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  3. Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families p

Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families p

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问题     Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They are left in the【C1】______of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their【C2】______children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any【C3】______visitors. The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth--an【C4】______story. In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care【C5】______elderly people need.  Samuel Preston, a sociologist, studied【C6】______the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the【C7】______American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children.【C8】______, because people today live longer after an illness than people did years【C9】______, family members must provide long term care. More psychologists have found that all caregivers【C10】______a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best【C11】______for the job. In other words, they all felt that they【C12】______do the job better than anyone else. Social workers【C13】______caregivers to find out why they took【C14】______the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative. Many caregivers believed they had【C15】______to help their relative, some stated that helping others【C16】______them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping【C17】______now, they would deserve care when they became old and【C18】______. Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a【C19】______satisfying cxperience for everyone who might be【C20】______. [br] 【C9】
选项 A、before
B、ago
C、later
D、lately
答案 B
解析 词义辨析题。ago意为“以前”，指从现在算起，用于过去式，故选B。before意为“以前”，指从过去某个时刻算起，一般用于完成时。
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