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2006年完型 　　The homeless make up a growing percentage of Americas population. __1_ homelessness has reached such proportions that local government cant possibly __2__. To help homeless people __3__ independence, the federal government must support job training programs, __4__ the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing. __5__ everyone agrees on the numbers of Americans who are homeless. Estimates __6__ anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. __7__ the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is __8__, one of the federal governments studies __9__ that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade. Finding ways to __10__ this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. __11__ when homeless individuals manage to find a __12__ that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day __13__ the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others, __14__ not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday __15__ skills need to turn their lives __16__. Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are __17__ programs that address the many needs of the homeless. __18__ Edward Blotkowsk, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, __19__ it, There has to be __20__ of programs. Whats need is a package deal. 无家可归者在美国人口中所占的比例越来越高。事实上，流浪者问题已经严重到了地方政府不能应付的程度。为了帮助流浪者走向独立，联邦政府必须支持职业培训计划，提高最低工资并且资助更多廉价的住房。并不是所有人都同意美国人中流浪者的数目。估计数字会有从60万到300万的差异。尽管估计的数字各有不同，但是分析专家们关于另个问题却有共识：流浪者的数目在不断增加。联邦政府的调查之一预言流浪者的数目将在该十年末达到1900万。　　寻找方法去帮助越来越多的流浪者将变得逐渐困难起来。即使流浪者能够找到一个给他们提供一日三餐和睡觉的地方，他们仍然会把大部分时间花费在流浪街头。原因的一部分是因为许多流浪者都是酗酒者或是吸毒者。相当一部分的流浪者都患有严重精神病。另外一大部分人虽然没有上瘾或是精神病，但是缺乏起码的可以自食其力的生存技能。《波士顿环球邮报》的记者克莉斯·雷蒂指出，只有当实施了能解决流浪者大多需求的综合计划后，局面才能够有所改善。正如马萨朱塞州本特立学院社区服务部的主任