With the passage of time, the wave of change also spread to cities.The expression "one's【C

With the passage of time, the wave of change also spread to cities. The expression "one's【C1】______on marriage" began to appear, as did the concept of "marriage as one of life's many【C2】______."

The【C3】______of men still unmarried in their thirties reached about twenty percent in the national【C4】______taken in 1985, and the【C5】______of a "hard-to-get-married era" began to be much talked about. The figure apparently【C6】______30 percent in 1995.【C7】______, the highest rate of male singles in their thirties was【C8】______in Tokyo, including that the【C9】______number of unmarried men was no longer a【C10】______rural problem.

What about women？ The proportion of unmarried women in the 25 - 29 age【C11】______bracket has been increasing【C12】______about 5 percent every five years【C13】______it is now nearly 50 percent.

What are the real reasons women【C14】______not to marry？ Early on, two were cited: women are now better educated and more women are interested in working outside the home. A Ministry of Education survey【C15】______in 1989 found that 35.8 percent of male high school graduates【C16】______to college or university(including junior college)— less than the 36.8 percent for female graduates. This was the first time【C17】______the ministry started such surveys that women had【C18】______men in going【C19】______higher education.【C20】______, the proportion of women with jobs outside the home reached 49.5 percent in 1989.

【C1】

A．outlook

B．lookout

C．conception

D．belief