例：How much is the shirt?
A￡19.15
8￡9.15
C￡9.18
答案是B。
1. What will Dorothy do on the weekend?
A. Go out with her friend
B. Work on her paper
C. Make some plans
2. What was the normal price of the T-shirt?
A. $15
B. $30.
C. $50.
3. What has the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon?
A. To attend a wedding
B. To visit an exhibition
C. To meet a friend
4. When does the bank close on Saturday?
A . At l：00 pm
B.
At 3：00 pm
C . At 4：00 pm
5. Where are the speakers?
A. In a store
B. In a classroom
C. At a hotel
第二节 (共15小题;每小题1 5分，满分22 .5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What do we know about Nora?
A. She prefers a room of her own
B. She likes to work with other girls
C. She lives near the city center．
7. What is good about the flat?
A. It has a large sitting room
B. It has good furniture
C .It has a big kitchen
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8 Where has Barbara been?
A. Milan
B. Florence
C. Rome
9. What has Barbara got in her suitcase?
A .Shoes
B. Stones
C. Books
听第8段材料，回答第10至l2题。
l0. Who is making the telephone call?
A. Thomas Brothers
B. Mike Landon
C. Jack Cooper．
11.What relation is the woman to Mr. Cooper?
A. His wife
B. His boss．
C. His secretary．
12. What is the message about?
A .A meeting
B. A visit to France
C. The date for a trip
听第9段材料，回答第13至l6题。
13. Who could the man speaker most probably be?
A. A person who saw the accident．
B .The driver of the lorry．
C. A police officer．
14. What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place?
A .Walking along Churchill Avenue
B. Getting ready to cross the road
C. Standing outside a bank
15. When did the accident happen?
A. At about 8：00 am
B. At about 9：00 am
C. At about l0：00 am
16. How did the accident happen?
A .A lorry hit a car． B .A car ran into a lorry．C. A bank clerk rushed into the street
听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the talk mainly about?
The history of the school
The courses for the term
C. The plan for the day
18. Where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new students?
A. In the school hall
B. In the science labs
C. In the classrooms
19. What can students do in the practical areas?
A .Take science courses
B. Enjoy excellent meals
C. Attend workshops
20. When are the visitors expected to ask questions?
A. During the lunch hour．
B. After the welcome speech
C .Before the tour of the labs
第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
John Cruitt, 62, spent decades tracking down his third- grade teacher.
He wanted to talk with Cecile Doyle about 1958--- the year his mother, who was seriously ill, passed away.
Her death came just days before Christmas. Cruitt had been expecting to go home from school and decorate the Christmas tree.
“When I found out she died, I could certainly relate to that, because when I was 11, my own father died,” Doyle tells Cruitt at StoryCorps in Monroe, N.Y. “And you just don’t know how you’re going to go on without that person.”
When Cruitt returned to school, Doyle waited until all of the other children left the room at the end of the day, and told him that she was there if he needed her.
“Then you kissed me on the head,” Cruitt says. “And I felt that things really would be OK.”
“Well, Cruitt, I’m so glad that I could be there with you for that time,” says Doyle, 82.
Decades after his mother’s death, Cruitt began to think more and more of Doyle. He finally wrote a letter:
Dear Mrs. Doyle,
If you are not the Cecile Doyle who taught English at Emerson School in Kearny, N.J., then I’m embarrassed, and you can disregard the letter.
My name is John Cruitt, and I was in your third- grade class during the 1958-1959 school year. Two days before Christmas, my mother passed away, and you told me that you were there if I needed you. I hope life has been as kind to you as you were to me.
God bless you.
John Cruitt
Doyle says his letter, which arrived in February, could not have come at a better time. Her husband, who passed away this August, was struggling with Parkinson’s disease.
“And I had just come home from the hospital, and I read this beautiful letter, and I just was overwhelmed,” she says.
“Well the funny thing is, when I finally wrote to you again after 54 years, I typed the letter--- I was afraid my penmanship wasn’t going to meet your standards,” Cruitt says as Doyle laughs.
“John, what can I say--- I’m just glad that we made a difference in each other’s life.”
21. After Cruitt’s mother’s death, ________.
A. Cruitt totally relied on his father
B. Doyle’s words brought him comfort
C. Cruitt didn’t go to school regularly
D. Doyle asked his classmates to help him
22. Before Cruitt wrote the letter, he______.
A. knew Doyle’s husband had passed away
B. believed Doyle was leading a happy life
C. considered it embarrassing to write to Doyle
D. was unsure whether Doyle could receive the letter
23. Doyle believed the letter_____.
A. was a belated gift
B. came at just the right time
C. lifted her confidence greatly
D. served as a reminder of her husband
24. Why did Cruitt type the letter?
A. Doyle had taught him typing.
B. He was better at typing than writing.
C. Doyle would be able to read it without difficulty.
D. He was afraid Doyle would be dissatisfied with his writing.
B
With its 775 rooms, Buckingham Palace makes regular houses look tiny. Now home to Queen Elizabeth II, it’s been the British Monarchy’s official London digs since 1837. National Geographic Kids slipped behind the guarded gates to find the palace’s coolest features.
1. FANCY FEAST
For special dinners, a team of 21 chefs whips up dishes that are served on solid gold plates. Even Her Majesty’s pet dogs receive meals of lamb and cabbage in silver bowls. Good thing the kitchen is well stocked--- the Queen welcomes about 50,000 dining guests every year.
2. CLASSY COACH
The Queen’s most attractive ride may be the Gold State Coach, parked in the palace’s Royal Mews building and used in the crowning of a king or queen, since 1821. Covered with heavy gold, it’s pulled by eight horses.
The royal family hosts private screenings of movie in their very own cinema, sometimes seeing new films before they hit theaters.
4. WHAT’S UP, DOC?
Forget a medicine cabinet (药品柜). Buckingham Palace houses a doctor’s office run by the Queen’s physician. And surgeons have performed operations in other parts of the palace. In 1902, for instance, doctors operated on King Edward VII in a room facing the garden.
5. BEDROOMS
The palace has 52 bedrooms. Rooms such as those inside the Belgian Suite contain chandeliers(枝行吊灯), gold-gilded mirrors, fireplaces, canopy beds, and more.
6. TOP- SECRET TUNNELS
Rumor has it that secret underground tunnels connect the royal residence to other buildings in London. The paths were reportedly built during World War II when enemy bombs regularly pounded the city. Weaving deep under London’s busy streets, the tunnels would have provided the royals safe passage during an attack. But even now officials won’t reveal much about these under- the- radar routes.
25. The underlined part “whips up” probably means_______.
A. enjoys
B. selects
C. cleans
D. cooks
26. According to the text, in Buckingham Palace________.
A. there are eight horses altogether
B. stocks of food in the kitchen hardly run low
C. the Queen’s pet dogs are fed with simple meals
D. there’s no suitable place to perform operations
27. What do we know about the tunnels in Buckingham Palace?
A. They are not well- protected.
B. They were heavily bombed.
C. They are not open to the public.
D. They are linked with other cities in Britain.
C
Mosquitoes(蚊子) ruin countless American picnics every year, but around the world, this bloodsucking beast isn’t just annoying— it causes a health problem. More than a million people die from the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like malaria and yellow fever each year. Attempts to control populations via insecticides like DDT have had ruinous side effects for nature and human health. Neurobiologist Leslie B. Vosshall has a different solution for stopping the insects and the spread of disease. “I believe the key to controlling mosquito behavior is to understand better how they sense us,” she says.
At their Rockefeller University lab, Vosshall and her colleagues are studying the chemical sensory processes by which mosquitoes choose hosts. How do they sense heat, humidity, carbon dioxide, and body odor(气味)? What makes some people more attractive to a mosquito than others? It takes blood and sweat to find out. To study how mosquitoes assess body odor, Vosshall and her teammates might wear stockings on their arms and keep from showering for 24 hours to create sample smells, Then comes the hard part. They insert their arms into the insects’ hidden home to study how mosquitoes land, bite, and feed and then they document how this changes. This can mean getting anywhere from one bite to 400, depending on the experiment. Studying male mosquitoes is more pleasant. Since they don’t feed on blood, the lab tests their sense of smell using honey.
Vosshall and her team have also begun to study how genetics contribute to mosquitoes’ choice of a host. She’s even created a breed that is unable to sense carbon dioxide, an important trigger for the insects. “By using genetics to make mutant(变异的) mosquitoes, we can document exactly how and why mosquitoes hunt humans,” Vosshall says.
Once Vosshall figures out what makes mosquitoes flock to us, she can get to work on making them leave us alone. Many of her lab’s proposed solutions sound simple enough, including bracelets(手镯) that carry long-lasting repellants(驱虫剂) or traps that can reduce populations, but the breakthroughs, when they come, may save millions of lives in the developing world—and a lot of itching everywhere else.
28. Vosshall and her colleagues are mainly studying mosquitoes’ ______
A. appearance
B. size
C. behavior
D. change
29. By saying the underlined part “Then comes the hard part”, the author probably means that______.
A. the insects smell terrible
B. the experiment will last long
C. The researchers will probably suffer
D. the researchers have to study lots of documents.
30. Why is it less challenging to study male mosquitoes?
A. They are not bloodsuckers.
B. They are afraid of stockings.
C. They have a poor sense of smell.
D. They are protective of their hosts.
31. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that Vosshall’s research______.
A. looks very promising
B. has saved millions of lives
C. is facing great difficulties
D. is quite simple to carry out.
D.
Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.
One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.
A second study, looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year-olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood. But the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and don't rule out that already poorly motivated youngsters(年轻人）may watch lots of TV.
Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. These with college degrees had watched an average of less than two hours of TV per weeknight during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school
In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest
While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn't have TVs in their bedrooms
32 According to the California study, the low-scoring group might_____
A. have watched a lot of TV
B. not be interested in math
C. be unable to go to college
D. have had computers in their bedrooms
33. What is the researchers' understanding of the New Zealand study results?
A. Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV.
B. Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest
C. TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds.
D. The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain
34. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A. More time should be spent on computers.
B. Children should be forbidden from watching TV.
C. 'IV sets shouldn't be allowed in children's bedrooms,
D. Further studies on high-achieving students should be done
35. What would be the best title for this text?
A. Computers or Television
B Effects of Television on Children
C. Studies on TV and College Education
D. Television and Children's Learning Habits
第三部分: 完形填空(共20小题；每小题l．5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入
空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
During the winter of 2002, I had the opportunity to teach tennis in Nevis in the Caribbean Sea. My experience teaching and staying on the island was wonderful,
36
it was also hard work!
After several weeks of teaching, I was
37
for a vacation! I had planned a surfing outing at a surf camp in Panama with my friend Clayton. I
38 to Panama City with my tennis bag and off we went to the remote Bay of Chiriqui.
To get to the camp, we had to load Clayton’s surfboards and my
39
gear （装备）on and off several buses and boats. After eight hours of travel we finally
40
.
The camp was perfect. The rooms were ideal. I rented a board and we had an unbelievable week 41
good waves.
On our
42
trip, we learned that our bus back to Panama City had been delayed. The sun was
43 down on us , and the only
44
was under a canvas canopy（帆布罩蓬）, next to the bus terminal attendant’s
45
.
As I walked over to the shade area, a couple of kids started throwing
46
at me. Thinking quickly, I reached into my
47
and opened a can of tennis balls. I
48
the youngsters and gave them the tennis balls. I got them to throw the balls onto the racket
49
throwing rocks at me. They seemed to
50
that.
Then an old boy got interested. He joined the game.
51
he seemed a bit more coordinated （协调的）than the youngsters, I gave him a racket and got him to try to hit the ball onto the catching racket.
Soon, his bus arrived, and he was on his
52
. But the clinic（临场教学） had just
53
. Families from across the streets came over and wanted their tennis lesson, too. The bus terminal attendant
54__her post and came out for a lesson, too.
In what seemed like no
55 , my bus arrived. Clayton and I made it back to Panama City in time for our connecting flights.
36.
A. unless
B. but
C. because
D. so
37.
A. guilty
B. blessed
C. known
D. ready
38.
A. rode
B. drove
C. walked
D. flew
39. A. hiking
B. tennis
C. boarding
D. swimming
40. A. relaxed
B. stopped
C. arrived
D. united
41. A. admiring
B. expecting
C. watching
D. surfing
42. A. shopping
B. field
C. return
D. business
43. A. cutting
B. breaking
C. beating
D. calming
44. A. station
B. shade
C. seat
D. entrance
45. A. camp
B. car
C. office
D. house
46. A. rackets
B. balls
C. sticks
D. rocks
47. A. bag
B. pocket
C. can
D. suitcase
48. A. approached B. blamed
C. passed
D. pushed
49. A. except for
B. instead of
C. by means of
D.
in case of
50. A. enjoy
B. dislike
C. worry
D. understand
51.
A. If
B. As
C. Though
D. After
52. A side
B. phone
C. way
D. trip
53.
A. faded
B. changed
C. finished
D. started
54. A. left
B. cleaned
C. searched
D. protected
55.
A. time
B. effort
C. problem
D. opinion
第二卷（60分）
第一节( 共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项.
Toys are not merely playthings. Toys form the building blocks for our child’s future. They teach our children about the world and about themselves. They send messages and communicate values.
56
Wise parents also think about the number of toys that children are given. While most toy rooms and bedrooms today are filled to the ceiling with toys, intentional parents learn to limit the number of toys that kids have to play with. __57
Kids learn to be more creative. __58__ Two German public health workers conducted an experiment in which they convinced a kindergarten classroom to remove all of their toys for three months. Although boredom set in during the initial stages of the experiment, the children soon began to use their basic surroundings to invent games and use imagination in their playing.
__59
When too many toys are introduced into a child life, their attention span will begin to suffer. A child will rarely learn to fully appreciate the toy in front of them when there are countless opinions still remaining on the shelf behind them.
__60
Children with fewer toys learn how to develop interpersonal relationships with other kids and adults. They learn the give and take of a good conversation. And studies have shown childhood friendships seem to lead to a greater chance of success academically and in social situations during adulthood.
Kids establish better social skills.
Kids develop longer attention spans.
Kids learn to take greater care of things.
So do your child a favor today and limit their number of toys.
Too many toys prevent kids from fully developing their gift of imagination.
They understand that fewer toys will actually benefit their children in the long term.
Thus, wise parents think about what foundation is being laid by the toys that are given to their kids.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5 分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Fay:
I can’t decide whether to ask my son to attend a university here,61 _____
allow him to move to another city to go to school.
Mark: what does he want to do?
Fay:
he’s not sure. There is an excellent pre-law program (法律预科课程) at a
university in Troy, but that’s three hours away. Well, he likes 62_____idea of
studying there, but he has
friends 63______ will stay here, and his girlfriend
may stay here too.
Mark: Ha, ha. I forgot 64_____ complicated these decisions can be!
When I went to
college, the only thing my parents and I took into 65________(consider ) was
the program.
Fay: I know! These days young people have such involved social lives!
Maybe66______ would be good for him to go to the school at Troy. He really
wants to study law, and his grades are excellent. I’m sure he 67______(accept)
there.
Mark: That sounds like a good plan. He’ll grow up a lot 68______(fast) if he
moves
away, you know! And I know your son will always stay 69_______ touch
with his parents. He’s a fine young man !
Fay:
Thanks, Mark. I always appreciate 70________(talk) to you.
第三节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加 、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处）不计分。
I was a newly qualified foot-health practitioner（执业者）. One day I was in the
phone to a female patient recently, go over the details of an appointment. I careful
wrote down her address, phone number and the set time in case of I forgot. We were
just finished the conversation when she said, “I hope you don’t mind, so I have a
rather strange question.” “of course” I reply.” Go right ahead.” “Well,” said a lady
nervously, “I was wondering if they offered discounts because I only have one leg.
” Feeling that the lady extremely serious, I said yes without hesitation.
第四节：书面表达（满分25分）
某英文报社就“关爱空巢老人”这一话题进行征文。请你根据所给提示写一篇英语短文投稿。内容主要包括：
空巢老人越来越多的原因。2.他们面临的问题。3. 如何帮助他们。
注意：1.词数100左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头已为你写好，但不计入总词数。
Old people that live alone with no family to take care of them are now called the empty-nestelderly.______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
（注意：将第一卷答案涂在答题卡上，第二卷的答案写在答题纸上，
考试结束后将答题卡和答题纸按照顺序上交）
第二卷答题纸
第一节( 共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
56. _______ 57._______.
58.________
59._______
60.________
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5 分，满分15分）
61.________62.__________63.__________64.________ 65.__________
66._______67.__________ 68.__________ 69.________ 70.__________
第三节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
I was a newly qualified foot-health practitioner（执业者）. One day I was in the phone to a female patient , go over the details of an appointment. I careful wrote down her address, phone number and the set time in case of I forgot. We were just finished the conversation when she said, “I hope you don’t mind, so I have a rather strange question.” “Of course” I reply.” Go right ahead.” “Well,” said a lady nervously, “I was wondering if they offered discounts because I only have one leg.” Feeling that the lady extremely serious, I said yes without hesitation.
第四节：书面表达（满分25分）
某英文报社就“关爱空巢老人”这一话题进行征文。请你根据所给提示写一篇英语短文投稿。内容主要包括：
空巢老人越来越多的原因。2.他们面临的问题。3. 如何帮助他们。
注意：1.词数100左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头已为你写好，但不计入总词数。
Old people that live alone with no family to take care of them are now called the empty-nest elderly.___________________________________________________________________
英语听力原文
第一节
Text 1
M: Do you have any plans for the weekend, Dorothy. Would you like to join me for an outing?
W: Thanks, but I am going to work on my paper all weekend.
Text 2
W: So what did you buy?
M: A T-shit, it was a real bargain. I got it half price, saving 15 dollars.
Text 3
M: I am going to the museum Sunday afternoon. There is a new exhibition of Indian art. Want to come with me?
W: I’d love to, but my best friend is getting married on Sunday, and I won’t miss it for anything.
Text 4
W: National Bank, can I help you?
M: Yes, please. What are your business hours? Toay.
W: We open at 9:00 and close at 4:00 during the week, on Saturday we close one hour earlier at 3:00, and we are closed on Sunday.
Text 5
W: May I help you, sir.
M: Yes, I seem to have lost my room key.
W: In that case, you need to go to the front desk to get another one.
第二节
Text 6
M: Hello, Nora, I heard about a flat that might interest you girls. It’s near the central bus station on the main road, and about 75 pounds a week, quite reasonable. The problem is, it’s only got two bedrooms, but I expect two of you could share.
W: Well, as long as it’s to me, I’ve got to have my own room, because I’ve been working at home most of the time, any other information?
M: Yes, it’s got a very big and well equipped kitchen, and I know you like cooking. So that’s another point in its favor, but there is a small sitting room, and not much furniture yet. So let me know quickly if you want it or it will be taken.
Text 7
M: Hello, Barbara, welcome back. You look great.
W: Rod, it’s lovely to see you again.
M: How was your trip?
W: Fine but tiring. Milan was interesting, it’s bigger than I expected, noisier and dirtier, too.
M: And Florence, what did you think of Florence?
W: Well, I didn’t go there. Have you been there?
M: No, I’ve never been to Italy. I’d really like to go to Roma. Well, the cars are in the car park. Is this all your luggage?
W: Yes, but the suitcase is very heavy.
M: Barbara, what’s in it? Books or stones?
W: Just 20 pairs of shoes.
Text 8
W: Hello, Thomas Brothers.
M: Hello, this is Mike Landon here. Is Jack Cooper there by any chance?
W: I am afraid not, he is away for a day or two, back on, let’s see, Monday morning.
M: Oh, well perhaps I can live a message for him.
W: Yes, of course, just a minute. Now, let’s see, to Jack Cooper from Mike London.
M: No, Landon, L-a-n-d-o-n.
W: Sorry, yes, got that, and what’s the message?
M: Well it’s just this: could he come to a meeting on Monday afternoon at 5:00 pm?
W: That’s this coming Monday, October 12th ?
M: Right, it’s to discuss the new factory in France.
W: Fine, I’ve got that. I will see that he gets it as soon as he comes in on Monday.
M: Good, thank you, goodbye.
Text 9
M: Now, Mrs. Franks, I just like to read your statement back to you, and then you can write your name on it.
W: Fine.
M: I was standing in front of the Second National Bank building at about 8:50 am,http://www.2abc8.com/ I saw a small red car heading for the cross roads of Churchill Avenue, and York Road, it was coming towards me along Churchill Avenue at about 40 miles per hour. The traffic lights on York Road changed to green, and a delivery lorry began to move forward at about 5 miles per hour. The driver of the car probably didn’t see that his traffic light has changed from orange to red, and ran into the side of the lorry.
W: That’s correct.
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Welcome to Montfort School, thank you for choosing our school and for joining the happy Montfort family, which has been educating boys since 1916. We are so happy that you have taken time off to be with us today. It is with great pleasure that we have prepared some events that we hope will please you. At 9:00 am, our headmaster will give a welcome speech; this will be in the school hall. Please be sited by 8:45 am. Following the speech, it’s the guide tour of the exhibition at 9:30, here you can see the proud history of our school and our achievements in the field of education. The exhibition is laid out in the classrooms on the 2nd floor.
Then the guide tour of science labs at 10:20 am, here you can see the subjects that new students will be studying. You will also notice that our labs have excellent equipment. At 11:00 am, you will be guided to the tool to practical areas. This covers our technical workshops, music, and other areas of our school life. At Montfort, we believe in all around development of our students.
Lunch will be at 12:00. It has been specially prepared for our guests. All our teachers and student leaders will be present to answer any questions that you have in your minds. We are so happy that you could be with us today.
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Old people that live alone with no family member to take care of them are now called the empty-nest elderly. Social and economic developments have led many young people to choose to work and live far from their hometowns, leaving their parents alone.
The empty-nest elderly can’t manage things that require much manual labor. And because of long-term loneliness, they may have mental problems like depression.