Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D.
Some elderly persons begin to lose their will to live when they suddenly find that there is no close family at hand and that all their friends are either sick or dead. This social isolation they feel ___1___ them into depression. Although there are ___2___ medication and non-drug therapies available to treat depression, the elderly person ___3___ wants no part of it. One of the reasons for this___4___ is a result of depression itself. It ___5___ people to feel hopeless about their situation, to ___6___ no potential for improvement -- and therefore the ___7___ need for therapies. One way to get around this is to ___8___ depression as a medical condition. The patient ___9___ be told that depression causes physical symptoms ___10___ headaches, abdominal pains and tingling in the arms or legs -- all of which can be ___11___ by the doctor. Most importantly, the ___12___ of isolation and depression must be broken. The elderly must be ___13___ into family activities particularly involving grandchildren. They must also be ___14___ away from lonely pursuits and be persuaded to ___15___ hobbies and to meet other people.
1. (A) lures (B) tricks (C) trips (D) pulls
2. (A) effervescent (B) efficient(C) effective (D) efficacious
3. (A) surely (B) simply (C) solely (D) scarcely
4. (A) willingness (B) disagreement (C) reluctance (D) hesitation
5. (A) triggers (B) affects (C) makes (D) causes
6. (A) see (B) view (C) watch (D) sight
7. (A) wanting (B) unlikely (C) unnecessary (D) negative
8. (A) term (B) treat (C) heal (D) cure
9. (A) would (B) might (C) ought (D) must
10. (A) as to (B) for example (C) such as (D) like
11. (A) attended to (B) operated on (C) watched (D) viewed
12. (A) turn (B) circle (C) wheel (D) cycle
13. (A) co-operated (B) conjoined (C) integrated (D) infused
14. (A) encouraged (B) steered (C) pushed (D) called
15. (A) do (B) take (C) practice (D) pursue