6. situation ·The situation has changed a lot where the majority of the elderly are not poor at all.

·Younger Americans were at a(an) 7. directly or indirectly due to the discounts given to the elderly，thus leading to conflicts between generations.

·The number of older Americans 8. to work rather than retire is on the increase，which means 9. opportunities for young workers.

·It is no longer a kind of charity because millions of senior citizens don't need the priority 10. now. Conclusion It's unwise to offer discount priority to the elderly.

·It will mislead people to think they are unable to 11. to themselves.

·People may think that they are ungrateful and they're hurting the 12. of other age groups.

·Actually senior citizen discounts，to some extent，13. against their age. 答案精析

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Ⅰ.1.events　2.associations　3.goal　4.score　5.professional

Ⅱ.6.A　[participate in加入，参加；work out解出，制定，锻炼；approve of赞同；make up编造，组成。]

7.D　[考查名词词义辨析。句意为：为了保护环境，当地政府张贴了很多标志来警告居民们别随地乱丢垃圾。sigh叹息；sight视野，视线；signal信号。sign标志，符号，记号，符合语境，故选D项。]

8.D　[考查固定短语。judging from/by...根据......判断。]

9.A　[根据从句的时态可确定此处谓语动词的时态为一般过去时。]

10.D　[从句意可知是"沿着(交通)标志"，故答案为D。]

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