的日常活动，尤指作为某人的手艺、行业或职业的工作，可数。联系后一句，可知此处指的是他们能选择自己的工作。他们不可能是选择一个工作，故job用复数形式。选A。
小题4:结合语境可知此处指的是在家做家务，故选B，家。
小题5:结合语境可知此处指的是孩子们作家会获得报酬。本句中for是介词，后面接名词或者动名词作宾语，故选C，做。
点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍，看看是否符合逻辑，适当修改。个别小题可以当作单独的词义辨析题来做，先区分词义，结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。