Section I Use of English
    
    Directions:
    
    Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
    
    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 Zlotkowski, 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
    
    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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