While income worry is a rather common problem of the aged, _____1____. Of all thereasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one. This phenomenon is commonly known as “Empty Nest Syndrome”（空巢综合症）. ____2____, many young people have gone abroad, leaving their parents behind with no clear idea of when they will return home. Their parents spend countless lonely days and nights, taking care of themselves, ____3____. The fact that most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to the value of duty as they would have if they had not left their countries. ___4_____ This geographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children from providing response in time for their aged parents living by themselves. The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents has been described as “distant parent phenomenon”, which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries. ____5___
4_____.
A、in the hope that someday their children will come back to stay with them.
B、Whatever the case, it has been noted that the values they hold do not necessarily match what they actually do.
C、loneliness is another problem that aged parents may face
D、In order to seek better chances outside their countries
E、Our society has not yet been well prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”
F、no matter whether it is in developed countries or developing countries.
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：空格上一句提到“年轻人去国外的这个事实使他们不太可能还能紧紧遵循孝道的价值观，而这个价值观是他们如果不出国可以已经做到的”原文的the value of duty呼应答案B的the value, 表达的意思是，不管怎样，值得注意的是他们所持有的价值观跟他们实际能做到的是不匹配的。
