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Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

A.neighbors
B.moods
C.homes
D.minds
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Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

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Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

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单项选择题

Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

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Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

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单项选择题

Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

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Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

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People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

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Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

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单项选择题

Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

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Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

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Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

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单项选择题

Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

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单项选择题

Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

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People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

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单项选择题

Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

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单项选择题

Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

A.For example
B.By contrast
C.In particular
D.On average
单项选择题

Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

A.transform
B.yield
C.adjust
D.suit
单项选择题

Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

A.within
B.from
C.beyond
D.to
单项选择题

Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

A.unfairly
B.unpredictably
C.instantly
D.indirectly
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Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

A.reliable
B.considerable
C.available
D.feasible
单项选择题

Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

A.sense
B.conscience
C.project
D.definition
单项选择题

Older people must be given more chances to learn if they are to contribute to society rather than be a financial burden, according to a new study on population published recently.

The current approach which (1) ________ on younger people and on skills for employment not (2) ________ to meet the challenges of demographic change, it says. Only 1% of the education budget is (3) ________ spent on the oldest third of the population.

The (4) ________ include the fact that most people can expect to spend a third of their lives in (5) ________, that there are now more people over 59 than under 16 and that 11.3 million people are (6) ________ state pension age.

“(7) ________ needs to continue throughout life. Our historic concentration of policy attention and resources (8) ________young people cannot meet the new (9) ________ ,” says the report’s author, Professor Stephen McNair.

The major (10) ________ of our education budget is spent on people below the age of 25. (11) ________ people are changing their jobs, (12) ________, partners and lifestyles more often than (13) ________, they need opportunities to learn at every age. (14) ________ some people are starting new careers in their 50s and later.

People need opportunities to make a “midlife review” to (15) ________ to the later stages of employed life, and to plan for the transition (16) ________ retirement which may now happen (17) ________ at any point from 50 to over 90, says McNair.

And there should be more money (18) ________ to support people in establishing a (19) ________ of identity and finding constructive (20) ________ for the “third age”, the 20 or more years they will spend in healthy retired life.

A.ranks
B.ideals
C.assets
D.roles
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