Part B 选择搭配
Directions:
In the following article, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 1~5, choose the most suitable one from the list A~G to fit into each of the numbered blanks. There are two extra choices which do not fit in any of the gaps.
In 1996, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act was enacted with the goal of promoting the economic self-sufficiency of families by transitioning them from public assistance into the work force as early as feasible.
1.________________ The PRWORA stated that by fiscal year 2002 states must have 50% of their caseload engaged in 30 hours per week of work activities such as paid employment, job training, or volunteer work. Subsequent legislation continued the program by expanding the percentage of recipients required to work to 70% and increased the required number of hours of work activity per week to 40, including at least 24 hours of actual work.
2. ________________ Unfortunately, there are still indications that a large proportion of recipients are unable to gain employment and frequently cycle between work and welfare. The changes set forth by the PRWORA have forced researchers, policymakers, and federal administrators to analyze the employability of recipients remaining on the rolls and to examine the many factors that can impact a recipients' ability to move from welfare to work. These factors often include levels of education, job experience, mental and physical health status, and access to needed services such as childcare subsidies and transportation.
3._________________ The literature that does exist on the topic has reported inconsistent conclusions.
4._________________ Another study examining women leaving welfare for employment and women remaining on welfare found no differences in emotional support between the two groups .
5.__________________ In fact, evidence suggests that drug use can effect and be affected by both social support and employment. It is unknown, however, how the use of drugs may impact this relationship among TANF recipients. In this paper, we build on the current literature by examining the extent to which social network factors influence employment among both drug-using and nondrug-using TANF-receiving women.
[A] A large body of research indicates that positive social support and adequate social networks are important to the employment process.
[B] Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipients are now under a work requirement and a five-year life-time limit on cash benefits.
[C] While there is considerable research on the role of social relationships in the lives of women, to our knowledge few studies have focused on the extent to which social support may influence employment among welfare-receiving women.
[D] Early reports suggest that welfare reform is having the desired effect on welfare