(1)
A)They believed it to be a luxury.
B)They considered it avoidable.
C)They took it to be a trend.
D)They thought it quite acceptable. (2)
A)Casual.
B)Critical.
C)Sceptical.
D)Serious. (3)
A)When the current marriage law is modifed.
B)When husband and wife understand each other better.
C)When the costs of getting a divorce become unaffordable.
D)When people consider marriage an important part of their lives.
原文：
In recent years, there has been an unusually large number of divorces in the United States. In the past, when two people married each other, they intended to stay together for life. While today, many people marry believing that they can always get it divorce if the marriage does not work out. In the past, a large majority of the Americans frowned of the idea of divorce. Futhermore, many people believed that getting a divorce was a luxury that only the rich could afford. Indeed, getting a divorce was very expensive. However, since so many people have began to take a more casual view of marriage,it is interesting to know that the cost of getting a divorce are lower. In fact, wherever you go in the United States today, it is not unusual to see newspaper ads that provide information on how and where to get a cheap divorce. Hollywood has always been known as the divorce capital of the world. The divorce rate among the movie stars is so high that it is difficult to know who is married to whom. Today many movie stars change husbands and wives as though they were changing clothes.Until marriage again become the serious and important part of people's lives we will probably continue to see a high rate of divorce.
18. What did many Americans think of divorce in the past?
19. What is the attitude of many Americans to marriage today?
20. In the speaker's view, when will the high rate of divorce be brought down?