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　　Anequalnumberofmenandwomensaidtheyattendhappyhourswithco-workers,withyoungerworkersaged25to34mostlikelyandworkersover55least43_________toattend.

　　Overall,21percentofworkersattendhappyhourswithco-workersand,ofthose,44_________aquartergoatleastonceamonth.

　　Thesurveywas45_________onlinebyHarrisInteractiveonbehalfofCareerBuilder.comamong6,987full-timeemployees.

　　A.bondB.acknowledgedC.nearlyD.specially

E.anywhereF.mishapsG.obligatedH.likelyI.conductedJ.idly

K.unprofessionallyL.networkingM.releasedN.confessedO.researched

SectionB

　　46、A）LastJuly,JulieBaldocchi'

smotherhadamassivestrokeandwasparalyzed.Baldocchisuddenlyhadtobecomeafamilycaregiver,somethingthatshewasn'

tpreparedfor."

Iwasflyingbytheseatofmypants,"

saysBaldocchi,anemploymentspecialistinSanFrancisco.Bothofherparentsare83,andsheknewherfathercouldn'

thandlehermother'

scare.Thehospitalrecommendedputtinghermotherinanursinghome.Baldocchiwasn'

twillingtodothat.Butmovingherbackintoherparents'

homecreatedotherproblems.Baldocchi,48,ismarriedandlivesaboutamileawayfromherparents.Shehasafull-timejobandhasbackproblemsthatmakeitdifficultforhertolifthermother."

Icouldn'

tdoitall,"

shesays."

ButIdidn'

tevenknowhowtofindhelp."

　　B）

　　WithhelpfromtheFamilyCaregiverAlliance,sheeventuallyhiredalive-incaregiver."

Butevenifyouplanintellectuallyandlegally,you'

reneverreadyfortheemotionalimpact,"

Baldocchisays.Inthefirsttwomonthsafterhermother'

sstroke,shelostabout30poundsasstressmounted.Morethan42millionAmericansprovidefamilycaregivingforanadultwhoneedshelpwithdailyactivities,accordingtoa2009surveybytheAARP.Anadditional61.6millionprovidedatleastsomecareduringtheyear.Andmanyareunprepared.

　　C）

　　Whilemanyparentslackanadvancecaredirective,it'

sthemostbasicandimportantsteptheycantake.Thedirectiveincludesseveralparts,including:

adurablepowerofattorney,whichgivessomeonelegalauthoritytomakefinancialdecisionsonanother'

sbehalf;

ahealthcareproxy,whichissimilartothepowerofattorney,exceptitallowssomeonetomakedecisionsregardingmedicaltreatment;

andalivingwillthatoutlinesinstructionsforend-of-lifecare.（Forexample,parentscansayiftheywanttobekeptalivebyartificialmeasures.）"

It'

sinvaluableforthekids,becauseit'

shardtomakethosedecisionsforaparent,"

saysJenniferCona,anelder-lawattorneyatGenserDubowGenser&

ConainMelville,N.Y.Anadvancecaredirectiveisthefirstlineofdefenseifasituationarises,saysKathleenKelly,executivedirectoroftheFamilyCaregiverAlliance,whichsupportsandeducatescaregivers.Withoutanadvancedirective,thefamilywillhavetopetitionthecourttobeappointedtheparent'

slegalguardian,saysAgingC.

　　D）

　　It'

simportantforfamiliestotalkaboutlong-termcaresotheadultchildrenknowtheirparents'

preferences,wishesandgoals,saysLynnFeinberg,acaregivingexpertatAARP.Butifsnotaneasyconversation.Elderlyparentsaresometimessuspiciousoftheirchildren'

sfinancialmotives,saysSusanJohn,afinancialplanneratFinancialFocusinWolfeboro,N.H.OneclientaskedJohntoholdafamilymeetingbecausetheyneededanintermediarytotalkaboutfinancialissues,shesays.Andwhentherearemanysiblings,thefamilydecisionscanbecomeathree-ringcircuswithmuchacrimony,saysAnn-MargaretCarrozza,anelder-lawattomeyinGlenCove,N.Y.Familieswhoneedinformationandhelpsortingoutdisagreementscancallonelder-lawattorneys,financialplanners,geriatriccaremanagersandcaregiversupportgroups.InFebruary,AARPsaiditwillofferitsmembersanewcaregivingsupportservicethroughfinancialservicesfirmOenworth.

　　E）

　　Manyfamiliesareunpreparedforquickdecisions,especiallywhentheyfindoutthatMedicaredoesn'

tpayforlong-termcare,Feinbergsays.Themediancostofayearinaprivateroomatanursinghomein2011was$77,745,accordingtoGenworth.AndonlythosewhohavespentmostoftheirassetscanqualifyforMedicaidtopayforthenursinghome.

　　F）

　　Assistedlivingisanotheroption.Residentscanhavetheirownapartmenttomaintainsomeindependence.Butthefacilitiesgenerallyprovidepersonalcareservices,suchasmeals,housekeepingandassistancewithactivities.Still,it'

snotcheap:

Thenationalmediancostin2011was$39,135,accordingtoGenworth.Assistedlivingisn'

tcoveredbyMedicaid.

　　G）

　　Iftheyhaveachoice,atleast90%ofelderlyparentsprefertostayathomeaslongastheycan,accordingtoAARPresearch.Butiftheparentscannolongersafelyliveathome,itcanbehardforchildrentomovethemintoanadultcarefacility.Theremaybeanotheroption.Sometimesthehomecanbemodifiedsoaparentcanstaythere.Forexample,Baldoechiputinachairliftforhermother.Shealsoarrangedforahomecaregiver.

　　H）Familycaregiverstakeovermanyresponsibilities.Onemightmanageaparent'

sfinances,whileanothersiblingwilltaketheparenttodoctors'

appointmentsandshopping.Thosewhomoveinwithaparenttakeonasignificantandsustainedburdenofcare.JanWalkermovedintohermother'

shomeinLeesburg,Fla.Afterhermother,whois83,hadfallen,shewasn'

tabletogetaroundaswell.Walker,55,hasthreebrothers.Butsheistheonlydaughter,isdivorcedandhasnochildren."

IalwaysknewthatthiswastherolethatIwouldhave,andIguessmymindwaspreparedforit,"

saysWalker,whonowisafull-timecaregiverandworksfromhomeasatutorialinstructorforadigitalscrapbookingwebsite."

Whenyougetintothetrenches,it'

sliterallybaptismbyfire,"

Newthingscomeup.It'

snotjustaboutadvanceplanningforfinancesormedicalcare.It'

severything,"

shesays.

　　I）Carcgiversneedtoalsowatchtheirownhealth."

Thereissuchathingascaregiverburnout,"

Conasays.Amongfemalecaregivers50andolder,20%reportedsymptomsofdepression,accordingtoa2010studyonworkingcaregiversbyMetLife."

sahardjob,"

Walkersays."

Butmostworthwhilethingsarehard.ShewasalwaysthereformewhenIneededahelpinghand.It'

sonlynaturalthatIbehereforhernow."

　　根据以上内容，回答46-56题。

　　Whenelderlyparentscannotliveathomesafely,theirchildrencanchangetheirhomeinsteadofsendingthemtoanadultcarefacility.

　　47、Totalkaboutlong-termcareisnoteasybecausesometimesagedparentsaresuspiciousoftheirchildren'

sfinancialmotives.

　　48、Besidesadvanceplanningforfinancesormedicalcare,familycaregiverstakeovermanyotherresponsibilities.

　　49、Thedifferencebetweenadurablepowerofattorneyandahealthcareproxyisthatthelatterallowssomeonetomakedecisionsregardingmedicaltreatment.

　　50、Baldocehididnotwanttosendhermothertoanursinghome,butshehaddifficultytakingcareofher.

　　51、Over42millioncaregivershelpedanadultwitheverydayactivitiesintheUSAin2009.

　　52、Ifafamilyneedsinformationorhelptosortoutdisagreements,therearemanypeopletheycancallon.

　　53、Caregiversshouldpayattentiontotheirownhealth,ortheymaybumoutor.becomedepressed.

　　54、Onewillhavetopetitionthecourttobetheparent'

slegalguardian,ifthereisnoadvancedirective.

　　55、Thenationalmediancostofassistedlivingin2011was$39,135anditisnotcoveredbyMedicaid.

SectionC

　　56、Questions56-61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Educatorstodayaremoreandmoreoftenheardtosaythatcomputerliteracyisabsolutelynecessaryforcollegestudents.Manyevenarguethateachincomingfreshmanshouldhavepermanentaccesstohisorherownmicrocomputer.Whatadvantagesdocomputersofferthecollegestudents?

　　Anystudentwhohasusedawordprocessorwillknowonecompellingreasontouseacomputer:

towritepapers.Althoughnotallstudentsfeelcomfortablecomposingonawordprocessor,most,findrevisingandeditingmucheasieronit.Onecanalter,insert,ordeletejustbypressingafewkeys,thuseliminatingtheneedtorewriteorre-type.Furthermore,sincetherevisionprocessislessburdensome,studentsaremorelikelytoreviseasoftenasisnecessarytoendupwiththebestpaperpossible.Forthesereasons,manyfreshmanEnglishcottrsesrequiretheuseofawordprocessor.

　　Computersarealsousefulinthecontextoflanguagecourses,wheretheyareusedtodrillstudentsinbasicskills.SoftwareprogramsreinforceESL（EnglishasaSecondLanguage.instruction,aswellasinstrnctioninFrench,