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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 han

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问题     Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They are left in the hands of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their【S1】______children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any【S2】______visitors. The truth is that. this idea is an unfortunate myth -- a(an)【S3】______story. In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care that elderly people need. Samuel Preston, a sociologist, studied how the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the【S4】______American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. Moreover, because people today live longer after an illness than people did years ago, family members must provide long-term care. More psychologists have found that all caregivers【S5】______a common characteristic: all caregivers believe that they are the best people for the job. In other words, they all felt that they could do the job better than anyone else. Social workers【S6】______caregivers to find out why they took on the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative. Many caregivers believed they had【S7】______to help their relative. Some stated that helping others make them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping someone now, they would deserve care when they became old and【S8】______. Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a【S9】______satisfying experience for everyone who might be【S10】______

A)imaginative                                        I)average
B)grown                                              J)included
C)similarly                                          K)constant
D)regular                                            L)interviewed
E)share                                              M)mutually
F)dependent                                          N)imaginary
G)involved                                           O)ordinary
H)obligations
【S4】
选项
答案I
解析 由the和American couple可知该空应填一个形容词。由该句的意思：美国夫妇到40岁，他们与其说是父母倒不如说是孩子。并且后一句的意思为人们的寿命比以前长，可知这是普遍存在的情况，所以选 average，意为“平均的，一般的”。
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