being given a more firm legal basis. 6 China already has so large an aged population,it will be hard to rely merely on government and work units to assume the burden of supporting them.Here,we'll call for some family support.Chinese stress family bonds,and the tradition of respecting family elders goes back centuries.Of course,this is also advocated to some extent in other countries.For a long period to come,most of China's elderly will continue to be provided for by their families. Read Passage 3 and then choose the best answer that may complete each of the statements below according to the passage.Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. 11.In Paragraph 1,the sentence "by the end of this century,the ratio will shrink" means A.the ratio is moving towards 11 B.fewer people will retire C.more people will join the working population D.the ratio will be more than 2:1 12.The survey made by the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs indicates that A.9.76%of the peasants questioned are senior citizens B.3,610 families have the urgent problem of supporting the old in the family C.peasants are worried about the economic pressure which they will face in their old age D.many peasants feel concerned about whether they can live over 70 13.From Paragraph 3,we can deduce that aging of the population may be the result of A.high mortality rates B.the development of economy C.better care of the children D.the implementation of family planning 14.China's elderly population A.is declining in the 90's B.will be more than 10 percent of the total population by the year 2000 C.reached 10 percent of the total population in 1995 D.will be around 120 million by the year 2000 502being given a more firm legal basis. 6 China already has so large an aged population , it will be hard to rely merely on government and work units to assume the burden of supporting them. Here , we' 11 call for some family support. Chinese stress family bonds, and the tradition of respecting family elders goes back centuries. Of course , this is also advocated to some extent in other countries. For a long period to come , most of China' s elderly will continue to be provided for by their families. Read Passage 3 and then choose the best answer that may complete each of the statements below according to the passage. Write yo answers on the Answer Sheet 11. In Paragraph 1 , the sentence "by the end of this century , the ratio will shrink" leans A. the ratio is moving towards 1 : 1 B. fewer people will retire C. more people will join the working population D. the ratio will be more than 2 : 1 12. The survey made by the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs indicates that 一一一一一一· A. 9. 76 % of the peasants questioned are senior citizens B. 3 ,610 families have the urgent problem of supporting the old in the family C. peasants are worried about the economic pressure which they will face in their old age D. many peasants feel concerned about whether they can live over 70 13. From Paragraph 3 , we can deduce that aging of the population may be the result of A. high mortality rates B. the development of economy C. better care of the children D. the implementation of family planning 14. China' s elderly popula tion 一一一一- A. is declining in the 90' s B. will be more than 10 percent of the total population by the year 2000 C. reached 10 percent of the total population in 1995 D. will be around 120 million by the year 2000 502