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 needed 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.”
