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The danger of delaying childbearing, of course, is that a woman who eventually wants a baby may be unable to
have one because her eggs are no longer viable. But researchers have developed a procedure that, 14 not stopping
a woman’s biological clock, can in effect act as a snooze button. Egg freezing, or “oocyte cryopreservation,” uses
hormones to boost a woman’s production of eggs, which are then extracted and frozen, 15 them to be thawed,
fertilized, and implanted in her womb at a later date. Freezing puts the eggs in a state of 16 animation, meaning
that in theory, a woman can keep a viable store of eggs on ice long after her body’s natural supply is depleted.
While egg freezing is available primarily to cancer patients facing infertility from chemotherapy and radiation, a
growing number of clinics are offering the procedure to 17 healthy women who simply want to postpone
childbearing for personal reasons.
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Scandinavian countries have been the pacesetters in the development of many of the nontraditional forms of
family living, especially births outside of wedlock and cohabitation outside of legal marriage. Women in these
societies also have the highest rates of labor force participation. However, in at least two aspects, the United States is
setting the pace: Americans have, by far, the highest divorce rate of any industrial nation, as well as a higher incidence
of single-parent households, one of the most economically vulnerable segments of the population. Japan is the most
traditional society of those studied, with very low rates of divorce and births out of wedlock and the highest proportion
of married-couple households. In fact, Japan is the only country studied in which the share of such households has
increased since 1960. But even in Japan, family patterns are changing: sharp drops in fertility have led to much smaller
families, and the three-generation household, once the mainstay of Japanese family life, is in decline.
18 According to the passage, which of the following distinguishes Scandinavian countries from other countries
studied?
Children born outside of marriage. Sharp drops in fertility.
The highest divorce rate. The fast economic development.
19 According to the passage, which country has the highest rate of single-parent households?
Norway. Denmark. The USA. Japan.
20 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT found in Japan?
A decrease of three-generation households. A high birth rate.
An increase of smaller families. A high proportion of married-couple households.