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3月全国英语等级考试三级真题阅读 2014年3月全国英语等级考试三级真题(阅读) 转眼2016 下半年公共英语考试即将来临，不少同学也正在准备 2016 下半年公共英语考试，但也有不少同学表示在网上买的没有历年 真题，下面 yjbys 网店铺将公共英语考试的历年真题都进行汇总。 2016年3月的 PETS 真题已经整理出来，今天再将2014年3月的 PETS-3 级真题整理好，提前助大家顺利备考、复习。 阅读 Part A Direefions: Read the following three texts—— Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET. Text 1 Nisaburo and I-liroko Ohata are unlike most Japanese couples their age. Sure, Hiroko, 58, is worried about her husband s high blood pressure, while Nisaburo, 60, promises his wife that if she loses 18 pounds theyll take a trip abroad. What makes the Ohatas different is how they met, through a matchmaking organization for single seniors.On the second date, he asked if I wanted to meet his family, says Hiroko.I took that as a proposal. A little rushed, perhaps, but 17 years after his wifes death, Nisaburo knew hed found a new wife. The couple just celebrated four years of marital happiness last month. In the past, people like Nisaburo and Hiroko might have chosen to live out their lives alone. But as Japans society ages, attitudes about love and remarriage late in life are changing. In 2006, according to government data, three times more men and nearly five times more women in their 60s and 70s married for at least the second time, compared with 20 years before. Granted, change is slow. For this silver-haired population, the concept of dating is still masked by the term ocha nomi tomodachi (friends having tea together). And older people often need help meeting I rospective mates. That s where specialized matchmaking services such as Ai Senior-- Love Senior--come in. When Shunichi Ikeda started the online service three years ago, he was surprised by how many visits he was getting from people in their 60s.I keda says that his clienls have an American perspective about the dating scene. And their children are often very supportive, sometimes being the ones to register