Look at the people around us，you may find many old people staying alone.Their children don't live with them.These people are empty nesters（空巢老人）.Maybe their children are working in different cities in China or other countries.These old people live sadly at home.A survey shows that China's city empty nesters increase from 42% to 54% .The number in the countryside increases from 37.9% to 45.6%.In 2030，China's empty nesters will increase to more than two hundred million，90% of the total number of the old people.
   As the only child of family goes to work in a foreign country，more families will fall into the empty nest ones.They have no children to talk with or stay with.Then they feel there is no hope in their life.This can cause illness and more living problems.In fact，many old people can solve this problem earlier.They can try to develop more kinds of interests in their life.In this way，they can spend much of their time happily every day.It will reduce the terrible feeling of being empty nesters.Their children should also try to spend more time with the parents.At the same time，the government should invite some volunteers to help them in their free time.

（1）According to the text，empty nesters

B

B

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A．have a small room
B．live alone without children
C．have an empty house
D．want to keep a bird at home
（2）What made the old become the empty nesters according to the passage？

C

C

A．They don't like their children
B．They have little money.
C．Their children work in other places.
D．Their children are angry with them.
（3）Which one is NOT the writer's suggestion to help the empty nesters feel better？

D

D

A．The empty nesters can develop some interests in their life.
B．The empty nesters' children should care more about their own parents.
C．Some volunteers' help makes a difference to the empty nesters' life
D．The empty nesters should move to the cities where their children work.