Most American families are 1. ______(small) than the families in other countries. Most American families 2. ______ (has) one or two parents and one or two children .
Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow 3.______ . They usually 　　live far from their parents 4. ______ they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents 5.______ holiday.
　　Parents usually let their children 6. ______(choose) their own jobs. 7.______ (American) think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves. Children are 8.______ (ask) to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid 9.______doing some housework so that they learn 10.______to make money for their own use.