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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C1】

A．increasing
B．improving
C．rising
D．reinforcing

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C1】

A．addressed
B．alleged
C．announced
D．claimed

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C2】

A．leaving
B．ignoring
C．causing
D．missing

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C2】

A．Because
B．If
C．Although
D．Unless

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C3】

A．this
B．that
C．it
D．which

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C3】

A．interfered
B．offended
C．disturbed
D．bothered

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C4】

A．As a result
B．Yet
C．For example
D．Still

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C4】

A．preferable
B．unpredictable
C．unprecedented
D．preliminary

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C5】

A．demand
B．supply
C．surplus
D．input

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C5】

A．period
B．circle
C．location
D．interval

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C6】

A．Nor
B．Or
C．Only
D．But

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C6】

A．stumbling
B．booming
C．shrinking
D．graying

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C7】

A．decline
B．expansion
C．growth
D．decay

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C7】

A．/
B．since
C．after
D．before

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C8】

A．Survive
B．Maintain
C．Exist
D．Enter

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C9】

A．receive
B．submit
C．pledge
D．share

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C8】

A．prevailed
B．ceased
C．accelerated
D．worsened

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C9】

A．reasons
B．doubts
C．notions
D．senses

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C10】

A．If
B．Because
C．Until
D．As

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C11】

A．grant
B．afford
C．sustain
D．attach

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C10】

A．charming
B．satisfactory
C．encouraging
D．discouraging

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C12】

A．funding
B．opportunity
C．prosperity
D．success

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C11】

A．Rather
B．Most
C．More
D．Less

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C13】

A．assured
B．confirmed
C．resolved
D．secured

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C12】

A．insurance
B．necessity
C．recovery
D．incentive

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C13】

A．spurred
B．limited
C．confined
D．imposed

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C14】

A．arrangement
B．investment
C．requirement
D．acknowledgement

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C14】

A．running on
B．dwelling on
C．hanging on
D．counting on

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C15】

A．spend up
B．pay up
C．stump up
D．use up

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C15】

A．applied
B．performed
C．played
D．prepared

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C16】

A．treats
B．treaties
C．treatments
D．retreats

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C17】

A．even as
B．if
C．as long as
D．as if

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C16】

A．advantage
B．problem
C．issue
D．concern

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C17】

A．capability
B．availability
C．flexibility
D．shortage

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C18】

A．relatively
B．apparently
C．hardly
D．never

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C18】

A．Other than
B．Instead of
C．In spite of
D．Along with

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C19】

A．narrative
B．productive
C．creative
D．competitive

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These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores,【C2】nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books,【C3】could mean more laid-off editors.【C4】the problem is not the【C5】: writers will still scribble for scraps.【C6】demand: American book publishers reported【C7】across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas.【C8】Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can【C9】money for a book that is only part-written.【C10】enough money is raised, the author can【C11】to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C12】on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C13】the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C14】," explains John Mitchin-son, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can【C15】￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C16】as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apieca Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money,【C17】publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C18】enjoy feeling like part of the【C19】process. Most readers won"t pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C20】.【C20】

A．concern
B．deal
C．matter
D．work

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C19】

A．enlarged
B．halted
C．distracted
D．retained

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A recent BBC documentary, "The Town That Never Retired", sought to show the effects of【C1】the state pension age by putting retirees back to work.【C2】the results were entertaining, they need not have【C3】. Away from the cameras,【C4】numbers of older people are staying in work. Since the start of the recession, the number of 16- to 24-year-olds in work has fallen by 597,000. Over the same【C5】the number of workers over the age of 65 has increased by 240,000. The【C6】of the British workforce dates back to around 2001,【C7】when the proportion of older people working has nearly doubled. But it has【C8】since the start of the recession. There are several【C9】why. Happily, people are living longer and healthier lives, which makes staying in work less【C10】than it was.【C11】happily, low interest rates, a stagnant stock market and the end of many defined-benefit pension schemes make it a financial【C12】And changing attitudes,【C13】by rules against age discrimination, are making it easier than ever. Most older workers are simply【C14】at the office: 63% of workers over state pension age have been with their employer for more than ten years. Over two-thirds of them work part-time, mostly doing jobs that they once【C15】full-time. A big【C16】is that they do not pay national insurance contributions—effectively a second income tax on younger workers. According to Stephen McNair, director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce, this【C17】explains why older workers have not suffered so much in the slump.【C18】reducing the workforce, as in previous recessions, many firms have【C19】recruitment and cut working hours. At small businesses【C20】, keeping on older workers is cheaper and less risky than training replacements.【C20】

A．in brief
B．by contrast
C．on average
D．in particular

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