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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #44055 Short The companionship
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Many older adults experience feelings of loneliness and isolation as they age, but pets can provide the companionship and love seniors desire. A new survey conducted by Home Instead, Inc., franchisor of the Home Instead Senior Care Network, found regular interaction with animals can help to reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness in older adults. The most frequently cited benefits of pet ownership are company, comfort, unconditional love, entertainment and improved mood. In fact, 86 percent of pet owners agree they would be lonelier and less happy without their pet, and 58 percent agree that they would not be as physically healthy without their pet. The companionship and love provided by a pet can be especially meaningful for those most at risk for isolation. Home Instead found that pet owners who live alone are significantly more likely to report increased benefits of pet ownership.

According to report, there is a decrease in benefits of pet ownership.

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Option 1: "Pets can provide companionship, love and entertainment and keeps you physically healthy."

Explanation: The text highlights that pets offer companionship, love, and entertainment, which are significant benefits of pet ownership. It also mentions that 58 percent of pet owners feel they would not be as physically healthy without their pets, supporting the idea that pets contribute positively to physical health. This aligns with the overall theme of the text, which emphasizes the positive impact of pets on older adults' well-being.

Option 2: "Pets are not meaningful and dangerous to keep at home."

Explanation: This option contradicts the text, which states that pets provide companionship and love, especially for those at risk of isolation. The text does not mention any dangers associated with keeping pets, making this statement inaccurate and misleading.

Option 3: "Pets make you feel lonelier and isolated."

Explanation: This option is incorrect as it directly opposes the main idea of the text. The text discusses how pets help reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation, not increase them. Therefore, this statement is contradictory to the information provided.

Option 4: "According to report, there is a decrease in benefits of pet ownership."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text emphasizes the benefits of pet ownership, stating that they provide companionship, comfort, and improved mood. There is no mention of a decrease in benefits; rather, the text supports the idea that pet ownership is beneficial for older adults.

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