Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
The Supreme Court wrestled with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness on Monday as it considered whether cities can punish people for sleeping outside (26)_______ shelter space is lacking. The case is the most significant to come before the high court in decades on the issue and comes as record (27)_______ people are without a (28)_______ place to live in the United States.
It started in the rural Oregon town of Grants Pass, (29)_______ began fining people $295 for sleeping outside as the cost of housing escalated and tents sprung up in the city’s public parks. The town appealed to the high court after the San Francisco-based U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that banning camping in places without enough shelter amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.
The justices appeared to be leaning toward a narrow ruling in the case after hearing arguments that showed the stark terms of the debate over homelessness in Western states like California, which is (30)______ to one-third of the country’s homeless population. Sleeping is a biological necessity, and people may be forced to do it outside if they can’t afford housing or there’s no space in shelters, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said.
The Supreme Court wrestled with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness on Monday as it considered whether cities can punish people for sleeping outside (26)_______ shelter space is lacking
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