阅读理解。
Whileincomeworryisarathercommonproblemoftheaged,lonelinessisanotherproblemthataged
parentsmayface.Ofallthereasonsthatexplaintheirloneliness,alargegeographicaldistancebetween
parentsandtheirchildrenisthemajorone.Thisphenomenon (现象) iscommonlyknownas'Empty
NestSyndrome' (空巢综合症).
Inordertoseekbetterchancesoutsidetheircountries,manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroad,leaving
theirparentsbehindwithnoclearideaofwhentheywillreturnhome.Theirparentsspendcountless
lonelydaysandnights,takingcareofthemselves,inthehopethatsomedaytheirchildrenwillcomeback
tostaywiththem.ThefactthatmostoftheseyoungpeoplehavegonetoEuropeanizedorAmericanized
societiestunlikelythattheywillholdastightlytothevalueofdutyastheywouldhaveiftheyhad
notlefttheircountries.Whateverthecase,ithasbeennotedthatthevaluestheyholddonotnecessarily
matchwhattheyactuallydo.Thisgeographicalandculturaldistancealsoprsthegrown-upchildren
fromprovidingresponse (回应) intimefortheiragedparentslivingbythemselves.
Thesituationinwhichgrown-upchildrenlivefarawayfromtheiragedparentshasbeendescribedas
'distantparentphenomenon',whichiscommonbothindevelopedcountriesandindevelopingcountries.
Oursocietyhasnotyetbeenwellpreparedfor'EmptyNestSyndrome'.
1.Accordingtothepassage,thelonelinessofagedparentsismainlycausedby_____.
A.theirearlierexperienceoffeelinglonely
B.theunfavorablelivingconditionsintheirnativecountries
C.thecommonworryabouttheirincome
D.thegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandchildren
2.Manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroad,leavingtheiragedparentsbehind,to_____.
A.liveinthecountrieswithmoremoney
B.seekabetterplacefortheiragedparents
C.continuetheirstudiesabroad
D.realizetheirdreamsinforeigncountries
3.Ifyoungpeoplegoabroad,_____.
Atheydonotholdtothevalueofdutyatall
B.theycangivesomehelptotheirparentsbackhome
C.theycannotdowhattheyshouldfortheirparents
D.theybelievewhattheyactuallydoisright
4.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat_____.
A.'EmptyNestSyndrome'hasarrivedunexpectedlyinoursociety
B.thesituationsinthedevelopedanddevelopingcountriesaredifferent
C.childrenwillbecomeindependentassoonastheygoabroad
D.theagedparentsarenotfullypreparedfor'EmptyNestSyndrome'