Living Alone IsJoyful More and more Americans are living alone.Some live alone because ofdivorce or the death of a partner. _______（46) According to a recent

U.S.census（人口普查）,25 percent of all households inthe U.S.are made up of just one person.This is dramatic change from theextended families of just a couple of

generations ago. Thetypical person living alone is neither old nor lonely．

______(47)Themajority of these people have chosen to live alone.They are responding todecreasing social pressure to get married and have a family.

It's now sociallyacceptable,even fashionable,to live alone.As people get better jobs and becomefinancially independent,it becomes possible for them to maintain a one-

personhousehold.______(48)

However,people whodo get married are marrying at a later age and divorcing more often. The numberone reason given by most people for living alone is that they simply

enjoy doing whatthey want when they want to do it."Living alone is a luxury,"saysNina Hagiwara,33."Once you do it,you can't ever go back to living withothers,"David

C'Debaca,46,agrees.

______(49) Childrenthink that being grown up means being able to do exactly as theyplease._______(50) The chance to discover whether that freedom is as wonderfulas it

sounds is a chancemore and more Americans are taking.______(46)

A.There's morepressure to get married nowadays.

B.The growing numberof women with good jobs has done much to increase the number of people livingalone.

C.However,even morepeople are living alone because they have chosen to.

D.It seems that manygrown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.

E.In fact,a quarterof the 23 million single people in the U.S.are under the age of 35.