1. Research carded out in the recent opinion polls shows that _______。
　　[ A ] available employment should be restricted to a small percentage of the population
　　[ B ] new jobs must be created in order to rectify high unemployment figures
　　[ C ] available employment must be more widely distributed among the unemployed
　　[ D ] the nowaday high unemployment figures are a truth of life
　　2. The arrival of the industrial age in our historical evolution meant that_______。
　　[ A ] universal employment virtually guaranteed prosperity
　　[ B ] economic freedom came within everyone’s control
　　[ C ] patterns of work were fundamentally changed
　　[ D ] people’s attitudes to work had to be reversed
　　3. The enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries meant that_______。
　　[ A ] people were no longer legally entitled to own land
　　[ B ] people were driven to look elsewhere for means of supporting themselves
　　[ C ] people were not adequately compensated for the loss of their land
　　[ D ] people were badly paid for the work they managed to find
　　4. The effects of almost universal employment were overwhelming in that _______。
　　[ A ] the household and village community disappeared completely
　　[ B ] men now travelled enormous distances to their places of work
　　[ C ] young and old people became superfluous components of society
　　[ D ] the work status of those not in paid employment suffered
　　5. The article concludes that_______。
　　[ A ] the creation of jobs for all is an impossibility
　　[ B ] our efforts and resources in terms of tackling unemployment are insufficient
　　[ C ] people should begin supporting themselves by learning a practical skill
　　[ D ] we should help those whose jobs are only part-time