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 governments 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 number 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's needed 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