The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population. __1__, homelessness has reached such proportions that local government can’t possibly _____2____. To help homeless people ____3____ independence, the federal government must support job training programs, _____4_____ the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.
___5____everyone agrees on the numbers of Americans who are homeless. Estimates ____6__ anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. ____7___ the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is_____8____. One of the federal government’s studies____9___ that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.
Finding ways to __10__ this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. ___11__when homeless individuals manage to find a ___12__ that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day__13__ the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others, ____14____not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday __15__ skills needed to turn their lives ___16__. Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are __17___programs that address the many needs of the homeless. _____18__ Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, ___19__it, “There has to be _____20___of programs. What we need is a package deal.”
1．[A]Indeed [B]Likewise [C]Therefore [D]Furthermore
2．[A]stand [B]cope [C]approve [D]retain
3．[A]in [B]for [C]with [D]toward
4．[A]raise [B]add [C]take [D]keep
5． [A]generally [B]almost [C]hardly [D]not
6． [A]cover [B]change [C]range [D]differ
7． [A]Now that [B]Although [C]Provided [D]Except that
8． [A]inflating [B]expanding [C]increasing [D]extending
9． [A]predicts [B]displays [C]proves [D]discovers
10．[A]assist [B]track [C]sustain [D]dismiss
11．[A]Hence [B]But [C]Even [D]Only
12．[A]lodging [B]shelter [C]dwelling [D]house
13．[A]searching [B]strolling [C]crowding [D]wandering
14．[A]when [B]once [C]while [D]whereas
15．[A]life [B]existence [C]survival [D]maintenance
16．[A]around [B]over [C]on [D]up
17．[A]complex [B]comprehensive [C]complementary [D]compensating
18．[A]So [B]Since [C]As [D]Thus
19．[A]puts [B]interprets [C]assumes [D]makes
20．[A]supervision [B]manipulation [C]regulation [D]coordination
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___5____everyone agrees on the numbers of Americans who are homeless. Estimates ____6__ anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. ____7___ the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is_____8____. One of the federal government’s studies____9___ that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.
Finding ways to __10__ this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. ___11__when homeless individuals manage to find a ___12__ that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day__13__ the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others, ____14____not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday __15__ skills needed to turn their lives ___16__. Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are __17___programs that address the many needs of the homeless. _____18__ Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, ___19__it, “There has to be _____20___of programs. What we need is a package deal.”
1．[A]Indeed [B]Likewise [C]Therefore [D]Furthermore
2．[A]stand [B]cope [C]approve [D]retain
3．[A]in [B]for [C]with [D]toward
4．[A]raise [B]add [C]take [D]keep
5． [A]generally [B]almost [C]hardly [D]not
6． [A]cover [B]change [C]range [D]differ
7． [A]Now that [B]Although [C]Provided [D]Except that
8． [A]inflating [B]expanding [C]increasing [D]extending
9． [A]predicts [B]displays [C]proves [D]discovers
10．[A]assist [B]track [C]sustain [D]dismiss
11．[A]Hence [B]But [C]Even [D]Only
12．[A]lodging [B]shelter [C]dwelling [D]house
13．[A]searching [B]strolling [C]crowding [D]wandering
14．[A]when [B]once [C]while [D]whereas
15．[A]life [B]existence [C]survival [D]maintenance
16．[A]around [B]over [C]on [D]up
17．[A]complex [B]comprehensive [C]complementary [D]compensating
18．[A]So [B]Since [C]As [D]Thus
19．[A]puts [B]interprets [C]assumes [D]makes
20．[A]supervision [B]manipulation [C]regulation [D]coordination
key: ABDAD CBCAA CBDCC ABCAD