1. The purpose of the passage is¡¡¡¡¡¡.

A. to show underemployment is becoming more serious today

B. to imply women are laid off more than men

C. to explain the meaning of “underemployment”

D. to tell the present economic situations

2. According to the text, underemployment means¡¡¡¡¡¡.

A. the same meaning as the word—unemployed

B. employees are not fully taken charged of

C. qualified workers get a low salary

D. people who do manual work for wages

3. When it comes to unemployment statistics, ¡¡¡¡¡¡.

A. the underpaid workers are included

B. it implies the people who are jobless

C. the part-time employees are included

D. it shows the employment situation of a country