The Coalition for the Homeless is an organization that seeks to address the need

The Coalition for the Homeless is anorganization that seeks to address the needs of the homeless populationin the United States. It is a network of offices, some of which provide foodand houses for the homeless population, and some of which fight for the passingof laws that would give every American the right to a place to call home.According to the Coalition’s studies, of over two hundred million people livingin the United States, up to three million are homeless—and the number is stillgrowing. Since the late 1970s, fast-rising house prices, large cuts ingovernment supported housing programs, and economic recession(经济衰退) have make it impossiblefor many Americans to meet housing costs. Sadly, this has resulted in a numberof persons being forced to leave their homes and/or unable to find newaffordable homes. According to another research, families with children appearto be the fastest-growing part of the homeless population, making up 39% of it.The old idea of a homeless person, that of the single man who gets drunk allthe time, is no longer true. A much larger part of the population now findsitself homeless. Even worse, once a person becomes homeless, he often finds itimpossible to find a job, since most employers require anyone who wants a jobfrom them to provide a home address on a job application.

1.The word “ address” in the first lineprobably means “ ________”.

2.How many people are homeless in the U.Saccording to the Coalition studies?

3.Homeless people often have difficultyfinding a job because_______.

4.What’s the main cause of the risingnumber of the homeless in the U.S.?

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1.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

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