Some of the most entertaining conversations you can have with friends _________ around dating horror stories.

A．She was attacked by robbers.

B．She was stopped by a policeman.

C．She was forced to enter a flying saucer.

D．She fainted due to the effects of some drug.

A．She was attacked by robbers.

B．She was stopped by a policeman.

C．She was forced to enter a flying saucer.

D．She fainted due to the effects of some drug.

The way that fables were used in the past is most similar to today's

A．fairy tales that entertain children at home.

B．stories in children's school textbooks that reinforce the lesson.

C．science documentaries that explain how nature works.

D．movies that depict animals as having human characteristics.

Don't Retire, Start a Micro Business

Retirem ent today is either something that people welcome, or dread. In the UK, the age to qualify for your pension seems to move further away with successive govenments. And with no legal retirement age in the UK, if you want to and your company agrees, you can keep working for as long as you like. Do you want to continue with your employm ent is the question many are asking. A realistic altemative is to start your own micro business.

As the cost of living continues to rise, many in the over 60 age group in particular are looking for altemative ways to make ends meet. But also, how they can take more control of their lives by creating porfolio careers or, staring micro businesses.

The gig economy continues to expand. This fledgling working environm ent continues to define its rules of engagement, but for many, the gig economy has opened a new way to eam an income on their tems. In a report 'Gig Economy Workers and the Future of Retirement', it is found that sixteen percent of Americans plan to take a gig job in their retirem ent. Similar numbers are likely in the UK For those who have no intention of retiring, it is using their business in a dffeent way: a micro business can ensure you have a comfortable retirem ent. If anyone is thinking of winding down his working lives, or that want to make a change, he is to start a new micro business now. Developing this enterprise over the next few years could lead to a healthy second income that could replace the money you will have available if you do fully retire. This is the approach many over 60s are taking as they often top surveys of new business owners. Indeed, the concept of the 'older entrepreneur' is fast becoming the nom, outstipping the often-quoted Mllennial group, as the most entrepreneurial.

21.In the UK, the age for retirem ent and the pension seems to go by working.（）

A.for as long as you like

B.less than sixty

C.till getting the pension

D.till health problems occur

22.What is thelegal age of retirement in the U.SA. according to the passage？（）

A.60

B.65

C.55

D.None of above

23.According to the passage, the realistic suggestion for retired people is（）

A.to keep working

B.to plan second job after retirem ent

C.to take no plans after retirem ent

D.to start their own micro business

24.How many of Americans plan to take a gig job in their retirem ent？（）

A.16%

B.6%

C.60%

D.1.6%

25.The author's atitude that we could infer from the passage is likely to be（）.

A.persuasive

B.suggestive

C.critical

D.offensive

A.no

B.most

C.few

D.some

:A graphical bar with buttons that perform. some of the most common commands．

A．Title bar

B．Tool bar

C．Status bar

D．Scroll bar

A.costly

B.expensive

C.dear

D.precious

A．divide

B．separate

C．part

D．abandon

they were smaller. People believed that children were just “small adults”, and expected them to dress and act like adults.

But now people know much more about children. In both body and mind, children are different from adults because they are at a different stage of development. As far as the body is concerned, it is obvious. A baby of six months can sit up, but can not run, and so on. But the development of the mind is not so obvious. A small child, for example, does not understand the difference between the present and the fu ture. So if the child asks for an apple and the parent says,“ No, not now, you can have one after lunch." The child often cries. Some mothers think the child is being difficult, but perhaps he is just being differ ent; he does not understand the idea of the future, and for him ”not now means “never”. So naturally, the child cries.

People used to believe that ______.

A．children should wear adults'

B．children were the same as adults, except that they were smaller

C．children acted like adults

D．children were adults in small clothes