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Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes.They are left in the -1- of strangers for the rest of their lives.Their -2- children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any -3- visitors.The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth-an -4- story.In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care -5- elderly people need.Samuel Prestoon, a sociologist, studied -6- the American family is changing.He reported that by the time the -7- American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. -8-, because people today live longer after an illness than people did years -9-, family members must provide long term care.More psychologists have found that all caregivers -10- a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best -11- for the job. In other words, they all felt that they -12- do the job better than anyone else. Social workers -13- caregivers to find out why they took -14- the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative.Many caregivers believed they had -15- to help their relative. Some stated that helping others -16- them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping -17- now, they would deserve care when they became old and -18-.Caring for the elderlyand being taken care of can be a -19- satisfying experience for everyone who might be -20-.
1. [A] hands[B] arms [C] bodies [D] homes
2. [A] growing [B] grown [C] being grown [D] having grown
3. [A] constant [B] lasting [C] regular [D] normal
4. [A] imaginary[B] imaginable [C] imaginative [D] imagery
5. [A] that [B] this [C] those[D] these
6. [A] when [B] how [C] what [D] where
7. [A] common [B] ordinary [C] standard [D] average
8. [A] Further [B] However [C] Moreover [D] Whereas
9. [A] before [B] ago [C] later[D] lately
10. [A] share[B] enjoy [C] divide [D] consent
11. [A] person [B] people [C] character[D] man
12. [A] would[B] will [C] could[D] can
13. [A] questioned [B] interviewed [C] inquired [D] interrogate
14. [A] in [B] up [C] on [D] off
15. [A] admiration [B] initiative [C] necessity[D] obligation
16. [A] cause[B] enable [C] make [D] get
17. [A] someone [B] anyone [C] everyone [D] anybody
18. [A] elderly [B] dependent [C] dependable [D] independent
19. [A] similarly[B] differently [C] mutually [D] certainly
20. [A] involved [B] excluded [C] included [D] considered |
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发表于 2016-7-11 20:11:19