PartA

　　ThehomelessmakeupagrowingpercentageofAmerica‘spopulation.__1_homelessnesshasreachedsuchproportionsthatlocalgovernmentcan’tpossibly__2__.Tohelphomelesspeople__3__independence，thefederalgovernmentmustsupportjobtrainingprograms，__4__theminimumwage，andfundmorelow-costhousing.__5__everyoneagreesonthenumbersofAmericanswhoarehomeless.Estimates__6__anywherefrom600，000to3million.__7__thefiguremayvary，analystsdoagreeonanothermatter：thatthenumberofthehomelessis__8__，oneofthefederalgovernment‘sstudies__9__thatthenumberofthehomelesswillreachnearly19millionbytheendofthisdecade.

　　Findingwaysto__10__thisgrowinghomelesspopulationhasbecomeincreasinglydifficult.__11__whenhomelessindividualsmanagetofinda__12__thatwillgivethemthreemealsadayandaplacetosleepatnight，agoodnumberstillspendthebulkofeachday__13__thestreet.Partoftheproblemisthatmanyhomelessadultsareaddictedtoalcoholordrugs.Andasignificantnumberofthehomelesshaveseriousmentaldisorders.Manyothers，__14__notaddictedormentallyill，simplylacktheeveryday__15__skillsneedtoturntheirlives__16__.BostonGlobereporterChrisReidynotesthatthesituationwillimproveonlywhenthereare__17__programsthataddressthemanyneedsofthehomeless.__18__EdwardBlotkowsk，directorofcommunityserviceatBentleyCollegeinMassachusetts，__19__it，“Therehastobe__20__ofprograms.What‘sneedisapackagedeal.”

　　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]nowthat　　[B]although　　[C]provided　　[D]Exceptthat

　　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

　　16.[A]around　　[B]over　　[C]on　　[D]up

　　17.[A]complex　　[B]comprehensive　　[C]complementary　　[D]compensating

　　18.[A]So　　[B]Since　　[C]As　　[D]Thus

　　19.[A]puts　　[B]interprets　　[C]assumes　　[D]makes

　　20.[A]supervision　　[B]manipulation　　[C]regulation　　[D]coordination

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　　Inspiteof“endlesstalkofdifference，”Americansocietyisanamazingmachineforhomogenizingpeople.Thereis“thedemocratizinguniformityofdressanddiscourse，andthecasualnessandabsenceofconsumption”launchedbythe19th——centurydepartmentstoresthatoffered“vastarraysofgoodsinanelegantatmosphere.Insteadofintimateshopscateringtoaknowledgeableelite.”thesewerestores“anyonecouldenter，regardlessofclassorbackground.Thisturnedshoppingintoapublicanddemocraticact.”Themassmedia，advertisingandsportsareotherforcesforhomogenization.