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Many people wrongly believe that when they reach old age, their families will place them in nursing homes. They will be left in the hands of strangers for the rest of their life. Their【C1】______will visit them only occasionally, and more often, they will not have any【C2】______visitors. The truth is that this idea is【C3】______unfortunate imaginary story. In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care【C4】______elderly people need. Samuel Preston, a sociologist, studies how the American family is changing. He reports that by the time the average American couple reaches 40 years of age, they will have more parents than children.【C5】______, because people today live longer after an illness than people did years【C6】______, family members must provide long-term care. More psychologists have found that all caregivers share a common characteristic. They believe that they are the best people【C7】______the job. Social workers【C8】______caregivers to find out why they took on the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative. Many caregivers believe they have responsibility to help their relatives. Some state that helping others【C9】______them feel more useful. Others hope that by helping【C10】______now, they will deserve care when they become old and dependent. Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a mutually satisfying experience for everyone who might be involved.
【答案解析】cause：引起，导致，使发生，常用于“cause sb．to do sth．”结构中；enable：使能够，使成为可能，常用“enable sb．to do sth．”结构中；make：使得，促使，常用于“make sb．do sth．”这一结构中；get：得到，获得，使，让，常用于“get sb．to do sth．”结构中。根据句意及空后的动词原形feel可知，选C。