Section I Use of English

　　Directions:

　　Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,Cor D on ANSWER SHEET1.(10points)

　　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 [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