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完形填空Wherever in the world you’re reading this right now, you will be aware of just how mixed modern society has bee in terms of race. Within the UK, mixed-raced children are the largest1ethnic minority. Bringing home a partnerof a different2to yourself is no longer viewed as, “strange” or “different” in alot of families.When Joseph brought home Hari, the3that she was of Indian parentage was never even talked about — she made him happy. They made each other happy. And that was all that4.But the reason why they were together for 11 years before they got5is that Hari was afraid of telling her6about the person that she’d fallen in love with. She was afraid of the consequences it would7for her younger sisters. Would theybe packed off to India? Would they end up in arranged8they may not want? At 22 years old, when she first fell in love with him — it wasa large burden to9.But she loved him, and10they moved in together… and then bought a house by theBrighton coast, where they have11for almost 8 years. All the while her parents didn’t know. Her sisters did, and they too lovedJoseph — they12him as the brother they’d never had.But after nine years together, she finally had to tell her father (her mother13away a few years ago). We were on tenderhooks(惶恐不安)the weekend she went up North to tell him. It was emotional and as a family we were worried. Hari had been14of our family for so long, we felt for her. We knew how15it would be. She loved her father, but knew this would hurt him, who was a very traditional Sikh man.1.A.growingB.slowingC.reducingD.ageing2.A.sexB.raceC.citizenshipD.nationality3.A.factB.ideaC.statementD.news4.A.workedB.meantC.existedD.mattered5.A.reunitedB.acceptedC.marriedD.divorced6.A.familyB.parentsC.classmatesD.friends7.A.bearB.haveC.makeD.receive8.A.reunionsB.gatheringsC.marriagesD.parties9.A.holdB.bringC.takeD.carry10.A.eventuallyB.generallyC.possiblyD.faithfully11.A.livedB.workedC.studiedD.dated12.A.foundB.thoughtC.belivedD.saw13.A.wentB.ranC.passedD.fled14.A.memberB.partC.funD.role15.A.easyB.closeC.hardD.awful