The number of children in Japan is the lowest ever. Japan's government showed numbers the day before the country's Children's Day holiday on May the 5th. They show that the number of children fell by 160,000 from the previous year. It is the 33rd year in a row for the birth rate to drop. There are 13 million fewer children in Japan today than there were in 1950. Of 30 countries with a population of over 40 million, Japan has the smallest percentage of kids. Children make up just 12.8 per cent of Japan's population. In the United States, this number is 19.5 per cent. 

    While the number of children is going down, the number of old people is increasing. The over-65s now make up a record 25.6 per cent of the Japanese population. The government said this will continue for many decades. The over-65s could be 40 per cent of the population in 2060. This will make life in Japan hard for young people. They will pay higher taxes to support the over-65s. The Japanese economy will be in trouble because there will not be enough young people to work. Japan has tried many things to get people to have more babies, but nothing is working. 

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1.The number of______in Japan is the lowest ever.

A nurses

B children

C doctors

D hospitals

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第1段第1句The number of children in Japan is the lowest ever.可知，故选B。

2.When did Japan’s government show the number of children?

A The day before the country's Children's Day holiday.

B The day of the country's Children's Day holiday.

C The day before the Mother’s Day holiday.

D The day of the Mother’s Day holiday.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第1段第2句Japan's government showed numbers the day before the country's Children's Day holiday on May the 5th.可知，故选A。

3.The more old people there will be in Japan, the______.

A less young people there will be

B happier life is for young people

C harder life is for young people

D happier life is for children

解析：选C。C 综合理解题。根据第2段第5句This will make life in Japan hard for young people.可知，故选C。

4.Which is RIGHT according to the passage?

A The number of children in Japan fell by 160,000 every year.

B Japan has the smallest percentage of kids in the world.

C People can’t have babies because of high taxes.

D Less young people will cause troubles in Japan’s economy.

解析：选D。D 内容理解题。根据第2段倒数第2句The Japanese economy will be in trouble because there will not be enough young people可知，故选D。