英语四级考试完形填空寒假练习（12）

　　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