Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question.

Vietnam’s population is ageing quickly. In 2017, more than 10 per cent of the population will be 60 and older, and in 15-20 years the elderly will account for one third of the total population. This raises concerns about healthcare, welfare and pensions for the elderly at a time when Vietnam is focusing on economic integration and requires a large labor force. So far two solutions have been proposed: to loosen the two-child policy and to increase the retirement age to 58 for women and 62 for men. By ending the two-child policy the government expects to make up for the ageing population within the next 20

years. But its effect could be creating an uncontrollable boom in the Vietnamese population. When the government loosened the two-child policy in 2015 in a trial period, in the first 6 months of 2016 the third child birth rate increased remarkably by 7.5 per cent

          Raising the retirement age has been proposed by the Ministry of Labor pending parliamentary evaluation in May 2017. While the policy is beneficial in utilizing the work experience of the elderly while creating savings in the pension budget, it also means fewer job prospects and promotion opportunities for younger generations. It is also not in the interest of all the elderly, especially the 70 per cent of Vietnam's labor force working in manual labor-intensive sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing and construction where working above the age of 50 can be dangerous and unproductive. Despite these drawbacks, raising the retirement age is still considered by policymakers as one of the key solutions to the ageing population problem in Vietnam. However, these are only temporary solutions.

In the 2rd paragraph, the writer suggests that ________.

A. The Ministry of Labor has applied raising the retirement age in May 2017.

B. Raising the retirement age can reduce job opportunities for younger generations.

C. The elderly whose age is 50 would be dangerous if they continued to work.

D. Raising the retirement age and stopping two-child policy can be considered as long-term and effective solutions.

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án B

Trong đoạn 2, tác giả gợi ý rằng _________.

A. Bộ Lao động đã áp dụng việc nâng tuổi nghỉ hưu từ tháng 5 năm 2017

B. Nâng tuổi nghỉ hưu có thể làm giảm cơ hội việc làm cho thế hệ trẻ.

C. Những người 50 tuổi có thể sẽ gặp nguy hiểm nếu tiếp tục làm việc

D. Nâng tuổi nghỉ hưu và dừng chính sách 2 con được coi là những giải pháp lâu dài và hiệu quả.

Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn 2:

“While the policy is beneficial in utilizing the work experience of the elderly while creating savings in the pension budget, it also means fewer job prospects and promotion opportunities for younger generations." (Mặc dù chính sách này có lợi trong việc sử dụng kinh nghiệm làm việc của người cao tuổi trong khi tạo ra các khoản tiết kiệm trong ngân sách lương hưu, nhưng điều đó cũng có nghĩa là ít triển vọng việc làm và cơ hội thăng tiến cho thế hệ trẻ.)