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."
【B4】

选项 A、raise
B、add
C、take
D、keep

答案A

解析 考查动词辨析。由前后文可看出,联邦政府只有增加最低收入,才能改善无家可归者的问题。A.raise“提高”,这里表示“提高最低工资待遇”,符合题意。add“增加”,take“拿走”,keep“保持”,均不符合题意。
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