While the conventional wisdom may be that all people who have reached retirement are enjoying a life of leisure, there are, in fact, a sizeable number of aged workers.
Net population gains through interstate migration have been experienced in Queensland and Western Australia. In Victoria and Tasmania, on the other hand, net losses have occurred.
The main difference between the more recent and older teaching materials is that vocabulary and grammar are not longer taught by using long quotations from literature or endless repetitions of isolated sentence. Rather, they are taught in the context of everyday situations.
In spite of his wealth, Mr. Jones lived very simply in a one-room cottage.
在阅读中，表示转折的词是猜测单词词义的很好的线索。另外，在一句话中，转折词后的部分往往是出题者表达的重点，所强调的东西。如果时间紧张的话，考生甚至可以跳过这些词前面的部分，直接阅读后半句话，因为这常常是问题涉及到的。
理解原因与结果
在阅读过程中，了解出题者解释某个事件或情况的原因是很重要的。因果关系是帮助考生理解文章的线索之一。因此，考生应掌握下列词汇。解释原因的：because, because of，due to, result from, as a result of, be a consequence of, be attributed to ; 表示结果的：as a result, result in, lead to, cause, contributed to. 例：
Elderly women outnumber elderly men because of gains in female longevity.
Population aging is mainly due to a decline in fertility.
The high number of visa over-stayers is a direct consequence of economic conditions.
The fall in the number of people smoking can be attributed to education programs.
The government raised the tax on alcohol. As a result, sales declined by 2%.
The 1982-83 recession resulted in a reduction in the total migrant intake in 1983-84.
It has been clearly demonstated that smoking leads to heart disease and cancer.
Immigration after the Second World War contributed to population growth.
这几句话中，前4句都是解释原因的，后4句是解释结果的。弄清楚了因果关系，出题者的观点也会一目了然。
其实，在阅读当中，每个人都会有自己的技巧和经验。通过不断的练习，总结心得体会，相信每个考生都会找到适合自己的阅读方法，并运用到考试当中，正确理解文章并完成问题的回答。
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