Model Test 6 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〕