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31-35Adoption is mentioned in ancient legends, myths, and stories. The Bible, for example,describes the adoption of Moses by Pharaoh’s daughter. The Roman general Julius Caesaradopted his grand-nephew Octavius.Formerly the purpose of adoption was to enhance the family unit by providing achildless family with an heir to inherit property or continue a family name. It was not until1851, in Massachusetts, that the first adoption law to protect children was passed. Since thenpeople have become more concerned about the child’s welfare in adoption.Gradually ideas about adoption have changed. Adoption is now considered a way tofind families for children. Communities and social agencies are trying to give more childrenthe benefits of adoption. One reason is the belief that every child has a right to a caring andsupportive family.Social agencies are using new methods to find families to care for an older child, asibling group, or a child with handicaps. Legislation has been passed to help families whochoose to adopt children with special needs. The adoptive parents of such children are givenallowances to help meet the costs of including the child in their families.People who are members of minority groups are being encouraged to adopt children,and in some states the law allows single persons to adopt children. Various organizations areengaged in research to find out how to make adoption as satisfactory as possible for childrenand their biological and adoptive families.Recently, there has been a trend toward the re-establishment of a relationship, later inlife, between adoptees and their birth parents. A few states have passed “open records”legislation that allows the examination of certain adoption records that makes it easier foradult adoptees and their birth parents to conduct a search for each other. Some states haveadoption registries that take information from, and provide information to, any personengaged in such a search.
31. What is the best title for this passage?
(A) Trends in Adoptions
(B) Adoptive Parents or Biological Parents?
(C) Adoption Services in the States
(D) How to Adopt Children Legally
(E) Why Do Children Need Adoption?

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答案：A
難度：適中0.6875
統計：A(11),B(1),C(2),D(1),E(0)

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