The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population.【C1】______

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问题     The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population.【C1】______ homelessness has reached such proportions that local government can’t possibly【C2】______ .To help homeless people【C3】______independence, the federal government must support job training programs,【C4】______ the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.【C5】______ everyone agree on the numbers of Americans who are homeless. Estimates cover【C6】______ from 600,000 to 3 million.【C7】______ the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is【C8】______ , one of the federal government’s studies【C9】______ that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.
    Finding ways to【C10】______ this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult.【C11】______ when homeless individuals manage to find a lodging that will give them three【C12】______ a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day【C13】______ 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,【C14】______  not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday【C15】______ skills needed to turn their lives【C16】______ . Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are【C17】______ programs that address the many needs of the homeless.【C18】______ Edward Blotkowsk, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, 【C19】______ it, "There has to be【C20】______ of programs. What’s need is a package deal."  [br] 【C8】

选项 A、inflating
B、expanding
C、increasing
D、extending

答案 C

解析 词汇辨义题。本句的意思是:“无家可归者的人数正在上升,联邦政府进行的研究之一预计,到这十年结束时无家可归者的人数将接近一千九百万。”四个选项中,A inflating“充气,膨胀”;B expanding“张开,发展”;D extending“扩充,延伸”;C increasing“增加,增长”,例如:His employer has increased his wages.(他的雇主增加了他的工资。)综合分析,只有increasing符合句子意思。因此,选项C为正确答案。
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