The Spanish Government is so worried about the number of young adults still living with their parents that it has decided to help them leave the nest.
Around 55 percent of people aged 18--34 in Spain still sleep in their parents’ homes, says the latest report from the country’s state-run Institute of Youth.
To coax (劝诱) young people from their homes, the institute started a "Youth Emancipation (解放)" programme this month. The programme offers guidance in finding rooms and jobs.
Economists blame young people’s family dependence on the precarious (不稳定的) labour market and increasing housing prices. Housing prices have risen 17 percent a year since 2000.
Cultural reasons also contribute to the problem, say sociologists. Family ties in south Europe -- Italy, Portugal and Greece -- are stronger than those in middle and north Europe, said Spanish sociologist Almudena Moreno Minguez in her report "The Late Emancipation of Spanish Youth: Keys for Understanding".
"In general, young people in Spain firmly believe in the family as the main body around which their private life is organized," said Minguez.
In Spain -- especially in the countryside, it is not uncommon to find entire groups of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews (外甥/侄子) all living on the same street. They regularly get together for Sunday dinner.
Parents’ tolerance (宽容) is another factor. Spanish parents accept late-night partying and are wary of setting bedtime rules.
"A child can arrive home at whatever time he wants. If parents complain he’ll put up a big fight and call the father a Fascist," said Jose Antonio Gomez Yanez, a sociologist at Carlos Ⅲ University in Madrid.
Mothers’ willingness to do children’s household chores worsens the problem. Dioni-sio Masso, a 60-year-old in Madrid, has three children in their 20s. The eldest, 28, has a girlfriend and a job. But life with mum is good.
"His mum does the wash and cooks for him; in the end, he lives well," Masso said.
The phrase "wary of" in paragraph 8 could be best replaced by ______.

A:tired of B:afraid of C:cautious about D:worried about

Passage Five
The fire moved very fast. The wind pushed the fire right up to the top of the trees. The people fighting the fire could not keep up.
The fire captain was worried about keeping his firefighters safe. The people who have houses were told to get out.
The fire burned twenty thousand acres along a seventy-mile strip in about fifteen hours. Hundred of people who lived there had to leave. They took as many things as they could. The .next day the firefighters wouldn’t let them back down their streets. They didn’t know if their houses were still there.
One lady was lucky. Her garage burned up, but her house did not. Across town there were only broken stones where the local Baptist church once stood.
About seventy-five people who left spent the night at the local high school. They wor- ried about their houses and waited to hear.
The Red Cross is ready to help those who have lost their homes.
The power crews worked fast to fix burned power lines. Firefighters watched to see if the fire was out. They kept the people who lived in the houses out until the fire was out.
An oak tree could still be burning inside. Wind could start the fire again. The fire could spread to grass.
More than three thousand firefighters from all over California were called to fight this late season fire. It is hoped that the fire will be stopped by Monday. The winds need to stop blowing hard.

The people who left their homes were （）

A:told about their houses B:entertained C:silly D:very worried about their houses

Passage Five
The fire moved very fast. The wind pushed the fire right up to the top of the trees. The people fighting the fire could not keep up.
The fire captain was worried about keeping his firefighters safe. The people who have houses were told to get out.
The fire burned twenty thousand acres along a seventy-mile strip in about fifteen hours. Hundred of people who lived there had to leave. They took as many things as they could. The .next day the firefighters wouldn’t let them back down their streets. They didn’t know if their houses were still there.
One lady was lucky. Her garage burned up, but her house did not. Across town there were only broken stones where the local Baptist church once stood.
About seventy-five people who left spent the night at the local high school. They wor- ried about their houses and waited to hear.
The Red Cross is ready to help those who have lost their homes.
The power crews worked fast to fix burned power lines. Firefighters watched to see if the fire was out. They kept the people who lived in the houses out until the fire was out.
An oak tree could still be burning inside. Wind could start the fire again. The fire could spread to grass.
More than three thousand firefighters from all over California were called to fight this late season fire. It is hoped that the fire will be stopped by Monday. The winds need to stop blowing hard.

The people who left their homes were （）

A:told about their houses B:entertained C:silly D:very worried about their houses

Passage Five The fire moved very fast. The wind pushed the fire right up to the top of the trees. The people fighting the fire could not keep up. The fire captain was worried about keeping his firefighters safe. The people who have houses were told to get out. The fire burned twenty thousand acres along a seventy-mile strip in about fifteen hours. Hundred of people who lived there had to leave. They took as many things as they could. The .next day the firefighters wouldn’t let them back down their streets. They didn’t know if their houses were still there. One lady was lucky. Her garage burned up, but her house did not. Across town there were only broken stones where the local Baptist church once stood. About seventy-five people who left spent the night at the local high school. They wor- ried about their houses and waited to hear. The Red Cross is ready to help those who have lost their homes. The power crews worked fast to fix burned power lines. Firefighters watched to see if the fire was out. They kept the people who lived in the houses out until the fire was out. An oak tree could still be burning inside. Wind could start the fire again. The fire could spread to grass. More than three thousand firefighters from all over California were called to fight this late season fire. It is hoped that the fire will be stopped by Monday. The winds need to stop blowing hard.

The people who left their homes were （　）

A:told about their houses B:entertained C:silly D:very worried about their houses

第三篇 　　 Youth Emancipation in Spain 　　The Spanish Government is so worried about the number of young adults still living with their parents that it has decided to help them leave the nest. 　　Around 55 percent of people aged 18-34 in Spain still sleep in their parents’ homes, says the latest report from the country’s state-run Institute of Youth. 　　To coax (劝诱) young people from their homes, the Institute started a "Youth　Emancipation (解放)" program this month. The program offers guidance in finding rooms and jobs. 　　Economists blame young people’s family dependence on the precarious (不稳定的) labor market and increasing housing prices. Housing prices have risen 17 percent a year since 2000. 　　Cultural reasons also contribute to the problem, say sociologists (社会学家). Family ties in south Europe - Italy, Portugal and Greece - are stronger than those in middle and north Europe, said Spanish sociologist Almudena Moreno Minguez in her report "The Late Emancipation of Spanish Youth: Key for Understanding". 　　"In general, young people in Spain firmly believe in the family as the main body around which their private life is organized," said Minguez. 　　In Spain - especially in the countryside, it is not uncommon to find entire groups of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews (外侄/侄子) all living on the same street. They regularly get together for Sunday dinner. 　　Parents’ tolerance is another factor. Spanish parents accept late-night partying and are wary of setting bedtime rules. 　　"A child can arrive home at whatever time he wants. If parents complain he’ll put up a fight and call the father a fascist," said Jose Antonio G6mez Yanez, a sociologist at Carlos III University in Madrid. 　　Mothers’ willingness to do children’s household chores (家务) worsens the problem. Dionisio Masso, a 60-year-old in Madrid, has three children in their 20s. The eldest, 28, has a girlfriend and a job. But life with mum is good. 　　"His mum does the wash and cooks for him; in the end, he lives well," Masso said. The phrase "wary of" in paragraph 8 could be best replaced by

A:tired of. B:afraid of. C:cautious about. D:worried about.

The Spanish Government is so worried about the number of young adults still living with their parents that it has decided to help them leave the nest.
Around 55 percent of people aged 18--34 in Spain still sleep in their parents’ homes, says the latest report from the country’s state-run Institute of Youth.
To coax (劝诱) young people from their homes, the institute started a "Youth Emancipation (解放)" programme this month. The programme offers guidance in finding rooms and jobs.
Economists blame young people’s family dependence on the precarious (不稳定的) labour market and increasing housing prices. Housing prices have risen 17 percent a year since 2000.
Cultural reasons also contribute to the problem, say sociologists. Family ties in south Europe -- Italy, Portugal and Greece -- are stronger than those in middle and north Europe, said Spanish sociologist Almudena Moreno Minguez in her report "The Late Emancipation of Spanish Youth: Keys for Understanding".
"In general, young people in Spain firmly believe in the family as the main body around which their private life is organized," said Minguez.
In Spain -- especially in the countryside, it is not uncommon to find entire groups of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews (外甥/侄子) all living on the same street. They regularly get together for Sunday dinner.
Parents’ tolerance (宽容) is another factor. Spanish parents accept late-night partying and are wary of setting bedtime rules.
"A child can arrive home at whatever time he wants. If parents complain he’ll put up a big fight and call the father a Fascist," said Jose Antonio Gomez Yanez, a sociologist at Carlos Ⅲ University in Madrid.
Mothers’ willingness to do children’s household chores worsens the problem. Dioni-sio Masso, a 60-year-old in Madrid, has three children in their 20s. The eldest, 28, has a girlfriend and a job. But life with mum is good.
"His mum does the wash and cooks for him; in the end, he lives well," Masso said.
The phrase "wary of" in paragraph 8 could be best replaced by ______.

A:tired of B:afraid of C:cautious about D:worried about