Singapore—Young people in Singapore are in no hurry to get married, and most graduate women would prefer to remain single if they cannot find a suitable life partner, a survey(调查) has found.
For graduate aged 21 to 30, marriage is the fourth most important goal in the next five years after a career, healthy bank balance and a house, said the survey published on Monday by the “Strait Times”.
And non-graduates put marriage fifth in their list of priorities（优先考虑的东西）, adding education to the same three goals.
The Survey, which looked at the lifestyle patterns of singles and their attitudes to marriage, was conducted by the Social Department Unit(SDU) which was set up in 1984 as an official matchmaking（作媒）service to promote family life.
It surveyed 815 undergraduates and 1,000 working adults, including 204 graduates and 796 non-graduates in the island of 3 million people.
The survey found, however, that even if they did not put wedding plans at the top of their priorities, the majority of young Singaporeans would like to get married.
But more single women than men would remain single, rather than lower their expectations for a partner or rely on professional matchmakers, if they could not find their perfect match on their own, the survey found.
As SDU director Susan Chan said, some women were unwilling to meet new people, preferring to focus on their career and stay with a circle of close friends.
“If they give themselves a chance before they become too old, they will meet enough men to judge whether their expectations are just fanciful（理想化的）ideas. ” Chan told the “Strait Times”.
The SDU was formed with the concern over the birthrates going down and worries that a growing number of single graduate women were unable to find mates because Singaporean men didn't want bride（新娘）with higher educational qualifications.
1. This is a survey about most graduate women, __________ .
A. who are seeking a high-quality marriage
B. who will never make plans for their marriage
C. who would rather remain single than marry
D. who don't marry until over thirty
2. Which of the statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Non-graduates put marriage behind career, bank balance and education.
B. Graduates aged 21-30 put marriage behind career, bank balance and a house.
C. Non-graduates often first consider realizing their marriage.
D. The SDU was formed with the concern over the birthrates going down.
3. What was the purpose of founding the Social Department Unit?
A. To study graduates' lifestyle patterns and attitudes to marriage.
B. To make people's family life better.
C. To do research into graduates and non-graduates' life and ideas.
D. To earn money by a matchmaking service.
4. According to the passage, many Singaporean single women would marry on condition that __________.
A. their lovers could provide a comfortable house
B. their partners were doctors
C. it was by themselves that their lovers were found
D. professional matchmakers could help them
参考答案：1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C。 文章第七段提到新加坡妇女哪怕自己找不到完美的伴侣，也决不降低要求，不依靠专业婚介。
