Section 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