The Chinese Online Writing Lab

1. Long term care emerged in Taiwan in the late 1980s.

I A. recoiled

B. emanated

C. evacuated

2. A turning point occurred in 1997 with the passage of the Senior Citizens Welfare Law, which placed unregistered healthcare institutes under pressure and eventually saw them abolished by 2000.

A. tension

B. repose

C. tranquility

3. This legislation ushered in the rapid growth of institutional-based organizations from 1998, with stable growth expected well beyond 2000.

A. anchored

B. precarious

C. tottery

4. Competition among institutional-based long term care facilities currently is fierce.

A. happy-go-lucky

B. jocund

C. relentless

5. A recent market survey indicated that while only around 20% of all disabled elderly in Taiwan receive institutional-based care, 30% of the disabled elderly in Taiwan require such care (Department of Health, 1997).

A. archaic

B. antiquated

C. newfangled

6. This discrepancy represents a market demand of at least 18,000 individuals.

A. variance

B. uniformity

C. symmetry

7. To meet this demand, Taiwan has relied on small-scale institutional care facilities.

A. alternative

B. mandate

C.  equivalent 

8. Such facilities have become popular for four reasons. First, family members without professional training account for 69% of all care providers for the disabled elderly in Taiwan.

A. rebuffed

B. in vogue 

C. objectionable

9. This situation creates high emotional and financial stress, and providing professional treatment to the disabled elderly can greatly alleviate family tensions. 

A.  abate

B.  aggrandize

C.  amplify

10. Second, the annual growth rate of disabled elderly in Taiwan is nearly 20%.

A. reversal 

B. regression

C.  pace

11. Third, modern lifestyles and urbanization have significantly transformed familial patterns, as reflected by the tendency of adults to live apart from their parents and offer their parents less assistance than previously.

A. metamorphosed 

B. lingered

C. dwelled

12. Meanwhile, increasing daily pressures in daily life, family interactions, and the         growing female workforce have reduced numbers of non-professional caretakers for the disabled elderly.

A. stewards

B. detractors

C. distracters

13. Consequently, professional care givers are increasingly important for meeting demand.

A. amateurish

B. incompetent

C. polished  

14. Fourth, a clear discrepancy in supply of institutional-based long term care facilities exists between urban and rural areas.

A. rustic

B. metropolitan 

C. agrarian

15. While demand for such facilities is lower in rural areas, marketing opportunities still exist for smaller scale facilities.

A. barricades

B. contingencies

C. impediments

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