II. Talk Direction: In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE only. While listening, you may look at Answer Sheet One and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You have Thirty seconds to preview the gap-filling task. Now, listen to the talk. When it’s over, you will be given 2 minutes to complete your work. American Families I. Types of American families  the traditional American family: a working father, a (1) ___________, and two or three children  the single-parent family :single mothers and single fathers raising children by themselves  the childless family: (2) ___________ who don't want any children  (3) ___________ children move back with their parents after living alone for a long time II. Reasons for the change  the social reason: high (4) ___________ rate  the economic reason: (5) ___________ among young adults  the most important reason: most American women now work (6) ___________ III. Flexible new policies to help modern working parents  (7) ___________: temporary leave to have a baby  (8) ___________: useful for people with children  working at home: easy for people in professions like computer programming and (9)___________ These kinds of programs are available in only a few (10) ___________. It is still very difficult for most people trying to work and take care of a family.