As long as the American land was not completely settled and the elements of civilized order were not yet imposed on the frontier

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问题     As long as the American land was not completely settled and the elements of civilized order were not yet imposed on the frontier, the【B1】______ American passion for looking to the future was【B2】______ to prophetic brooding(沉思)on material【B3】______ and to great efforts to make those prophecies come true. But with the closing of the frontier, interest in the future took a more human form. It became the 【B4】______ of the American men and women to provide a world in which life would be easier for the next generation.【B5】______, at least, the closing of the frontier meant a closing of the【B6】______, since it was no longer possible to【B7】______ the problem of youth’s economic future with a【B8】______ "Go West, young men, and grow up with the country".
    As a result, providing a world in which young men and women could grow up in a fairly stable country became a constant national concern.【B9】______. If, on the other hand, the old tradition survived that everybody, no matter how wealthy his parents,【B10】______. When the merchant’s or the lawyer’s son made some extra money by delivering papers or cutting lawns, he was probably performing an act of discipline rather than a strictly economic function.【B11】______, with vigor and success, for the right to a car of his own or to a free hand with the family car.
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答案horizons

解析 根据空格前面的the,可知此处应该是一个名词。horizon此处表示“视野”,是可数名词,根据句意,应该用复数形式,加-s。
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