17.British people are working to an older age.(61)The number of working 70-74-year-olds has doubled in recent years.Around 10% of people in (62)their (they) early 70s now work.This is the (63)highest(high) figure on record.An important reason (64)why the British work in their old age is that retirement pensions are becoming more difficult to live on.(65)Consequently(consequence) many older people have to work in order to survive.
Britain (66)has seen (see) great changes in the labor market during the last decade,(67)withfar more people working beyond their retirement age.While there are plenty who enjoy remaining in work,many need to earn extra cash because they cannot afford (68)to retire(retire) early.Older people need decent(體面地) jobs and pensions so that they can make a proper (69)choice(choose) about whether they remain in work.Now they are deciding on a career change later in life and are starting up their own businesses,(70)devoted(devote) to something they may have dreamed of doing for years.