Passage Two
When people care for an elderly relative， they often do not use available community services such as adult daycare centers. If the caregivers are adult children， they are more likely to use such services， especially because they often have jobs and other responsibilities. In contrast， a spouse usually the wife， is much less likely to use support services or to put the dependent person in a nursing home. Social workers discover that the wife normally tries to take care of her husband herself for as long as she can in order not to use up their life savings. Researchers have found that caring for the elderly can be a very positive experience. The elderly appreciated the care and attention they received. They were affectionate and cooperative. However， even when caregiving is satisfying， it is hard work. Social workers and experts on aging offer caregivers and potential caregivers help when arranging for the care of an elderly relative. One consideration is to ask parents what they want before they become sick or dependent. Perhaps they prefer going into a nursing home and can select one in advance. On the other hand， they may want to live with their adult children. Caregivers must also learn to state their needs and opinions clearly and ask for help from others especially brothers and sisters. Brothers and sisters are often willing to help， but they may not know what to do
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. Why are adult children more likely to use community services to help care for elderly parents？
答案：D）They have jobs and other commitments.
解析：细节题。本题询问原因，文章开头很快就给出了本题答案“because they often have jobs and other responsibilities.” 注意D选项中的commitments的意思是 “承诺，保证；承担义务”和responsibilities意思相近。这也是四级考试中常见的选项设置，用同义词或近义词替换掉文中的词汇。这要求考试在备考时，重点词汇及其同义词反义词都要有所了解。其他选项文中没有提及，可排除。
30. Why are most wives unwilling to put their dependent husbands into nursing homes？
答案：A） They don’t want to use up all their life savings.
解析：细节题。关键词“wives”“ husbands”。本题不难，文章中已经直接给出答案“ in order not to use up their life savings”。
31. According to the passage， what must caregivers learn to do？
31. According to the passage， what must caregivers learn to do？
答案：C）Be frank and seek help from others.
解析：关键词“caregivers”“learn to do”，问看护人应该要学会做的事情，然后迅速定位于最后部分，“One consideration is to ask.。.”，“Caregivers must also learn to state.。.” 主要有两件事情，C选项是其中一个，另外一个选项中没有，排除A、B和D选项。
Passage Three
Since a union representative visited our company to inform us about our rights and protections. My coworkers have been worrying about health conditions and complaining about safety hazards in the workplace. Several of the employees in the computer department， for example， claim to be developing vision problems from having to stare at a video display terminal for about 7 hours a day. The supervisor of the laboratory is beginning to get headaches and dizzy spells because she says it‘s dangerous to breathe some of the chemical smoke there. An X-rays technician is refusing to do her job until the firm agrees to replace its out-dated equipment. She insists that it’s exposing workers to unnecessarily high doses of radiation. She thinks that she may have to contact the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and asked that government agency to inspect the department. I‘ve heard that at a factory in the area two pregnant women who were working with paint requested a transfer to a safer department， because they wanted to prevent damage to their unborn babies. The supervisor of personnel refused the request. In another firm the workers were constantly complaining about the malfunctioning heating system， but the owners was too busy or too mean to do anything about it. Finally， they all met an agree to wear ski-clothing to work the next day. The owner was too embarrassed to talk to his employees. But he had the heating system replaced right away.
