It is well known that Canada is a caring nation. The government makes every effort to offer its citizens all kinds of public welfare. It really makes Canadians proud of their country. But when Canadians enjoy comfortable public service, they may become lazy and self-satisfied. And they may lose the motive to pursue a better life and they are very content with what they have. Especially as baby boomers（生育高峰期出生的人）retire and Canada therefore may become less productive. Therefore, they will fail to compete and their standard of living will sink.

Nowadays, Canadian weaknesses have shown up in many fields. When a country shows weakness and isn’t as competitive as before, their image is weakened. So their unique Canadian way of life appears less pleasing and loses value.

In the near future, Canadians will have to work a lot harder in order not to fall behind. They find developing countries like China are showing up, and they will have a huge influence on the future world.

So all Canadians, no matter what kind of jobs they have, need to work hard, be dedicated, and struggle for the best. Everyone has an important role to play in helping the country be successful. With their hard work and intelligence, they can set a unique, positive, impressive example and walk towards a better world. It is important that in the future the Canadian way will be still impressive, pleasing, and above all, workable in the new world order.

1. The author wrote this passage to ________.

A. tell people that Canadians’ image is weakened

B. warn Canadians not to show weakness in the future

C. encourage Canadians to work hard to build a better world

D. tell people that Canada will not be a caring country

2. Canadians have to work hard because of the following reasons EXCEPT that ________.

A. if not, the Canadian way of life will lose its value

B. young generations are not as productive as the older ones

C. developing countries will influence the future of Canada a lot

D. the caring society makes people lose working ability

3. According to the passage, we can infer that _______.

A. Canada has fallen behind because Canadians are lazy

B. Canada has paid attention to China’s development

C. the Canadian government offers its people good public service

D. Canadians can enjoy good welfare provided by the government