III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
It’s December again. In addition to the excitement about 50 down to the holidays and parties. This month is also about long study hours for thousands of senior college students in China.
According to the Ministry of Education, the number of postgraduate 51 has risen again this year. The ministry has even 52 the enrollment dates to allow for the 53 applicants. However. I do not see the point of enrolling in postgraduate study 54 after college.
Postgraduate programs are 55 on specific fields and on advanced research and study. They also require 56 knowledge you can only gain from the workplace. If your goal is to gain more skills, you should try harder to find a job. Employers want 57 . not more qualifications. Otherwise, postgraduate study straight is a 58 of time and money.
Job applicants with a master’s degree often find that their competitors hold 59 qualifications.
Ten years ago, graduates with bachelor degrees had no problem finding employment, but authorities 60 the number of university places in 1999 and now where are millions of graduates without work.
It appears that postgraduate education will 61 this history of undergraduate education.
62 , the human resources staff faced with the choice between two applicants with masters degrees will usually choose the graduate from the more 63 undergraduate school. A bachelor’s degree from a key university is more helpful than a master’s degree sometimes.
If you don’t have working experience when you graduate, you will have the same problem even though you go on to 64 a master’s degree immediately.
50．A．taking B．counting C．casting D．tracking
51．A．achievements B．admissions C．accusations D．applications
52．A．expanded B．expected C．stretched D．shortened
53．A．national B．additional C．visible D．desperate
54．A．suddenly B．curly C．straight D．far
55．A．focused B．depended C．fed D．impressed
56．A．book B．abstract C．rich D．practical
57．A．elegance B．excitement C．experiment D．experience
58．A．memory B．waste C．cement D．symbol
59．A．different B．various C．similar D．adequate
60．A．increased B．eliminated C．abandoned D．enlarged
61．A．shape B．polish C．promote D．shadow
62．A．However B．Subsequently C．Meanwhile D．Originally
63．A．well-built B．prepared C．well-known D．newly-opened
64．A．hold B．earn C．evaluate D．Deposit