The rise of the so-called “boomerang generation” is revealed in official figures showing that almost one in five graduates in their late 20s now live with their parents.

By contrast, only one in eight university graduates had failed to fly the nest by the same age 20 years ago. It also found that grown-up sons are twice as likely as their sisters to still be living with their parents in their late 20s. With nearly a quarter of men approaching 30 still living at home, the findings are bound to lead to claims of a “generation of mummy’s boys”.

Young professionals in their late 20s or early 30s have been nicknamed the “boomerang generation” because of the trend toward returning to the family home having initially left to study. Recent research has suggested that young people in Britain are twice as likely to chose to live with their parents in their late 20s than their counterparts elsewhere in Europe.

Rising property prices, mounting student debts and the effects of recession on the job market have forced a wave of young people to move back into the family home at an age when they would normally be moving out. But commentators warned that the phenomenon may have more to do with young people facing “dire” prospects than simply a desire to save money.

While the proportion of those of university or college age moving out from the family home has continued to rise in the last 20 years, among those in their mid and late 20s the trend has been reversed. Overall 1.7 million people aged from 22 to 29 now share a roof with their parents, including more than 760,000 in their late 20s. In 1988, 22.7 per cent of men aged 25 to 29 were still living with their parents but last year the proportion was 24.5 per cent.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

   A．The economic crisis has shown its effect on the young generation.

   B．More young professionals are returning home to live.

   C．British parents are suffering more loads from their grown-up children.

   D．Britain is suffering more than any other country in Europe.

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

   A．Male children seem to more independent than females.

   B．Eighty percent of university graduates were able to live independently two decades ago.

  C．The grown-up children choose to live with their parents only to save money.

  D．More and more children are moving out at university age.

3. What does the author mean by the term “generation of mummy’s boys”?

   A．The young generation are over dependent on their parents.

   B．The young generation are getting along well with their parents.

   C．Parents’ today are becoming over protective.

   D．They should have been taught how to live on their own.

4. What does the underlined word “dire” probably mean?

   A．Promising.     B．Inconvenient.      C．Very bad.       D．Hopeful

5. The following factors may account for the phenomenon except _____.

   A．that living prices have risen a lot.

   B．that it’s difficult to land a job.

  C．that education has already cost them a lot

  D．that parents can help them more

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