47 Which might NOT be the main cause of people working beyond retirement age in Britain?
(A) Small businesses are beginning to recruit senior citizens in Britain.
(B) British retirement pensions are becoming insufficient for senior citizens.
(C) More older people prefer to remain on the job beyond retirement age.
(D) Older people feel the need to make ends meet after their retirement age.

47 Which might NOT be the main cause of people working beyond retirement age in Britain?
哪一個"可能不是"英國人超過退休年齡繼續工作的主要原因
(A) Small businesses are beginning to recruit senior citizens in Britain.
在英國，小企業開始招募老年人
(B) British retirement pensions are becoming insufficient for senior citizens.
英國退休金對老年人來說越來越不夠用
(C) More older people prefer to remain on the job beyond retirement age.
更多的老年人更傾向於在退休年齡之後繼續工作
(D) Older people feel the need to make ends meet after their retirement age.
老年人覺得退休後需要維持生計

主要判斷句子如以下敘述，可以選擇(B)(C)(D):

1. A labor union spokesperson said the reason for people working in their old age is because retirement pensions in Britain are becoming more difficult to live on. Many older people have to work and delay retirement to be able to survive.
2. While there are plenty who enjoy remaining in work, many need to earn extra cash because they cannot afford to retire.”

至於(A)，在文章沒有提到，不要被以下這句誤導:

More and more older people are [deciding on] a career change later in life and are starting up their own businesses   是指愈來愈多老年人在之後的生活中開始自己的事業