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thing.”I felt the energy full of the room. Everyone was listening. By choosing to accept the pain, we knew what a wedding does to join two families and mark the next chapter for a couple. Loss became a pass that pointed us away from a fantasy and toward celebrating the difficult realities of life.After rings were exchanged, fried chicken was served, our friends offered so many funny and touching toasts, and finally David sang “Married” on my father’s guitar. I felt joy filling all the holes in my soul. Celebrating my father’s life at our wedding made me grateful for all the time I had spent with him, because it all goes by so fast.25. Why did David’s father offer to walk the author down the aisle?A. To relieve her tension. B. To play the author’s late father’s role.C. To wele her to his family. D. To contribute something to the charity.26. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 6 suggest?A. Kim could distance herself from the pain.B. Kim knew how to start her new family.C. Kim got more courage for marriage and life.D. Kim imagined she would meet more challenges.27. What do we know about Kim and David’s wedding ceremony?A. It was a touching and happy one. B. Kim and David turned it into a funeral.C. It was held at a church. D. There was no other activity except reading.CRising numbers of older adults are unable to care for themselves, often leading to serious health problems and even death, according to state and local government agencies. Socalled selfneglect cases generally involve the inability to perform basic selfcare, such as providing oneself with food, personal health, medication and safety.Seniors who no longer drive, for instance, are often unable to get to medical appointments, worsening health problems that can make them unable to care for themselves. A fall can result in body injuries leaving one bedridden (臥床不起的) and unable to care for oneself. Failure to pay bills for public services could lead to service cutoffs. Forgetting to pay rent could lead to the loss of a home.Mr. McCormack, 75 years old, and his wife, 71, both had mental illness and stayed in hospitals from time to time, unable to care for their possessions. Despite repeated visits to their home by local officials, the McCormacks declined assistance. But after they were found living in their car parked outside their house in December 2017, officials removed them from their home and helped them settle in a nursing home.Selfneglect cases, like above, involved 144,296 people across the country in 2018, according to a report. The federal government doesn’t have parable data for previous years, but several state and local service providers say they are seeing the selfneglect problem swell.The reasons seniors stop caring for themselves vary, including illness, depression and poverty. The loss of the spouse or a neighbor who previously kept an eye on an individual often starts a decline into selfneglect, experts say. And the key to reducing selfneglect cases is providing services to enable seniors to remain in their homes safely, such as reliable transportation for medical appointments and shopping, as well as affordable home help.28. What does the author intend to do in paragraph 2?A. Give examples of selfneglect cases. B. Provide some advice for seniors.C. Summarize the previous paragraph. D. Introduce a new topic for discussion.29. What do we know about the McCormacks?A. They longed for help from others. B. They took good care of themselves.C. They couldn’t afford to go to hospital. D. They ended up living in the nursing house.30. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Selfcare Benefits Greatly the Seniors.B. SelfNeglect Rises Among the Elderly.C. Government’s Encouragement on Selfcare.D. Many Years’ Investigation on