Do the old people in the United States like to live alone? No doubt some of them do. 1 at least some of them 2 living alone to the changes and 3 that living with others needs. Independence is, 4 , the chief and most honored 5 in this country. The ideal, deeply rooted in us early, 6 even when we can, quite 7 , no longer “stand on our own feet.” When our 8 parents’ need for help grows too obvious to 9 , we say they are beginning to “fail.” Losing one’s independence is, for Americans, a 10 thing. And needing help, we know, 11 in our potential helpers pity, 12 and fear.
1. A] But B] Or C] So D] Besides
2. A] favor B] appreciate C] like D] prefer
3. [A] failures [B] compromises [C] fashions [D] balances