The middle class collectively holds several values and principles．One strongvalue is the need to earn enough money to feel that one can determine ones owneconomic fate．In addition，middleclass morality(道德观)embraces principles of individualresponsibility，importance of faraily，obligations to others，and believing insomething outside oneself．

But in the 1990s those in the middle class found that there was a price forsuccess．A U．S．News ＆World Report survey in 1994 indicatedthat 75 percent of Americans believed that middle class families could nolonger make ends meet．Both spouses flow worked，as did some of the children；long commutesbecame routine；the need for child care put strains Onthe family；and public schools were not as good as theyonce were．Members of the middle class were no longerfinancing their lifestyles through earnings but were using credit to stayafloat．The understanding of just what middle classmeant was changing．

This passage gives information about__________．

A．a social and economic group

B．an individual

C．a political organization

D．a government department

42、 In the years after World War II the middle classwere__________．

A．over burdened and in debt

B．hard working and doubtful

C．happy and full of hope．

D．young and upset

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