Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Chinese people are now living happier and longer than before. According to the latest study, the number of people over 60 years old is 130 million, making up 10 percent of the whole population, and increases at a rate of 3 percent per year. This marks that China has stepped into the aged society. It is the Chinese tradition to respect, love, support, and help old people, and the aging problem has received more and more attention from the society. China has built the system to protect and serve old people's legal rights and interests, gradually developed social insurance, public health services and social welfare projects for old people, and also applied the minimum living standard protection system for the aged who are unable to work and receive no supports. Now, China is bringing the aging problem into the work of sustainable development according to China's conditions, to build and develop a social security system for old people, set up a system combined with the state, collectives and families to solve the problem of "the elderly should be provided for". The life of China's old people is more color1ful along with the fast and sound economic development of the country. Old people in today's China who don't have to consider their food and clothing hope to live more color1fully. The happy psychology of the aged makes them _ knowledge. Strong and healthy old people can be seen everywhere of the country. They learn new knowledge, surf the Internet, practice handwriting and drawing, and take part in fashion shows, exercises and entertainments. Their active and sound living attitude encourages the youth around and they are in fact an important role in ensuring a stable and peaceful society. Question: From the passage we can know that the author is _ about the aging problem in China. - disappointed - hopeful - worried - doubtful
hopeful
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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: A carefree summer vacation can be yours with these easy tips. 1.Fly into Alternate Airports Most major destinations are served by more than one airport.Flying into a less popular one can result in cheaper tickets.Another added _ of quieter airports? Shorter check-in and security lines,and less waiting around. 2.Use Public Transportation for City Travel to Save Time and Money When possible,take public transportation from the airport to your hotel.For example,the London-Heathrow express train takes just 15 minutes to get from airport to city and costs under 20 pounds.By contrast,"A taxi costs about 70 pounds and takes 40 minutes,"reports DiScala. 3.Eat Smart,Explore...and Save Look for ways to take your order in pricey restaurants and you can avoid "Are we about to run out of money?""Don't order an appetizer.Don't drink a lot of booze," says DiScala. Also,cover more ground by spreading out your snack places."Have dessert at a cafe or ice cream stand, instead of at the dinner restaurant," suggests DiScala.You'll see more of the city and decisions about where to go for dinner will be less worrying. 4.Hit the Market Much like reading the local newspaper,visiting a market gives context to a foreign country. Even the smallest villages tend to have a weekly open-air market(often on Saturday mornings) , while in larger towns and cities,expect additional market days,as well as big supermarkets. Markets also sell amazing,wallet-friendly souvenirs.Think about sea salt,local spices or sauces,and regional oils and vinegars. Eatable gifts are almost always appreciated,saving you the stress of finding the"perfect"gift for each person on your list. Question: The passage aims to tell the readers how to _ . - take a plane without waiting for long - spend your holidays abroad economically - eat in a pricey restaurant at the smallest expense - save money to buy eatable gifts in a foreign market
spend your holidays abroad economically
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Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: NEW YORK-- Picking a Christmas tree takes most people a few minutes, or a couple of hours if they head for the woods. Dave Murbach needs 11 months. Almost every day of every year, Murbach's thoughts turn to vision of a perfectly shaped evergreen tree that will take everyone's breath away. Murbach is the man responsible for finding the towering tree that makes more attractive Manhattan's Rockefeller Center each Christmas season. "I'm always looking for a tree," the center's chief gardener says. "I look for it even when I go to the beach in the summer. It' s like a homework assignment hanging over your head." And if he gets it wrong, there's nothing hiding it. "Every day it's up, 400,000 people go by, and 2.5 million people watch the lighting celebration on television,"he says. This year's tree, a 74-foot Nomy spruce from Richfield, Ohio, flown to New York on the world's largest cargo plane, was lighted on December 2. The arrival of the tree leads in the Christmas season in New York -- a tradition dating back to 1931, when the workers building Rockefeller Center put up a small tree with ornaments . The search for the next year's tree starts soon after the old tree is chopped up for wood chips and horse-jumping logs. Murbach has three standards: The tree must be at least 65 feet high, at least 35 feet across and leaves dense enough not to see through. That's not as simple as it sounds. Though forests are full of evergreens, few get enough sunlight or space to fill out. And branches in snow regions often break under the weight, making trees unbalanced. Back at the office, he sorts through hundreds of letters from people offering their trees, many addressed simply to "Mr. Christmas Tree Man." Though there was occasional anxiety attack and sleepless night, Murbach knows the effect the tree has on people: "It's for bringing people together, attempting to bring together people you love. That's what I hope it sets off." But Murbach says he's always too worn out to celebrate Christmas. Question: What kind of person do you think Murbach is? - A person always ignoring his family. - A person full of love. - A person devoted to his work. - A person with great anxiety.
A person devoted to his work.
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