Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements (No. 46 through No. 50). For each question or statement there are 4 choices. You should make the correct choice and put the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today The fact is that family members provide over 80% of the care that elderly people need. In most cases the elderly live in their own homes: A very small percentage of America’s elderly live in nursing homes.
Samuel Preston, a sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania, studied how the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the average American couple reaches about 40 years of age, their parents are usually still alive. The statistics show the change in lifestyles and responsibilities of aging (老龄化) Americans. The average middle-aged couple can look forward to caring for elderly parents sometime after their own children ha
A. They feel they are of use to other people.
B. They want to set an example to their children.
C. They think it is their duty to help their relatives.
D. They hope they deserve care when they need it.
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