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Dictation Cheng Hansheng Why Some People are Poor The poverty line is minimum income that people need for an acceptable standard of living. / People with incomes below the poverty line are considered poor. / As the general standard of living rises, / the poverty line does, too. / Therefore, even with today’s relatively high standard of living, / about 10 percent of the people in the United States are below the poverty line. / Economists suggest several reasons. / For one thing, more than half of the poor people are not qualified to work. / By law, children less than 16 years old can not work in many industries; / many companies do not hire people over 65 years old, / which is considered the normal retirement age./ Some poor adults do not look for jobs for a variety of personal reasons. / Other poor people look for a job but can’t find one. / Many poor adults never went to high school. / Therefore, when they look for jobs, they have few skills that they can offer. Camping Holidays To many people, camping seems to be an ideal way of spending a holiday. / Not only is it cheaper, / it can also be far more convenient and enjoyable. / If you have young children, / camping has particular advantages. / There is a1ways plenty for them to do, / and they enjoy the freedom of camping compared to the discipline of staying in a hotel. / Above all, camping provides a complete change for everyone, / and afterwards you return refreshed to your normal way of life. / To some people, however, all these advantages are outweighed by the disadvantages. / Such people will point out that on a camping holiday the mother still has to cook for everyone. / What is worse, she has to prepare meals / without the help of all the equipment in her kitchen at home. / Under bad weather, there may be too many flies and mosquitoes. / For these people a holiday in a hotel is well worth the extra expense. Old Age Many people mistakenly believe that old age is a time of increased illness and loneliness.