A. there are too many graduates of his major

　　B. he wants to find a job with very high salary

　　C. he has not received a degree in the university

　　D. the job market has changed greatly since 2002

　　3. According to the passage, _______ had the best job prospects in 2002.

　　A. computer science       B. accounting         C. teaching         D. nursing

　　4. Why does Ryan Stewart want to be a college teacher?

　　A. Teaching jobs are well-paid.

　　B. He majored in teaching in the university.

　　C. College teaching is less challenging than high-tech jobs.

　　D. College teaching career won’t be influenced by economy.

　　5. It can be concluded from the passage that _______.

　　A. the value of a college degree has decreased now.

　　B. new college graduates today can’t find jobs.

　　C. a college degree can still lead to a good job.

　　D. graduates must prepare early to find jobs.

　　Passage Three

　　Shoron Keating was worried about her kids when she got a divorce. Her daughter says, “ I was feeling … like down and sad even though I didn’t really show it.

　　Judith Wallerstein says problems from divorce can last many years. They can show up when the kids are adults. And the kids have their own trouble. Wallerstein studied 93 children over a generation. The results can be found in her book.

　　She says that children of divorce are more likely to have problems with drugs. They are far more likely to seek therapy. About 40 percent of them avoid marriage themselves. When they do marry, fail at nearly twice the usual rate. It is hard for them to trust. They are afraid of failing.

　　Critics say Wallerstein had too few children in her study. They think that Wallerstein stresses too much from a small study. Other things may be the cause of the kid’s problem. The study does not compare kids from divorced families with kids from “healthy” families.

　　Wallerstein’s families divorced a generation ago. Times have changed. People feel different about divorce. Today programs like Kid’s Turn try to reduce some of the effects of divorce with family advice. Talking about their feelings helps the kids get though it. Since they know more about the problem, maybe the kids will be able to handle it.

　　1. Which word can best describe the kids from divorced families according to Paragraph 1?

　　A. Offensive         B. Relieved         C. Depressed         D. Prejudiced

　　2. Children from divorced families who marry later will ______.

　　A. have no trust in other people

　　B. be more likely to get divorced

　　C. firmly protect their marriage

　　D. have stable marriage

　　3. Wallerstein’s study showed that ______.

　　A. divorce left the children with many problems

　　B. all the problems showed up right after the divorce

　　C. divorce could be avoided

　　D. divorce is the only cause of children mature earlier

　　4. Which of the following is critics’ opinion?

　　A. Healthy families do not have problems.

　　B. All the related factors were considered in the study.

　　C. Divorce is the only cause of child problems.

　　D. The number of families studied was not sufficient.

　　5. Today children from divorced families______.

　　A. have no more problems

　　B. are getting more care and help

　　C. are less able to handle their problems

　　D. are told not to talk about their problems

　　Passage Four

　　It is still sometimes difficult to understand why those between ages 10 and 18 would endanger their lives by joining armed forces or rebel groups and become fighting soldiers. The recently published book, Young Soldier, Why They Choose to Fight By Rachel Brett and Irma Specht, tries to find an answer.

　　There is no doubt that children fight in most armed conflicts today. While international attention focuses largely on those who are forced into battles, thousands more enlist (应征入伍) voluntarily.

　　In an attempt to to understand the young who take up arms, Brett and Specht interviewed 53 boy and girl soldiers and ex-soldiers from around the world, Afghanistan , Colombia, the Republic of the Congo for example. All interviewees were involved with armed forces or armed groups before the age of 18 and all classified themselves as volunteers.

　　What these two field officers heard is “I joined involuntarily- if you have nothing, you volunteer for the army”. Other reasons young people gave are self- defense, revenge, poverty, and unemployment.