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2015年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试 管理类专业硕士学位联考（英语二） 模拟试题三 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) Britons in their late 30s and early 40s are 1 than any other age group, suffering from loneliness and depression as work and relationship pressures 2 their toll, according to a 3 on Wednesday. The research, 4 relationship advice charity Relate, found a fifth of those 5 35 to 44 wished they had a better relationship with their family, 6 nearly a third saying these relationships would improve if they could work 7 hours.. Traditionally we 8 the midlife 9 with people in their late 40s to 50s, but the report reveals that this period could be reaching people earlier than we would expect, said Claire Tyler, chief executive of Relate. Its when life gets really hard -- youre starting a family, pressure at work can be 10 and money worries can be 11 crippling. Relate found that 22 percent of 35 to 44-year-olds had suffered depression because of a bad 12 , and 40 percent had been cheated on by a partner. The survey of 2,004 adults showed that, across all age groups, money worries and unemployment were the biggest strain on peoples relationships with their partners, while communication problems, working long hours and the 13 of housework also 14 pressure on couples. The ways in which people communicate with their friends and family have changed with the growth of modern technology, the survey found, with emails and 15 messages more popular than face-to-face communication for 16 in touch with friends. A quarter of parents said they used social networking 17 such as Facebook and MySpace to keep in contact with their children, while one in 10 parents said they had no face to face contact with their children at all. Relationships with dads have 18 suffered from changes to family 19 , the charity said, with a th