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New research shows that children born after unplanned pregnancies develop more slowly than children whose parents bad planned th

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问题     New research shows that children born after unplanned pregnancies develop more slowly than children whose parents bad planned their pregnancy. However, once the results are adjusted to take into【C1】______socioeconomic【C2】______these differences disappear.
    A team from the University of Oxford used data from the Millennium Cohort Study to【C3】______the effect of pregnancy planning on childhood development. The Millennium Cohort Study collected【C4】______from parents of children born between 2000 and 2001 in the U. K. when the children were 9 months old, and then revisited them at age 3, 5 and 7.
    The researchers, led by Claire Carson of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit at the university, found that children whose parents had not planned to have a baby had worse verbal and non-verbal skills, and spatial【C5】______, than their planned counterparts,【C6】______behind by around five months at age 5.
    The team also looked at the development of children born as a result of IVF treatment and found that they were three to four months ahead in terms of their development than children who had been planned. These differences didn’t【C7】______disappear when the results were adjusted for the family’s【C8】______but it follows that more privileged families are more likely to be able to afford expensive IVF treatment.
    Other advantages associated with a(n) 【C9】______socioeconomic position include more highly educated parents and more parental involvement. "At the other end of the spectrum," the authors write, "children born after mistimed or unplanned pregnancies might have【C10】______to fewer educational resources, such as books, puzzles, trips to library. "
A)access B)account C)awareness D)beneficial
E)benevolent F)circumstances G)data H)distinguish
I)factors J)investigate K)involving L)lagging
M)surveyed N)totally O)unexpectedly
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答案B
解析 空格位于介词之后，需要填入名词。take…into account为固定搭配，意为“考虑，重视”。故应选择B)account。
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