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Adoption
Choose the correct answer.
1 An adoption order has the effect ( ) severing the parental responsibilities and rights of the birth parents and transferring those responsibilities and rights onto the adoptive parent(s).
a) of
b) to
c) on
２ there is no legal difference ( ) adopted children and those born to the parents.
a) between
b) during
c) among
type of adoption
In most jurisdictions, the adoption process begins with the decision of the birth mother (or in some cased, both parents) to place the child for adoption. Birth parents may be able to choose what family they would like their child to belong to.
３ The birth parents may have the option ( )choosing whether they want an open, semi-open, or closed adoption.
a) at
b) of
c) to
open adoption
Open adoption is where the adopted person has access to their file and/or original records.
４ This may be a right available at certain ages - e.g., at age 18, a person adopted in ( ) becomes automatically entitled to their birth certificate and may access their adoption records.
a) United states
b)United kingdom
c) Australia
Semi open adoption
5 In a semi-open adoption, the birth parents may meet .( )one or several times and then have no more physical contact.
a) The adoptive children
b) The adoptive parents
c) agent
Closed adoption
After the adoption is legalized, no further information is shared between the adoptive and birth parents.
６ which word can best replace the word legalized,？
a) fairy
b) authorized
c) unlawful
international adoption
International adoption is the placing of a child for adoption outside that child’s country of birth. The laws of different countries vary in their willingness to allow international adoptions.
7 , ( )have relatively well-established rules and procedures for foreign adopters to follow.
a) China and Vietnam
b) United kingdom
c) United Arab Emirates
8 ( ) for example, expressly forbid procedures for foreign adopters.
a) China and Vietnam
b) United kingdom
c) United Arab Emirates
Adoption numbers
The number of children available for adoption inside Western nations has dropped considerably in recent years.
９ In( ), the number of children awaiting adoption has dropped from 132,000 to 118,000 during the period 2000 to 2004.
a)Italy
b)the USA
c)Iceland
The language of adoption
The language used in adoption is changing and evolving, and it has become a controversial issue.
10 The controversy arises over the use of terms which, while designed to be more appealing or less offensive ( ) some persons affected by adoption, may simultaneously cause offense or insult to others.
a)to
b)of
c)in
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