12、Now that we’ve got so far with it, we ______ as well finish the job now.

A. may                     B. must                      C. should            D. can

11、It will cost a city a lot to bid for the Olympics, _______ in turn it will promote its economic development.

A. or                          B. since                      C. for                        D. but

10、In our school, what impressed the students most was the Student Activity, ______they could get lots of information outside.

       A．that                               B．where                     C．which                     D．when

9、

Choosing a college major can be a difficult task, but it is nothing to take________.

A. slightly                          B. lightly             C. seriously               D. hardly

8、He appears to be strong and healthy, but, _____ he suffers from a very weak heart.

A. in other words          B. on the other hand

C. as a matter of fact     D. for one thing

7、Quite a few boys in our school like playing football in their spare time, though _______prefer basketball.

A. others             B. no one            C. everyone       D. the others

6、-- How about buying Jim a mobile phone? After all, he isn’t a boy any more.

-- I think it necessary, for we sometimes want to make sure if he ______home for dinner. 

A. will come                        B. comes               C. has come                 D. would come     

5、Of all ______reasons for my decision to major in social work, my father’s advice was _______most important one.

A. the; a                            B.不填；a                  C.不填;the                  D. the; the 

3、A serous problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives. It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society. I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem.

First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees. To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose. Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual. This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement. This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years. This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor. In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly. This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions. Furthermore, some institution should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them. Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer. The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young. One further practical solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.

To sum up, all these options have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.

73. Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined word " viable ".

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74., How can the government help to improve the lives of retired people according to the passage? (回答词数不超过8个)

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75. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this article? (回答词数不超过10个)

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