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【B19】

A. with
B. in
C. out
D. up

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However, as the class of 2004 is so painfully discovering, while a college diploma remains a requisite credential for ascending the economic ladder, it no longer guarantees the good life. Rarely since the end of the Great Depression has the job outlook for college graduates appeared so bleak: of the 1.1 million students who received their bachelor degrees last spring, fewer than 20% had lined up full-time employment by commencement. Indeed, an uncertain job market has precipitated a wave of economic fear and trembling among the young. "Many of my classmates are absolutely terrified," says one of the fortunate few who did manage to land a permanent position. "They wonder if they'll ever find a job."
Some of this recession-induced anxiety will disappear if a recovery finally begins to generate jobs at what economists consider a normal rate. But the sad fact is that for the foreseeable future, college graduates will in considerable surplus, enabling employers to require a degree even for jobs for which a college education is really unnecessary. According to Kristina Shelley of the Bureau of Labor Statistics—who bases her estimate on a "moderate projection" of current trends—30 per-cent of college graduates entering the labor t0rce between now and the year 2008 will be unemployed or will find employment in jobs for which they will be overqualified, joining what economists call the "educationally underutilized."
Indeed, it may be quite a while—if ever—before those working temporarily as cocktail waitresses or taxi drivers will be able to pursue their primary, career paths. Of course waiting on tables and bustling cab fares are respectable ways to earn a living. But they are not quite what so many young Americans—and their parents—had in mind as the end product of four expensive years in college.
To which of the following statements might the author agree?

A college diploma used to be the privilege of the rich.
B. A college diploma helps one lo realize his American dream.
College graduates can easily get permanent positions.
D. College graduates are optimistic about their career in the future.

【B5】

A. there
B. we
C. they
D. it

The most vicious lawyers are those who

A. are careless and make mistakes in the court.
B. draw people into a lawsuit in order to earn money.
C. are not peacemakers when disputes appear among neighbors.
D. cannot help winning the case when people pay a lot of money.

Keller's ability to overcome her disabilities and learn ______.

A. opened many doors for the education of children
B. helped her speak out for patients who needed help
C. made the world a better place for the disabled
D. showed where there is a will there is a way

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