41.

(A) At the past
(B) In the past
(C) On the past
(D) Within the past

When the first baby ...

當第一個孩子在一個家庭時，一切都變了。在過去，家長需要在早晨鬧鐘，但現在寶寶決定時，他們應該醒來。以前，父母花了他們晚上看電視或看書，但現在他們所有的空閒時間都花在欣賞他們的嬰兒。相比之下前寶寶天，他們的生活更精心策劃的。雖然他們出門看朋友時，他們想，這是不再可能。如果他們想去的地方沒有寶寶，他們必須安排一個保姆。不同於以往的整潔的房間，這幾天他們的公寓是嬰兒的事情。他們的朋友，甚至注意到差異的話題：它總是針對寶寶。

Formerly, the parents __42__, but now all their free time is spent admiring their infant. __43__ pre-baby days, their life is more carefully planned. While they used __44__ to see friends whenever they wanted to, that is no longer possible. If they want to go out without the baby, they must arrange for a babysitter. __45__ the neat and tidy rooms of the past, these days their apartment is full of baby things. Their friends have even noticed a difference in the topic of conversation: It’s always about the baby.

當第一個寶寶在家庭裡出生,一切都改變了,...