future.The government is not only encouraging individuals to run senior citizen's homes, but the government itself is building centres. 4 Some say that these homes isolate the elderly from the rest of society and that keeping an intergenerational bond is necessary for a rich,wise society.Another model which helps old people to live more independently is known as "care in the community."A unique example of this is the "SOS Bells for the Elderly"system which was introduced in Changqiao Neighbourhood in the Western District in 1996,and has proved successful.Families were encouraged to volunteer to form mutual help"pairs"with elderly people who had no children nearby to care for them.Bells were affixed at the bedside of lonely and ill senior citizens and connected to the home of the "pair household."When the bell rings,the helper goes at once.In May 1997,the Beijing Committee for the Elderly had emergency bells installed in 297 homes in Beijing's 10 districts. 5 Although larger social welfare system reform needs to be undertaken,these changes in the traditional way of caring for old people show a China which is ready and willing to deal with change in a creative way..Now that“over-population”and“the aging crisis”are seen as problems by modern society world-wide,it is important that the elderly are not ignored, alienated or mistreated,but rather treasured for their great store of experience.These are problems that need thoughtful solutions. Questions 1-10 are based on Passage 1. 1.addressed(paragraph 1) A.discussed B.solved C.named 2.consequences (paragraph 1) A.results B.reasons C.problems 3.accounting for (paragraph 2) A.giving explanations B.coming from C.taking up 4.care for (paragraph 2) A.like B.take care of C.pay attention to 770B. solved future. The government is not only encouraging individuals to run senior citizen's homes, but thegovernment itself is building centres. 4 Some say that these homes isolate the elderly from the rest of society and that keeping an intergenerational bond is necessary for a rich , wise society. Another model which helps old people to live more independently is known as "care in the community." A unique example of this is the "sos Bells for the Elderly" system which was introduced in Changqiao Neighbourhood in the Western District in 1996 , and has proved successful. Families were encouraged to volunteer to form mutual help "pairs" with elderly people who had no children nearby to care for them. Bells were affixed at the bedside of lonely and ill senior citizens and connected to the home of the "pair household. " When the bell rings, the helper goes at once. In May 1997 , the Beijing Committee for the Elderly had emergency bells installed in 297 homes in Beijing's 10 districts. 5 Although larger social welfare system reform needs to be undertaken , these changes in the traditional way of caring for old people show a China which is ready and willing to deal with change in a creative way. Now that "over-population" and "the aging crisis" are seen as problems by modern society world-wide , it is important that the elderly are not ignored , alienated or mistreated , but rather treasured for their great store of experience. These are problems that need thoughtful solutions. Questions 一10 are based on Passage 1. 1. addressed (paragraph 1) A. discussed C. named 2. consequences (paragraph 1) A. results C. problems 3. accounting for (paragraph 2) A. giving explanations C. taking up 4. care for (paragraph 2) A. like C. pay attention to 770 B. reasons B. coming from B. take care of