Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
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 need 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 Blotkowsk, 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（A）
[D] Furthermore
2. [A] stand
[B] cope
[C] approve（B）
[D] retain
3. [A] in
[B] for
[C] with（D）
[D] toward
4. [A] raise
[B] add
[C] take（A）
[D] keep
5. [A] generally
[B] almost
[C] hardly（D）
[D] not
6. [A] cover
[B] change
[C] range（C）
[D] differ
7. [A] Now that
[B] Although
[C] Provided（B）
[D] Except that
8. [A] inflating
[B] expanding
[C] increasing（C）
[D] extending
9. [A] predicts
[B] displays
[C] proves（A）
[D] discovers
10. [A] assist
[B] track
[C] sustain（A）
[D] dismiss
11. [A] Hence
[B] But
[C] Even（C）
[D] Only
12. [A] lodging
[B] shelter
[C] dwelling（B）
[D] house
13. [A] searching
[B] strolling
[C] crowding（D）
[D] wandering
14. [A] when
[B] once
[C] while（C）
[D] whereas
15. [A] life
[B] existence
[C] survival（C）
[D] maintenance
16. [A] around
[B] over
[C] on（A）
[D] up
17. [A] complex
[B] comprehensive
[C] complementary（B）
[D] compensating
18. [A] So
[B] Since
[C] As（C）
[D] Thus
19. [A] puts
[B] interprets
[C] assumes（A）
[D] makes
20. [A] supervision
[B] manipulation
[C] regulation（D）
[D] coordination
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