大学英语四作业OldJapaneselivingalonecannowhirea"family"forlunchandafewhours'pleasanttalk.Justgivethematelephonecallandaskfor,say,adaughter,son-in-lawandgrandchild.Theywillshowupatyourdoor,andgreetyouemotiona
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OldJapaneselivingalonecannowhirea"family"forlunchandafewhours'pleasanttalk.Justgivethematelephonecallandaskfor,say,adaughter,son-in-lawandgrandchild.Theywillshowupatyourdoor,andgreetyouemotionallyasiftheyhadn'tseenyouforyears.
Some15coupleshavesofarhired"families"."Wehavenearly80peopleonthewaitinglist."Saidthepresidentofthecompanythatofferssuchservices,"Whatiscommonabouttheseseniorcitizensisthattheyarethirstyforhumanlove.Wearehelpingthemmaketheirdreamscometrue."
Whereoncebigfamilieswiththreeormoregenerationslivingtogetherwerecommon,nownumbersarereducingfast.Incitiesthereareveryfewindeed.Manyoldpeopleseetheirfamiliesonlyrarely,ifatall.Thismaybebecausethechildren'sbosseshavesentthemtoadistantcity,evenabroad,orjustbecausebusyfamilymemberscannotfindtimetovisittheirparents.
"We'veseenmanycasesinwhichparent-childrenrelationsarenotinahappystate,"companypresidentcontinues."Whenasonfinallyvisitshisparentsafteralongwhile,itisoftenjusttoaskformoneyorforthemtolethimhavetheirproperty（财产）early."
Lonelinessisnotaone-waystreet."Oneyoungmothercametoustoaskaboutgrandparents,"headded.
Thecompanyisnowdevelopingintootherfields.Theirservicesincludeproviding"employees"forbusinessmentoscoldand"lovers"foryoungpeopleunluckyinlove.Company's"lovers"forhireisnotaservicetobemisunderstood,companypresidentmakesclear.
"Youshouldn'tthinkaboutourlovertooromantically,"hesaid,"She'stheretoactasanadviseronhowtofindagirlfriend."
OldcouplesinJapanhirefamilymembers_____.
1.toaskforhelpwhentheyareill
2.torealizetheirbig-familydreams
3.toseekloveandcomfort
4.tostrengthenparent-childrenrelations
Inthesentence"whatiscommonabouttheseseniorcitizensisthattheyarethirstyforhumanlove","seniorcitizens"couldbestbereplacedby_____.
1.high-rankingofficialsincities
2.richoldcoupleslivingincities
3.respectableladiesandgentlemen
4.oldpeople
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