41. In what type of publications can the above passage most possibly be found?
(A) A leisure life magazine
(B) A scholarly joumal
(C) A gourmet guide
(D) An investment yearbook

37. The normal American work day schedule is ______. (A) three hours (B) five hours (C) six hours (D) eight hours

38. What is one of the businesses' benefits of the flexible work schedule? (A) There is more time for lunch. (B) The time passes by more quickly. (C) Late sleepers have plenty of sleep. (D) Hardly anyone is ever late for work.

39. What is the earliest possible time someone can get off work on a flextime eight-hour schedule? (A) 4:00 p.m. (B) 3:00 p.m. (C) 2:30 p.m. (D) 1:00 p.m.

40. Which sentence e can best complete the above passage? (A) Flexible work hours is an optimistic idea. (B) Employees must be forced to accept the system. (C) Many more businesses will adopt the system in the near future. (D) Many business organizations in the U.S. have never heard of flexible work hours.

42. Which of the following about memory is NOT mentioned in the passage? (A) The different types of memory stimuli (B) The critical brain region of memory acquisition (C) The different ways of memory retention (D) The process of forgetting as an attribute of memory

43. In paragraph 2, the underlined phrase "attests to" is closest in meaning to "______. (A) disapproves (B) ascertains (C) refutes (D) disregards

44. Based on the passage, which of the following is TRUE about memory? (A) Many resea archers believe that em motional stimuli are m more likely to be remembered than neutral ones. (B) Some researchers ar urque that the length of mem mory has little to do with the objects of stimuli. (C) Studies of memory retention provide insights into more effective learning models. (D) The disadvantages of neutral events to memory were statistically substantiated.

45. What can be inferred from the above passage? (A) More studies will be conducted to consolidate the preceding hypothesis. (B) Studies of memory will soon be rendered obsolete because of the growing interest in the nature of (C) emotional stimuli. (D) Memory interference is an untapped area of studies that awaits more exploration. It is unclear that what types of memory stimuli are easier to be remembered or forgotten.

46. Of which article can the above passage be an excerpt? (A) Launching Taiwan's 21 " Century Senior Welfare Policy (B) Liabilities of Current Elderly Care Program (C) Reassessing Pension Plans and Retirement Funds (D) Stimulus Plan to Raise Birthrate

47. Which of the following is NOT an issue of concern? (A) Low birthrate (B) Aging population (C) Govemnmental fiscal difficulties (D) Shortened life expectancy