41 According to the passage, what does the acquisition of a family mean to an adult?
(A) It makes risk taking a more attractive choice.
(B) It strengthens one’s tie to conventional society.
(C) It urges one to pursue sex, money, and immediate gratification.
(D) It renders one independent of parents who enforce conventional standards.

37 With the iPad sweeping consumers off their feet, electronic makers worldwide are aiming for a slice of the growing tablet PC pie. (A) Because of the great success of the iPad, electronic makers worldwide are targeting the growing market of tablet PCs. (B) With the iPad’s popularity around the world, electronic makers worldwide now turn to the production of tablet PC pies. (C) With the encouragement of the iPad’s success, electronic makers worldwide now focus on designing innovative PCs. (D) Because of the popularity of the iPad, electronic makers worldwide realize that the tablet PC pie market is growing.

38 What does the underlined term “desistance phenomenon” refer to? (A) The rise of criminality in the mid-teens. (B) The rise of criminality after the mid-teens. (C) The decline of crime rate in the mid-teens. (D) The decline of crime rate after the mid-teens.

39 What is the passage mainly about? (A) The relationship between age and crime rate. (B) The relationship between money and sex. (C) The relationship between crime and morality. (D) The relationship between mid-teens and adults.

40 Which of the following is NOT among the major causes of adolescent criminality? (A) A lack of economic and social skills. (B) The peers who defy conventional morality. (C) The development of legitimate sources of money and sex. (D) The independence from adults who enforce conventional standards.

42 According to the passage, what is the main cause of the aging-out process? (A) School education (B) Parents’ discipline (C) The natural human life cycle (D) Children’s independence from adults

43 (A) Now it is the time to enter a new phase—Retirement. (B) In earlier phases, most people have obligations to family and work. (C) Change, for better or worse, is always accompanied by anxiety and some resistance. (D) Once you adjust to this pace of life, you would not want to trade it for the pressure.

44 (A) Retirement need not sound like a death knell to those approaching it. (B) In earlier phases, most people have obligations to family and work. (C) Change, for better or worse, is always accompanied by anxiety and some resistance. (D) Once you adjust to this pace of life, you would not want to trade it for the pressure.

45 (A) In earlier phases, most people have obligations to family and work. (B) Initially retirement seems like a constant holiday or honeymoon phase. (C) Well, here is the opportunity to live a life at your own pace and on your own terms. (D) Once you adjust to this pace of life, you would not want to trade it for the pressure.

46 (A) Retirement need not sound like a death knell to those approaching it. (B) Well, here is the opportunity to live a life at your own pace and on your own terms. (C) Once you adjust to this pace of life, you would not want to trade it for the pressure. (D) Change, for better or worse, is always accompanied by anxiety and some resistance.

47 (A) You may find shortcuts to personalizing thank-you notes. (B) In business, too, the thank-you note is a must. (C) On a personal level, thank-you notes bond us more closely to the giver. (D) For example, you may write about what is unique about a gift.