● orchestras→79. ____________
concerts each term
● bands→being commonly 80.___________by
pupils themselves.
SECTION B
Directions: Read the following
passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage
and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
The worst US economic
recession (萧条) in 70 years is forcing senior citizens out of retirement, leaving them
fighting for jobs in a weak labor market or risking homelessness.
A study by Experience
Works, released on Tuesday, showed 46 percent of the 2,000 low income people
over 55 years who participated needed to find work to keep their homes. Nearly
half of them had been searching for work for more than a year.
“These people are at the
age where they understandably thought their job-searching years were behind
them,” said Cynthia Metzler, president and CEO of Experience Works.
“But here they are, many
in their 60s, 70s and beyond, desperate to find work so they can keep a roof
over their heads and food on the table.”
According to the study,
many of the participants had no intention of working past their 60th birthday,
but had to change plans after being dismissed or following the death of the
partner. Over a third of the participants had retired.
Ninety percent of
respondents 76 years and older planned to continue working for the next five
years.
Huge medical bills due
to a personal illness or that of a spouse(配偶) were also reasons for coming out of retirement, the
survey found. The longest and deepest economic slump since the 1930s is making
finding a job for the low-income elderly workers a difficult challenge.
The Experience Works
study found that 46 percent of the elderly jobseekers were sometimes forced to
choose between paying rent, buying food or medication. Almost three-quarters
believed their age made it harder to compete for jobs with younger workers.
“This study underscores
calls for the need to create policies that remove barriers to employment for
older workers and provide additional programs and services specifically aimed
at helping older people re-enter the work force or remain working,” said
Metzler.
81. What has caused the
American retired senior citizens back to work? ( No more than 8 words )
