Text comprehension

I. C

II. 1. T; 2. F; 3. F; 4. T; 5. T.

III.

1. Para.2: whether they should have a second child. 2. Para.2&3: feel lonely; be more spoiled.

3. Para.4: A third of the population in Japan will be aged 65 or over by 2020.

4. Para.5: because the cost of supporting a child up to the age of 18 is around US$160,000.

5. Para.6: favoritism or sibling jealousy; less quality time and attention to children; decreased self-esteem and self-confidence.

6. No. No simple answer. Circumstances vary from family to family.

IV.

1. As for the issue of single children, people are often concerned about whether an only child necessarily means a lonely child.

2. Some single-child parents feel they are too busy with their work to spend time and energy on a second child. Consequently, they choose to have no more children.

3. The conditions affecting each couple vary from family to family.

I . Vocabulary I Phrase practice

1. demanding jobs= jobs needing a lot of attention or effort 费力的工作

2. with regard to = in connection with; on the subject of 关于，至于

3. stigma =sign of shame; feeling of being ashamed 耻辱，受到侮辱

4. give-and-take =willingness of each person to satisfy others‘ wishes 妥协，互让

5. declined = decreased

6. sibling jealousy = the feeling of wanting to get what sb else has among brothers and sisters II.

1. arise from 2. unique 3. self-esteem 4. stigma

5. overwhelming 6. interacted 7. favoritism 8. prime 9. involved 10. despite III. 1. B

with regard to: in connection with

for the purpose of: why you do sth. or why sth. exists

in view of: used to introduce the reason for a decision, action or situation

in accordance with: according to a rule, system, etc. 2. C

ensure: to make certain that sth. happens

entertain: to keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves

enable: to make it possible for someone to do something, or for something to happen

enquire: if you enquire about something, you ask for information about it 3. D

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advocatory (a.) 拥护者的，有关拥护者的

advocacy (n.) 拥护，主张，辩护

2.respect (v.) 尊敬，尊重；遵守

respectable (a.) 人格高尚的，值得尊敬的

respectful (a.) 恭敬的，礼貌的

respective (a.)分别的，各自的

3. potential (n.) 可能性，潜能