A. The author didn't admire teachers. B. The author wanted to be a teacher.

　　C. The author didn't want to help Lydia. D. The author was not confident in helping Lydia.

6．Why was the author grateful in the last paragraph?

　　A. She managed to learn English well. B. She made friends with her neighbor.

　　C. She learned how to cook Korean food. D. She realized her dream of being a teacher.

7．What can we learn from the passage?

　　A. No pains, no gains. B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

　　C. To help others is to help ourselves. D. Where there is a will, there is a way.

　　More Americans expect to work past their 65th birthdays and never retire, says a recent study.

　　The Associated Press with the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research surveyed 1,075 people, who were aged 50 and older. One-fourth of them said they never plan to retire. Among low-income earners in that age group, this is even more true than for high-income earners.

　　In America, the age of 65 is the traditional age to retire. Sixty percent of people aged 50 to 64 said they expect to work past their 65th birthday. More than half of those who are already older than 65 said they plan to keep working, too. They say they are working an average of 31 hours per week.

　　Those 50 years of age or older said finances (财务) are the most important factor in the decision on when to retire. A majority of older workers - especially those who are 65 and older - plan to change their employers, or move into an entirely new profession, as they head into the later years.

　　One-third of people earning less than $50,000 a year said they will keep working. About 20 percent of those who earn more than $100,000 said they will never retire.

　　As baby boomers-people born between 1946 and 1964 - reach age 65, the United States' general population will have more older people than ever before. The number of Americans 65 and older jumped 21 percent-or to 35.5 million-between 2002 and 2012. That number is expected to reach 92 million by 2060.

8．What can we learn from Paragraphs 1&2 ?

　　A. Low-income earners were more willing to continue working.

　　B. High-income earners were not willing to work past 65.

　　C. 1,075 people who were 50 took part in the study.

　　D. Americans were not sure when to retire.

9．Which of the following might most probably affect Americans' retirement age?