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Homosexuals
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    Many homosexualsprefer to be called gay or, for women, lesbian.Most of them live quiet lives just 1 anyone else.Some gay people have alwaysraised children,  2 or with partners, and the use of artificial insemination(人工受精)is increasingamong lesbians.
    Gay persons are in every kind of job.Some are very open about their homosexuality, and some are more private.Some 3 their sexual orientation as a biological given and others as a choice.For those women/who see it as a choice, one reason often given is the inequality in most heterosexual relationships.(異性戀關(guān)系)
    Homosexuality has been common in most cultures throughout history and generally 4 As a result, homosexual activity became a crime,  5 which the penalty in early courts was death.Homosexual behavior is still 6 in many countries and U.S.states.
    Homosexuality later came to be viewed widely as less a sin than a sickness, but now no mental-health profession any longer 7 homosexuality an illness.More recent theories to 8 for homosexuality have included those based on biological and sociological factors.To date,  9 there is no conclusive general theory/that can explore in the cause of homosexuality.
    Attitudes 10 homosexuality began to change in the second half of the 20th century.Gays attribute this, in part, to their own struggle for their rights and pride in their orientation.Some large companies now 11 health-care benefits to the life partners of their gay employees.Many cities also have officially appointed lesbian and gay advisory committees.
    12 some attitudes have changed, however, prejudice still exists, and in the late 1980s and early 1990s there were considerable shouts against homosexuals, with attempts to  13 laws forbidding the granting of basic civil rights to gays.
    The AIDS epidemic,/which started in the 1980s, has devastated the gay community and brought it together as never before.The organized gay response to the lack of government financial support for fighting AIDSand to the needs of the thousands of AIDS victims, reason 14 they be gays or not, has been a model of community action.AIDS, however, has also 15 people with another reason for their prejudice.
    Exercise:
    1.a.alike    b.like    c.likely      d.liking
    2.a.lone     b.lonely    c.along      d.alone
    3.a.glare    b.observe   c.glance      d.view
    4.a.condemned b.condemning  c.to condemn    d.being condemned
    5.a.against   b.from     c.for       d.of
    6.a legal    b illegal   c.resistible    d.irresistible
    7.a.takes    b.considers c.regards     d.thinks of
    8.a.account   b.look     c.fight      d.plead
    9.a.in addition b.therefore  c.however     d.consequently
    10.a.in     b.at      c.for       d.toward
    11.a.exclude   b.include   c.extend     d.intend
    12.a.Because   b.While    c.If        d.In order that
    13.a.pass    b.ban      c.discontinue   d.cancel
    14.a whatever  b.however    c.whenever    d.whether
    15.a.associated b.shared    c.provided    d.charged
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    Homosexuals
    Many homosexualsprefer to be called gay or, for women, lesbian.Most of them live quiet lives just 1 anyone else.Some gay people have alwaysraised children,  2 or with partners, and the use of artificial inseminationis increasingamong lesbians.
    Gay persons are in every kind of job.Some are very open about their homosexuality, and some are more private.Some 3 their sexual orientation as a biological given and others as a choice.For those women/who see it as a choice, one reason often given is the inequality in most heterosexual relationships.
    Homosexuality has been common in most cultures throughout history and generally 4 As a result, homosexual activity became a crime,  5 which the penalty in early courts was death.Homosexual behavior is still 6 in many countries and U.S.states.
    Homosexuality later came to be viewed widely as less a sin than a sickness, but now no mental-health profession any longer 7 homosexuality an illness.More recent theories to 8 for homosexuality have included those based on biological and sociological factors.To date,  9 there is no conclusive general theory/that can explore in the cause of homosexuality.
    Attitudes 10 homosexuality began to change in the second half of the 20th century.Gays attribute this, in part, to their own struggle for their rights and pride in their orientation.Some large companies now 11 health-care benefits to the life partners of their gay employees.Many cities also have officially appointed lesbian and gay advisory committees.
    12 some attitudes have changed, however, prejudice still exists, and in the late 1980s and early 1990s there were considerable shouts against homosexuals, with attempts to  13 laws forbidding the granting of basic civil rights to gays.
    The AIDS epidemic,/which started in the 1980s, has devastated the gay community and brought it together as never before.The organized gay response to the lack of government financial support for fighting AIDSand to the needs of the thousands of AIDS victims, reason 14 they be gays or not, has been a model of community action.AIDS, however, has also 15 people with another reason for their prejudice.
    Exercise:
    1.a.alikeb.likec.likelyd.liking
    2.a.loneb.lonelyc.alongd.alone
    3.a.glareb.observec.glanced.view
    4.a.condemnedb.condemningc.to condemnd.being condemned
    5.a.againstb.fromc.ford.of
    6.a legalb illegalc.resistibled.irresistible
    7.a.takesb.considersc.regardsd.thinks of
    8.a.accountb.lookc.fightd.plead
    9.a.in additionb.thereforec.howeverd.consequently
    10.a.inb.atc.ford.toward
    11.a.excludeb includec extendd.intend
    12.a.Becauseb.Whilec.Ifd.In order that
    13.a.passb.banc.discontinued.cancel
    14.a whateverb.howeverc.wheneverd.whether
    15.a.associatedb.sharedc.providedd.charged