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V. 閱讀測驗Reading Comprehension (32%)     Japanis dealing with a problem that’s just starting to sweep the world –an aging population combined with a shrinking work force. Therefore,aged Japanese are now being encouraged to work longer in life. By sodoing, it is hoped that Japan’s government will save itsincreasingly burdened pension (i.e., payment received afterretirement) system from going bankrupt. In 2000, the Japanese couldget a full pension from the government at 60. But by 2035, they won’tget any until they are 65. What’s more, premiums paid by workersevery month are set to rise while payouts they get after retirementfall.    Tohelp workers to cope with this, Japan passed a law last year thatrequired companies by 2013 to raise their retirement age from 60 to65 or rehire their retired workers. The new policy could be a strainfor employers. In a country where forced layoffs are a last resort,large companies traditionally have relied on retirement to reducepayrolls. They were just about to enjoy a big cut in personnel costsbecause of the mass retirement of Japan’s baby boomers. Thesepeople born between 1947 and 1949 make up 5.2 million members of thework force. Consequently, there was much opposition from corporationsto the new retirement law. Early signs suggest that largecorporations will hesitate in raising their retirement ages. And,unlike the US, Japan has no law against discrimination based on age.Violators of the new law will face only “administrative guidance,”not penalties. Such resistance is hurting the effectiveness of thepolicies, which may thus prolong the aging problem.
36. We can infer from the article that the pension system in Japan
(A) is no longer existing.
(B) should be modified.
(C)can back up the bankrupt companies.
(D) is parallel to the entertainment for aging population.

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答案：[無官方正解]
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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