Men Too May Sufferfrom Domestic Violence

Nearly three in 10men have experienced violence at the hands of an intimate（亲密的）partner during theirlifetimes,according to one of the few studies to look______(51)

domestic violenceand health among men.

"Many menactually do experience domestic violence,although we don't hear about it______(52),"Dr. Robert J. Reid of the University of Washingtonin Seattle,one of the

authors,told ReutersHealth."They often don't tell______(53)we don't ask. We want to messageout（传达这样一个信息）to menwho______(54)experience domestic

violence that theyare not alone and there are resources available to______(55)."

The researchersasked study participants about physical abuse（伤害）and non-physical ______(56)such as threats that madethem______(57)for their safety,controlling

behavior (forexample,being told who they could associate with and where they could go),andconstant name-calling（辱骂）.

Among men 1 8 to 54years old,14.2 percent said they had experienced intimate partner______(58)inthe past five years,while 6.1 percent reported domestic violence in the

previous year.

Rates were lower formen 55 and______(59),with 5.3 percent reporting violence in the past five yearsand 2.4 percent having experienced it in the past 12

months.Overall,30.5percent of men younger than 55 and 26.5 percent of older men said they had beenvictims of______(60)violence at some point in their lives.About half

of the violencemen______(61)was physical.

However,the physicalviolence men reported wasn't as harsh as______(62)suffered by women in aprevious study;20 percent to 40 percent of the men rated it as

severe,compare to 61percent of______(63).

Men who reportedexperiencing domestic violence had more emotional and mental problems______(64)those who had not,especially older men,the______(65)found.

_________(64)

A.from

B.than

C.except

D.despite