One reason why pension and health care reforms are slow in coming is that ______.

试卷相关题目

• 1What message is conveyed in books like Young vs Old、

  A.The generation gap is bound to narrow.

  B.Intergenerational conflicts will intensify.

  C.The younger generation will beat the ol

  D.D.Old people should give way to the young.

  开始考试点击查看答案
• 2In its 1994 report, the World Bank argued that the current pension system in most countries could ______.

  A.not be sustained in the long term

  B.further accelerate the ageing process

  C.hardly halt the growth of population

  D.help tide over the current ageing crisis

  开始考试点击查看答案
• 3The author believes the most effective method to solve the pension crisis is to ______.

  A.allow people to work longer

  B.increase tax revenues

  C.cut back on health care provisions

  D.start reforms right away

  开始考试点击查看答案
• 4The reason why employers are unwilling to keep older workers is that ______.

  A.they are generally difficult to manage

  B.the longer they work, the higher their pension

  C.their pay is higher than that of younger ones

  D.younger workers are readily available

  开始考试点击查看答案
• 5To compensate for the fast-shrinking labour force, Japan would need ______.

  A.to revise its current population control policy

  B.large numbers of immigrants from overseas

  C.to automate its manufacturing and service industries

  D.a politically feasible policy concerning population

  开始考试点击查看答案
• 6Why do many women in rich countries compromise by having only one child、

  A.Small families are becoming more fashionable.

  B.They find it hard to balance career and family.

  C.It is too expensive to support a large family.

  D.Child care is too big a problem for them.

  开始考试点击查看答案
• 7Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

  A.Unique descriptive skills.

  B.Good knowledge of readers’ tastes.

  C.Colourful world experiences.

  D.Careful plotting and clueing.

  开始考试点击查看答案