第五大題 文意選填 10% 每題 1 分      Japan is dealing with a problem that’s just starting to sweep the world‐‐‐an agingpopulation combined with a shrinking work force.    Therefore, ___(66)___ Japanese arenow being encouraged to wok longer in life.    By doing so, it is hoped that Japan’sgovernment will save its increasingly burdened pension system from going ___(67)__.   In 2000, the Japanese could get a full pension from the government at 60.    But by 2025,they won’t get any until they are 65.    What’s more, premiums paid by workers everymonth are set to rise while payouts they get after retirement fall.     To help workers to ___(68) ____ this, Japan passed a law last year that requirescompanies by 2013 to raise their retirement age from 60 to 65 or rehire their retiredworkers.    The new policy could be a ___(69) ____ for employers.    In a country whereforced layoffs are a last resort, large companies traditionally have relied on retirement toreduce payrolls.    They are just ___(70) ____ to enjoy a big cut in personnel costsbecause of the mass retirement of Japan’s baby boomers.    These people born between1947 and 1949 ___(71)__ 5.2 million members of the work force. Consequently, therewas much ___(72)____ from corporations to the new retirement law.    Early signssuggest that large corporations will ___(73) ____ in raising their retirement ages.    Andunlike the U.S., Japan has no law ___(74) ____discrimination based on age.    Violatorsof the new law would face only “administration guidance,” not penalties.    Suchresistance is hurting the effectiveness of the policies, which may thus ___(75) ____theaging problem.
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