While assisted living centers have been available in the United States for many years, the growth and availability of assisted living has had a dramatic increase since the early 1990s. An assisted living center is a residential alternative that promotes maximum independence for each resident through a combination of supportive services and assistance. The definition of assisted living from one state to another may vary and so will the cost and types of services.

Assisted living centers vary in size, style and the optional services they may offer. Small family style living or the larger complex of units can be found in the United States. Some facilities（设施）are operated by nonprofit organizations, while others are proprietary. In addition, some facilities may be co-located or affiliated (附属) with a hospital or nursing facility.

An assisted living center is any institution, rest home, boarding home, place, building or agency that is maintained and operated to provide personal care and services which meet some need beyond basic provision of food, shelter and laundry in a free standing, physically separate facility which is not otherwise required to be licensed.

In general terms, an assisted living center is required to provide assistance with daily living activities, including eating, bathing, dressing and personal cleanliness; three meals a day; supervision (监督，管理) of self-administration of medications; laundry (洗衣) service including personal laundry, housekeeping, and 24-hour staffing.

41. What is an assisted living center?

　 A. A hotel that serves meals.

　 B. A place for children to be taken care of.

　 C. An entertainment place for adults.

　 D. A place which gives supportive services and assistance.

42. Which of the following is TRUE?

　 A. All assisted living centers offer the same kinds of services.

　 B. All assisted living centers cost the same.

　 C. There are different kinds of assisted living centers in the United States.

　 D. All assisted living centers are of the same size.

43. The underlined word “proprietary” in the second paragraph probably means “_________”.

　 A. state-owned　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. governmental

　 C. owned by a charity organization 　　　　　　　　　 D. private

44. An assisted living center offers the following services EXCEPT _____________.

　 A. meals　　　　　　B. washing　　　 C. education　　　D. housekeeping

45. What’s the best title for the passage?

　 A. What’s an assisted living center?

　 B. Assisted living centers are popular in the United States.

　 C. Assisted living centers offer good services.

　 D. Welcome to the assisted living center.

　　　 A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. “Your 　21 is here,” she said to the old man. She had to repeat the 　22 several times before the patient’s eyes opened.

　　　 Heavily sedated (服镇定剂) because of the pain of his heart attack, he 　23 saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He 　24 out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man’s weak ones, conveying a message of love and 25 .

　　　 The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed. All through the 　26　 the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward (病房)， 27 the old man’s hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse 　28 that the Marine move away and rest a while.

　　　 He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was oblivious (不注意) of her and 　29 the night noises of the hospital----the clanking of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging greetings, the cries and moans of the other 　30 .

　　　 31 she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only held 　32 to his son the whole night.

　　　 Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now 　33 hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited. Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of 　34 , but the Marine 　35 her.

　　　 “Who was that man?” he asked.

　　　 The nurse was 　36 , “He was your father,” she answered.

　　　 “No, he wasn’t,” the Marine replied, “I 　37 saw him before in my life.”

　　　 “Then why didn’t you say something when I took you to him?”

“I knew right away there had been a 　38 , but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t here. When I realized that he was too sick to tell 　39 I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I 　40 .”

21.　 A. son　　　　　　　　　 B. brother　　　　　　　　　　 C. cousin　　　　　　　　　　 D. friend

22.　 A. phrase　　　　　　　 B. sentences　　　　　　　　 C. passages　　　　　　　　 D. words

23.　 A. unwillingly　　　　 B. unclearly　　　　　　　　 C. unhappily　　　　　　　　 D. unusually

24.　 A. reached　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. carried　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. picked

25.　 A. excitement　　 B. happiness　　　　 C.encouragement　　　 D. disappointment

26.　 A. morning　　　　　 B. noon　　　　　　　　　　　 C. afternoon　　　　　　　　 D. night

27.　 A. catching　　　　　 B. taking　　　　　　　　　　　 C. holding　　　　　　　　　　 D. shaking

28.　 A. ordered　　　　　　 B. suggested　　　　　　　　 C. demanded　　　　　　　　 D. insisted

29.　 A. of　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. about　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

30.　 A. doctors　　　　　　 B. nurses　　　　　　　　　　 C. relatives　　　　　　　　　 D. patients

31.　 A. In the end　　　 B. More or less　　　　 C. Now and then　　　 D. Time and again

32.　 A. tightly　　　　　　　 B. loosely　　　　　　　　　　 C. roughly　　　　　　　　　 D. wildly

33.　 A. abnormal　　　　　 B. helpless　　　　　　　　　 C. steady　　　　　　　　　　 D. lifeless

34.　 A. anger　　　　　　　 B. sympathy　　　　　　　　 C. love　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. disfavor

35.　 A. rejected　　　　　　 B. thanked　　　　　　　　　 C. interrupted　　　　　　　 D. presented

36.　 A. astonished　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　　　　　　 C. grateful　　　　　　　　　 D. considerate

37.　 A. ever　　　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　　　　　 D. once

38.　 A. fault　　　　　B. mistake　　　　　　　　 C. disadvantage　　　　　　 D. disagreement

39.　 A. that　　　　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　　　　　　 D. what

40.　 A. waited　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lived　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stayed

----Lucy, you seem in high spirits. What happened?

----________ I’ve passed the exam.

A. Guess what!　　　　 B. What for?　　　　 C. So what?　　　　 D. Well done!

       My mother always gets a bit ________ if we don’t arrive when we say we will.

       A. anxious                    B. ashamed            C. panic                              D. patient

       Maybe ________ is not how much you read but what you read that counts.

       A. this                          B. that                   C. what                               D. it

It is said that a new robot ________ by him in a few days.

　　　 A. designed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. will be designed

　　　 C. will have been designed　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. has been designed

　　　 Talks between striking bus drivers and the local government have broken down, _______impossible for many of the citizens of the city to go to work in time.

　　　 A. made it　　　　　　　　　　 B. making it　　　　　 C. making　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

A volcano in Indonesia erupted on November 16^th, 2010, ________, hundreds of people were killed.

　　　 A. continuously　　　 B. consequently　　 C. constantly　　　　D. consistently

It was in the school ________ my father used to study ________ I worked.

　　　 A. where; where　　　 B. that; that　　　 C. where; that　　　　　　 D. that; where

----Have you moved into your new flat?

----No, I haven’t. It ________ at present.

A. will be decorated　　 B. was decorated　 C. is being decorated　　　D. is decorating