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NEWS 2

On 1 January, new regulations come into effect which eliminate an annual leave bonus for people who put off marrying until the age of 23 for women, and 25 for men, the South China Morning Post reports. The holiday bonus was designed encourage young people to delay getting married in line with China's one child policy. But with that policy now being abolished, this holiday incentive is no longer necessary, the government says.

In Shanghai, a young couple at a marriage registry office told the paper that they decided to register their marriage as soon as possible to take advantage of the existing policy because an extra holiday was a big deal for them. In Beijing one registration office had about 300 couples seeking to get married the day after the changes were announced rather than the usual number of between 70 and 80. But one lawyer tells the paper that the changes still have to be adopted by local governments and these procedures take time. So people who are rushing to register for marriage can relax.

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

3. What was the purpose of the annual leave bonus in China?

4. What do we learn about the new regulations?

NEWS 3

News report. Three.

Everyone loves a good house party. But the cleaning up the next morning isn't as enjoyable. Now however a New Zealand based startup company aims to bring messy homes and even splitting headaches back to normal. The properly named startup morning after maids was launched about a month ago in Auckland by roommates Rebecca Foley and Catherine Asher’s.

Aside from cleaning up，the two will also cook breakfast and even get coffee and painkillers for recovering Mary makers.Although they are both gainfully employed they did cleaning jobs into their nights and weekends which is when their service is in most demand. Anyway.

Besides being flooded with requests from across the country Foley and Asher's have also received requests from the U.S. and Canada to provide services there. They are reportedly meeting with lawyers to see how best to take the business forward.

Questions five to seven are based on the news reports you have just heard.

Question 5 What is the news report mainly about？

Question 6. What is a common problem with a house party？