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  3. The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’ s population.【B1】______, homelessness has reached such proportions that lo

The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’ s population.【B1】______, homelessness has reached such proportions that lo

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问题     The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’ s population.【B1】______, homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can’t possibly【B2】______. To help homeless people【B3】______independence, the federal government must support job training programs,【B4】______the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.
    【B5】______everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless. Estimates【B6】______anywhere from 600, 000 to 3 million.【B7】______the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is【B8】______. One of the federal government’s studies【B9】______that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.
    Finding ways to【B10】______this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult.【B11】______when homeless individuals manage to find a【B12】______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【B13】______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,【B14】______not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday【B15】______skills needed to turn their lives【B16】______. Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are【B17】______programs that address the many needs of the homeless. 【B18】______Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts,【B19】______it, "There has to be【B20】______of programs. What’s needed is a package deal."
【B8】
选项 A、inflating
B、expanding
C、increasing
D、extending
答案C
解析 考查动词辨析。四个选项都有“增加，扩张”的含义，但由于本句主语为the number，因此只能与C．increasing“增加”构成搭配。inflate“膨胀”，多指通货膨胀，一般不形容number；expand“在面积上扩张”；extend“在长度上延伸”，均不符合题意。
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