20.The findings from the survey by the local newspaper prove that A.most young people have never heard of the programme B.very few people are interested in the programme C.many young people are willing to offer some help to others PartⅢ Read Passage 3 and decide whether the following statements are true or false.Write T for true and F for false on your answer sheet.(20 points,2 points each) Passage 3 Care of the Elderly:A Family Matter 1 Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today?Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age,their families place them in nursing homes,They are left there in the hands of strangers for the rest of their lives.Their grown children visit them only occasionally,but more often,they do not have any regular visitors.The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth-a fictitious story.In fact.family members provide over 80 percent of the care that elderly people need. 2 Samuel H.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 40 years of age,they have more parents than children.This statistic shows the change in life-styles and responsibilities of aging Americans.The average middle-aged couple can look forward to caring for elderly parents some time after their own children have grown up.Moreover,because people today live longer after an illness than people did years ago, family members must provide long-term care.These facts also mean that after caregivers provide care for their elderly parents,who will eventually die,they will be old and may require care too.When they do,their spouses will probably take care of them. 3 Because Americans are living longer than ever,more psychologists and social workers have begun to study caregiving to improve care of the elderly.They have found that all caregivers share a common characteristic:All caregivers believe that they are the best person for the job,for different reasons.One caregiver said that she had always been close to her mother.Another was the oldest child.Another was the youngest child.In other words, they all felt that they could do the job better than anyone else.Social workers interviewed 91220. The findings from the survey by the local newspaper prove that_ . A. most young people have never heard of the programme B. very few people are interested in the programme C. many young people are willing to offer some help to others Part lu Read Passage 3 and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T for true and F for false on your answer sheet. (20 points, 2 points each) Passage 3 Care of the Elderly : A Family Matter 1Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today? Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes, They are left there in the hands of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their grown children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any regular visitors. The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth一 a fictitious story. In fact. family members provide over 80 percent of the care that elderly people need. 2Samuel H. 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 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. This statistic shows the change in life-styles and responsibilities of aging Americans. The average middle-aged couple can look forward to caring for elderly parents some time after their own children have grown up. Moreover, because people today live longer after an illness than people did years ago, family members must provide long-term care. These facts also mean that after caregivers provide care for their elderly parents, who will eventually die, they will be old and may require care too. When they do, their spouses will probably take care of them. 3 Because Americans are living longer than ever, more psychologists and social workers have begun to study caregiving to improve care of the elderly. They have found that all caregivers share a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best person for the job, for different reasons. One caregiver said that she had always been close to her mother. Another was the oldest child. Another was the youngest child. In other words, they all felt that they could do the job better than anyone else. Social workers interviewed 912