问题详情

The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population. 【C1】______ homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can’t possibly 【C2】______ . To help homeless people 【C3】______ independence, the federal government must support job training programs 【C4】______ the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.
【C5】______ everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless. Estimates 【C6】______ anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. 【C7】______ the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is 【C8】______ . One of the federal government’s studies 【C9】______ that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.
Finding ways to 【C10】______ this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. 【C11】______ when homeless individuals manage to find a 【C12】______ 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 【C13】______ the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drags. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others 【C14】______ not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday 【C15】______ skills needed to mm their lives 【C16】______ Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are 【C17】______ programs that address the many needs of the homeless. 【C18】______ Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, 【C19】______ it, "Them has to be 【C20】______ of programs. What’s needed is a package deal."
【C1】
A．Indeed
B．Likewise
C．Therefore
D．Furthermore