完形填空（20 分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Many people of my generation(代，一代) say that there is no hope for the future because of the way that
11 people behave today.
Their first argument（论点） is that when we were young we used to look after the
12 people in our community and help them. They also say that young people today don’t
13 about anything or anyone. However, I think the reason why we looked after older people was that we had no
14 . People had to live with their
15 and grandparents because they had no money. Young people today earn more and have more
16 to live where they want.
Their second argument is that in our day we didn’t expect （盼望，期待）to be given jobs -----and that young people now don’t look for jobs, but just complain（抱怨） about
17 . On the other hand, things were easier in the past and it was always easy to get a job if you had friends and contacts（关系）. It is really
18 today.
In conclusion I think there is hope for the
19 . This generation, like generations before them, has new
20 as well as old problems. If they learn from our mistakes the world will be a better place in future.
| 小题2: | | A．old | B．older | C．elder | D．eldest |
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| 小题3: | | A．know | B．care | C．complain | D．look |
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| 小题4: | | A．money | B．freedom | C．choice | D．help |
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| 小题5: | | A．friends | B．children | C．grandchildren | D．parents |
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| 小题6: | | A．freedom | B．money | C．reasons | D．hope |
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| 小题7: | | A．future | B．wages | C．work | D．unemployment（失业） |
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| 小题8: | | A．easier | B．harder | C．impossible | D．possible |
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| 小题9: | | A．young | B．old | C．future | D．generation |
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| 小题10: | | A．opportunities | B．hopes | C．future | D．world |
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