PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION[25MIN]Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.TEXTAThecaseforcollegehasbeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogo,saysconventionalwisdomandstatisticalevidence,becausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoney,become"better"people,andlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon'tgo.Butcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryone.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattending,thosewhodon'tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerous,andmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;collegestudentsinterferewitheachother'sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationintheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Otherfindnostimulationintheirstudies,anddropout—oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves—theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Butthatisacondemnationofthestudentsasawhole,anddoesn'texplainallcampusunhappiness.Othersblamethestateoftheworld,andtheyarepartlyright.Wehavebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan'tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen-year-olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcannolongerabsorbanarmyoftrainedtwenty-two-year-olds,either.Someadventuresomeeducatorsandwatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebest,theproper,theonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysandstatisticsupsidedown,itseems,andthroughtherosyglowofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollegedoesn'tmakepeopleintelligent,ambitious,happy,liberal,orquicktolearnthings—mayitisjusttheotherwayaround,andintelligent,ambitious,happy,liberal,quick-learningpeoplearemerelytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplace.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisisheresytothoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatifalittleschoolingisgood,morehastobemuchbetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningtomountup.1.Accordingtotheauthor,___.A.peopleusedtoquestionthevalueofcollegeeducation.B.peopleusedtohavefullconfidenceinhighereducation.C.allhighschoolgraduateswenttocollege.D.veryfewhighschoolgraduateschosetogotocollege.2.Inthe2ndparagraph,"thosewhodon'tfitthepattern"referto___.A.highschoolgraduateswhoaren'tsuitableforcollegeeducation.B.collegegraduateswhoaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis.C.collegestudentswhoaren'tanybetterfortheirhighereducation.D.highschoolgraduateswhofailedtobeadmittedtocollege.3.Thedropoutrateofcollegestudentsseemstogoupbecause___.A.youngpeoplearedisappointedwiththeconventionalwayofteachingatcollege.B.manypeoplearerequiredtojointhearmy.C.youngpeoplehavelittlemotivationinpursuingahighereducation.D.youngpeopledon'tliketheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.4.Accordingtothepassage,theproblemsofcollegeeducationpartlyoriginateinthefactthat___.A.societycannotprovideenoughjobsforproperlytrainedgraduates.B.Highschoolgraduatesdonotfitthepatternofcollegeeducation.C.Toomanystudentshavetoearntheirownliving.D.Collegeadministratorsencouragestudentstodropout.5.Inthispassagetheauthorarguesthat___.A.moreandmoreevidenceshowscollegeeducationmaynotbethebestthingforhighschoolgraduates.B.Collegeedu...
