【正文】 energy and failing health against the growing demands of an active and leaving young children is probably the older parents39。s also worried that his energy will give out , he can still ride bikes with his athletic fifth grader, but he39。t mean he39。t get away from that.”O(jiān)ften, older parents hear the ticking of another kind of biological who work with middleaged and older parents say fears about aging are nothing to laugh at.“They worry they39。ll need help getting up out of those little chairs in nursery school,” says Joann Galst, a New York at the core of those little fears there is often a much bigger one: “that they won39。The dads are older, more mature,“ says , ”and more ready to focus on parenting.“ do psychiatrists regard maturity as an asset in child rearing?A)Older parents are often better prepared )Older parents can take better care of their )Older parents are usually more experienced in bringing up their )Older parents can better balance their resources against children39。t obtain the retirement benefits they have dreamed )They can39。s the biggest fear of older parents according to New York psychologist Joan Galst?A)Approaching of )Being laughed at by other )Slowing down of their pace of )Being mistaken for do we learn about Marilyn and Randy Nolen?A)They thought they were an example of successful fertility )Not until they reached middle age did they think of having )Not until they had the twins did they feel they had formed a )They believed that children born of older parents would be Older parents can take better care of their They have to go on working beyond their retirement older parents tend to be concerned about their aging bodies Approaching of Not until they had the twins did they feel they had formed a 第二篇：Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodgepodge of environmental claims made by household products, according to a “green labeling” study published by Consumers International the report’s more outrageous findings — a German fertilizer described itself as “earthworm friendly” a brand of flour said it was “nonpolluting” and a British toilet paper claimed to be “environmentally friendlier”.The study was written and researched by Britain’s National Consumer Council(NCC)for lobby group Consumer was funded by the German and Dutch governments and the European Commission.“While many good and useful claims are being made, it is clear there is a long way to go in ensuring shoppers are adequately informed about the environmental impact of products they buy,” said Consumers International director Anna 10country study surveyed product packaging in Europe, Scandinavia and the United found that products sold in Germany and the United Kingdom made the most environmental claims on report focused on claims made by specific products, such as detergent insect sprays and by some garden did not test the claims, but pared them to labeling guidelines set by the International Standards Organization(ISO)in September,1999.“Many products had speciallydesigned labels to make them seem environmentally friendly, but in fact many of these symbols mean nothing.” said report researcher Philip Page.“Laundry detergents made the most number of claims with cleaners were second with 145 separate paints were third on our list with high numbers show how very confusing it must be for consumers to sort the true from the misleading.” he ISO labeling standards ban vague or misleading claims on product packaging, because terms such as “environmentally friendly” and “nonpolluting” cannot be verified.“What we are now pushing for is to have multinational corporations meet the standards set by the ISO.” said to the passage, the NCC found it outrageous )all the products surveyed claim to meet ISO standardsB)the claims made by products are often unclear or deceivingC)consumers would believe many of the manufactures’ claimD)few products actually prove to be environment friendly indicated in this passage, with so many good claims, the )are being more cautious about the products they are going to buyB)are still not willing to pay more for products with green labelingC)are being more aware of the effects different products have on the environmentD)still do not know the exact impact of different products on the environment study was carried out by Britain’s NCC )find out how many claims made by products fail to meet environmental st