The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home when a visitor showed up with a baby, she was immediately surrounded. People who hadn’t gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep woke up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.

　　Grandparents are a special case. They give their grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it, “My grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end. ” Grandchildren speak of attention they don’t get from worried parents. “My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down, ” one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer and more trusting.

　　64. Now in an American family, people can find that _____.

　　A. children never live with their parents

　　B. not all working people live with their parents

　　C. aged people are supported by their grandchildren

　　D. grandchildren are supported by their grandparents

　　65. The reason that old people are left alone may be that _____.

　　A. the old don’t like to live in a big family

　　B. the young can’t get enough money to support the old

　　C. different generations have different lifestyles

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