UNIT 2I. WHERE DO THEY WORK

10. Our school … for summer holidays on July 10th

A. breaks down

B. breaks up

C. breaks

VI. Translate this passage into Vietnamese

Education

All men should study, we have to study to widen our knowledge and develop our

intelligence

An educated man can only utilize his bodily strength to work and live. An educated

man, besides this strength, still has the faculty of his intelligence brain and good

reflection. This intelligence and thought enable him to help his physical strength to act

more quickly and cleverly

In a same profession or work, the educated man differs from the uneducated

considerably. Therefore, intellectual workers have to study, this is a matter of course but

manual workers must also again an education

In civilized countries compulsory education has been applied. Everyone must spend

seven or eight years to study. From ploughmen to laborers in these nations, no one is

unable to read a book or a paper fluently.

VII.

Read the following text carefully

Work is a very important part of life in the United States. Work is not only important

for economic benefits, the salary, but also for social and psychological needs, the feeling

of doing something for the good of society. Americans spend most of their lives working,

being productive. For most Americans, their work defines them: They are what they do.

What happens, then, when a person can no longer work?

Most Americans stop working at age sixty-five or seventy and entire. Because work is

uch an important part of life in this culture, retirement can be very difficult. Retirees

often feel that they are useless and unproductive. Of course, some people are happy to

retire; but leaving one’s job, whatever it is, is a difficult change, even for those who look

forward to retiring. Many retirees do not know how to use their time or they feel lost

without their jobs.

Retirement can also bring financial problems. Many people rely on Social Security

checks every month. During their working years, employees contribute a certain

percentage to the government. Each employer also gives a certain percentage to the

government. When people retire, they receive this money as income. These checks do

not provide enough money to live on, however, because prices are increasing very

rapidly. Senior citizens, those over sixty-five, have to have savings in the bank or other

retirement plans to make ends meet. The rate of inflations is forcing prices higher each

year: Social Security checks alone can not cover these growing expenses. The

government offers some assistance, medicate and Welfare, but many senior citizens have

to change their lifestyles after retirement. They have to spend carefully to be sure that

they can afford to buy food, fuel, and other necessities.

Of course, many senior citizens are happy with retirement. They have time to spend

with their families or to enjoy their hobbies. Some continue to work part time: others do

volunteer work. Some, like those in the Retired Business Executives Association, even

help young people get started in new business. Many retired citizens also belong to

“Golden Age” group. These organizations plan trips and social events. These are many

opportunities for retirees.

American society is only beginning to be concerned about the special physical and

emotional needs of its senior citizens. The government is taking steps to ease the problem

of limited income. They are building new housing, offering discounts in stores and

museums and on buses, and providing other services, such as free courses, food service,

and help with housework. Retired citizens are rapidly growing percentage of the

population. This part of the population is very important and we must respond to their

needs. After all, every citizen will be a senior citizen someday.

A. Look at these topics. There is one topic for each paragraph. Look quickly at the

reading to find these topics. Do not read every word at this point. Write the

number of the paragraph next to the topic of that paragraph