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British people are working to an older age. The number of working 70-74-year-olds has doubled in the past decade. Around 10 per cent of people in their early 70s now work.Just over a quarter of a million 70-74-year-olds now have jobs. In 2005, it was just 100,000. The government said people are deciding to keep on working. A reason for people working in their old age is because retirement pensions(退休金) in Britain are becoming more difficult to live on. Many older people have to work so they won’t become poor in their old age.

A spokesman said, "The last decade has seen changes in the labour market, with far more people working at an old age." He said many people needed to make more money because they couldn't afford to be out of work. He added that older people needed good jobs and retirement pensions so they could make a choice about whether they stay in work. A spokesman for small businesses said more older people were starting their own businesses. He said this was something they may have dreamed for many years.

1.What’s the best title for the passage?

A Older people in Britain.

B Never too late to work.

C Happy lives of older people in Britain.

D More old people choose to work to live well.

解析：选D。文章标题题。D项“越来越多的老年人选择继续工作以维持生计”契合文章主要内容，故选D。

2.The number of working people at an old age ______ in the past decade in Britain.

A decreased

B increased little

C doubled

D didn’t changed

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句The number of working 70-74-year-olds has doubled in the past decade.可知，故选C。

3.Why do people choose to keep working at an old age?

A Because their bosses ask them to work at an old age.

B Because those people love working.

C Because the government asks them to work at an old age.

D Because those people don’t have enough retirement pensions.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句A reason for people working in their old age is because retirement pensions in Britain are becoming more difficult to live on.可知，故选D。

4.More older people choose to work to ______ .

A feel happy

B make more money

C make a choice

D start own businesses

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句He said many people needed to make more money because they couldn't afford to be out of work.可知，故选B。

5.How many 70-74-year-olds now have jobs?

A 25,000.

B 10,000.

C 250,000.

D 1,000,000.

解析：选C。数字计算题。根据第一段Just over a quarter of a million 70-74-year-olds now have jobs.可知，故选C。