It is widely said that the old in western countries get differently treated from those in most Asian countries, where the old mostly live together with their of f spring （后代）．Many people wrongly think that in the U．S．, 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 once in a while, but more often, they do not have any 3　 visitors．No longer． 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 Preston, 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, when they became old and 18　 they would 19 care．Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a mutually satisfying experience for everyone who might be 20 .

1．A．a(chǎn)rms　　　　　 B．hands　　　　 C．bodies　　　 D．homes

2．A．grown　　　 　 B．growing　　　 C．being grown　　 　　　　　 D．to grow

3．A．regular　　　 B．lasting　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．constant　　　 　 D．normal

4．A．imagine　　　 B．imaginary　　 C．imagination　 D．imaginable

5．A．those　　　　 B．this　　　　　 C．that　　　　　 D．these

6．A．when　　　　　 B．how　　　　　 C．what　　　　　 D．where

7．A．common　　　　 B．usual　　　　 C．standard　　　 D．a(chǎn)verage

8．A．Further　　　 B．However　　　 C．Moreover　　　 D．Wherever

9．A．before　　　　 B．a(chǎn)go　　　　　 C．later　　　　 D．lately

10．A．share　　　　 B．enjoy　　　　 C．divide　　　　 D．content

11．A．person　　　 B．people　　　　 C．character　　 D．man

12．A．would　　　　 B．will　　　　　 C．could　　　　 D．can

13．A．questioned　 B．interviewed　 C．negotiated　　 D．compromised

14．A．in　　　　　 B．up　　　　　　 C．on　　　　　　 D．off

15．A．a(chǎn)dmiration　 B．intention　　 C．necessity　　 D．commitment

16．A．caused　　　 B．enabled　　　 C．made　　　　　 D．got

17．A．someone　　　 B．a(chǎn)nyone　　　　 C．everyone　　　 D．a(chǎn)nybody

18．A．elderly　　　 B．dependent　　 C．dependable　　 D．independent

19．A．remark　　　 B．preview　　　 C．deserve　　　 D．outline

20．A．considered　 B．concluded　　 C．consumed　　　 D．concerned

Generally speaking, _______ , according to the instructions, the drug has no side effects.

A. when taking　 B. when taken　 C. when to take　 D. when to be taken

The book-store _____ open until 8 at night every day.

　 A. stays 　 B. starts

　 C. becomes 　 D. turns

We classmates visited our beloved teacher on hearing his a___ in the capital city.

“What’s your opinion on the matter, please?” “Oh, sorry, I _______.”

A. wasn’t to listen　　　　 B. haven’t listened

C. wasn’t listening　　　　 D. hadn’t listened

_______ were given to those foreigners who helped the country ______ independence from Britain.

A. Rewards; gain B. Awards; make　 C. Prizes; take　 D. Awards; get

Who did you see     in the middle of the front row making that much noise?

A. seated          B. sit            C. seat             D. seating

I am in      charge of the class which was in　　charge of my wife.

A. 不填；the　　　B. 不填；不填　　　 C. the; 不填　　　　　D. the; the

---Is there any flight to New York?

--- I think there ______ be, for it is snowing so heavily.

　 A. shouldn’t　　 B. mustn’t　　　 C. can’t　　　　 D. needn’t

It is said that her dream of becoming a famous singer________at last.

A．turned true B．realized C．lived D．came true