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Is College Worth It

A. When LaTisha Styles graduated from Kennesaw State University in Georgia in 2006 she had $35,000 of student debt. This obligation (债务) would have been easy to discharge if her Spanish degree had helped her land a well-paid job. But there is no shortage of Spanish-speakers in a nation that borders Latin America. So Ms. Styles found herself working in a clothes shop and a fast-food restaurant for no more than $11 an hour.
B. Frustrated, she took the brave decision to go back .to the same college and study something more pragmatic. She majored in finance, and now has a good job at an investment consulting firm. Her debt has increased to $65,000, but she will have little trouble paying it off.
C. As Ms. Styles’ story shows, there is no simple answer to the question "Is college worth it " Some degrees pay for themselves; others don’t. American school kids considering whether to take on huge student loans

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A. When LaTisha Styles graduated from Kennesaw State University in Georgia in 2006 she had $35,000 of student debt. This obligation (债务) would have been easy to discharge if her Spanish degree had helped her land a well-paid job. But there is no shortage of Spanish-speakers in a nation that borders Latin America. So Ms. Styles found herself working in a clothes shop and a fast-food restaurant for no more than $11 an hour.
B. Frustrated, she took the brave decision to go back .to the same college and study something more pragmatic. She majored in finance, and now has a good job at an investment consulting firm. Her debt has increased to $65,000, but she will have little trouble paying it off.
C. As Ms. Styles’ story shows, there is no simple answer to the question "Is college worth it " Some degrees pay for themselves; others don’t. American school kids considering whether to take on huge student loans

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W: When your grandfather died in 1987, did you graduate
M: I finished school a year before he died.

When did the man graduate （）
A. In1989. 
B. In1986. 
C. In1987. 
D. In1988.

[单项选择]What’s a label worth A lot, it seems, when it comes to towels in a New York shop. Two Harvard University researchers, Michael Hiscox and Nicholas Smyth conducted an experiment on two sets of towels. One lot carried a label with the logo "Fair and Square" and the following message:
These towels have been made under fair labor conditions, in a safe and healthy working environment which is free of discrimination, and where management has committed to respecting the rights and dignity of workers.
The other set had no such label. Over five months, the researchers observed the impact of making various changes such as switching the label to the other set of towels and raising prices. The results were striking: not only did sales of towels increase when they carried the Fair and Square label, they carried on increasing each time the price was raised.
No wonder companies are keen to appeal to ethically minded consumers, whether on labor standards or green credentials. On greenery
A. sold better at a higher price
B. became more popular at a lower price
C. were more competitive even with an increased price
D. were thought to be of higher quality even with a lower price

[单项选择]Major universities are trying to tighten their grading standards because they think（）
A. high grading standards will improve students’ academic performance.
B. generous and easy grading standard sparks creativity.
C. rewarding poor performance may kill the creativity of students.
D. punishment is more effective than rewarding.

[单项选择]Successful students sometimes become so（） with grades that they never enjoy their school years.
A. passionate
B. involved
C. immersed
D. obsessed