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B. Interview.
Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) to complete each of the following statements.
1. They are talking about the problem of __________.
2. The research was mainly carried out in _________. a. Britain b. Europe c. many countries
3. In many countries _________. a. a widowed mother is considered natural to live with one of her married children b. a widowed mother is considered natural to live with one of her sons c. there has been considerable resistance to the idea of a widowed mother's living with one of her married children
4. Not all the old people can be sent to nursing homes run by the state because ___________. a. the number of such homes is strictly limited b. the cost is too high for the average family to afford c. old people are strongly opposed to the idea of being sent to nursing homes
5. Professor Taylor is not optimistic about the situation in the future because. a. there are not many politicians who are for the idea of providing nursing homes for the elderly b. it is difficult to persuade people to spend a lot of money on nursing homes c. it is difficult to persuade old people to live in nursing homes
6. We are having an ever smaller working population nowadays because ____________. a. more and more people can't find a job b. the government has moved up the retiring age limit c. life expectancy is increasing all the time and the birth rate has fallen
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B. Interview.
Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) to complete each of the following statements.
1. They are talking about the problem of __________.
2. The research was mainly carried out in _________. a. Britain b. Europe c. many countries
3. In many countries _________. a. a widowed mother is considered natural to live with one of her married children b. a widowed mother is considered natural to live with one of her sons c. there has been considerable resistance to the idea of a widowed mother's living with one of her married children
4. Not all the old people can be sent to nursing homes run by the state because ___________. a. the number of such homes is strictly limited b. the cost is too high for the average family to afford c. old people are strongly opposed to the idea of being sent to nursing homes
5. Professor Taylor is not optimistic about the situation in the future because. a. there are not many politicians who are for the idea of providing nursing homes for the elderly b. it is difficult to persuade people to spend a lot of money on nursing homes c. it is difficult to persuade old people to live in nursing homes
6. We are having an ever smaller working population nowadays because ____________. a. more and more people can't find a job b. the government has moved up the retiring age limit c. life expectancy is increasing all the time and the birth rate has fallen