The homeless make up a growing percentage of America's population.【C1】______ homelessness

has reached such proportions that local government can't possibly【C2】______ .To help homeless people【C3】______independence, the federal government must support job training programs,【C4】______ the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.【C5】______ everyone agree on the numbers of Americans who are homeless. Estimates cover【C6】______ from 600,000 to 3 million.【C7】______ the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is【C8】______ , one of the federal government's studies【C9】______ that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.

Finding ways to【C10】______ this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult.【C11】______ when homeless individuals manage to find a lodging that will give them three【C12】______ a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day【C13】______ 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,【C14】______ not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday【C15】______ skills needed to turn their lives【C16】______ . Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are【C17】______ programs that address the many needs of the homeless.【C18】______ Edward Blotkowsk, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, 【C19】______ it, "There has to be【C20】______ of programs. What's need is a package deal."

【C1】

A．Indeed

B．Likewise

C．Therefore

D．Furthermore