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3．Most people wrongly believe that when people reach old age，their families place them in nursing homes．They （57）are left（leave） in the hands of strangers for the rest of their lives．Their grown children visit them （58）occasionally（occasion），but more often，they do not have any regular visitors．The truth is that the idea is an unfortunate myth-an （59）imaginable（imagine） story．In fact，family members provide the most care（60）that elderly people need．Samuel Prestoon，a sociologist，has studied （61）how the American family is changing．He has reported that by the time the average American couple reach 40 years of age，they have more parents than children．Moreover，because people today live longer after an illness than before，family members must provide long-term care．More （62）psychologists （psychology） have found that all caregivers believe that they are the best people for the job．Social workers interviewed caregivers to find out why they took （63）on the responsibility of caring for （64）an elderly relative．Many caregivers thought they had obligation    9   （help） their relatives，stating that helping others make them feel more useful．Most hoped th at by helping someone，they would deserve care when they became old and dependent．Caring for the elderly and
（64）being taken（take） care of can be a mutually satisfying experience for everyone who might be involved．

Answer 1

分析 很多人擔心老了會進養(yǎng)老院，但是事實上照顧和被照顧都是一種相互體驗的過程．

解答 57．a(chǎn)re left 考查被動語態(tài)．根據(jù)句意可知，老年人被留在了陌生人手中．
58．occasionally 考查副詞．此處修飾動詞visit時需用副詞形式．
59．imaginable 考查形容詞．imaginable意思是可想象的到的．
60．that 考查關(guān)系詞．分析句式可知，that引導定語從句．
61．how 考查副詞．根據(jù)句意，Samuel Prestoon研究美國家庭是如何變化的．
62．psychologists考查名詞．此處需用名詞形式．
63．on 考查介詞．take on 為固定短語，意為承擔．
64．a(chǎn)n考查冠詞．a(chǎn)n elderly relative意為一個老年親戚．
65．to help 考查動詞不定式．此處動詞不定式表示目的．
66．being taken 考查被動語態(tài)．分析句式可知，此處做主語，需用動名詞形式，還需考慮被動形式．

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