For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitle Population Burden . You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below in Chinese.

　　1.人口老齡化問題正困擾著中國。

　　2.人口老齡化帶來的問題。

　　3.應采取怎樣的措施，談談自己的觀點。

　　題目分析：

　　在世界人口走向老齡化和發達國家人口老齡化發展的同時，中國人口老齡化也在加劇。人口老齡化的產生，正是社會進步、經濟發展的結果。

　　參考范文：

　　Population Burden

　　Many countries will experience aging populations in the next century because of declining birth and mortality rates. China will soon join their ranks.

　　As for the issue of aging, its situation has been growing increasingly severe in spite of the fact most people are still ignorant of the problems it brings about. Firstly, with families becoming smaller and living pace escalating, it is even graver for families to care for aged members adequately. Secondly, aging causes a relative decline in working force in that fewer people have to support the increasing aged people. Consequently, the productivity of the whole society is affected to some extent. Thirdly and most importantly, the aging of population in China resulted from the successful implementation of family planning has not been synchronized with national economic progress.

　　The rapidity of the population's aging has made it more urgent for the adoption of countermeasures. No doubt they key is to build a solid economic foundation. Meanwhile, importance shall be attached to overall social progress by changing the backward situation in social security, welfare and service. What's more, family care and community services shall also be encouraged.

　　好詞佳句總結：

　　aging population 老年人口

　　birth rate 出生率

　　mortality rate 死亡率

　　ignorant of 不知道 不懂

　　graver 更嚴重的

　　This heavy rain could have grave consequences.

　　這場大雨會造成嚴重后果。

　　adequately 充分地

　　productivity 生產力

　　implementation 執行

　　family planning 計劃生育

　　rapidity 速度 在這用rapidity比speed 好~

　　countermeasure 對策

　　solid economic foundation 穩固的經濟基礎

　　Population old age人口老齡化

　　Population burden人口負擔

　　Old age social security老年社會保障

　　Sustainable development可持續發展