In the past, people who graduated from college felt proud of their academic(学业的)achievements and felt confident that their degree(学位)would help them to find a good job．
However, in the past four years the job market has changed greatly．This year's college graduates are facing one of the worst job markets．For example, Ryan Stewart, a graduate of San Jose State University, got a degree in religious(宗教)studies, but no ________ job ________ prospects．He points out that many people already working are getting laid off(解雇)and don't have jobs, so it's even harder for new college graduates to find jobs．
Four years ago, the future looked bright for the class of 2006．There were many high-tech job chances．Graduates received many job offers, and they were able to get jobs with high salaries(薪水)and benefits such as insurance(保险)and paid vacations．However, "Times have changed and it's a new market," according to an officer of the San Jose State Career Center．
The officer says students who do find jobs started preparing two years ago．They worked during summer vacations, they have had several short-time jobs, and they've majored in one of the few fields that are still hot, like chemical engineering, accounting, or nursing, where average(平均的)starting salaries have actually increased over last year．Other popular fields(like information system management, computer science, and political science)have seen big declines(下降)in starting salaries．
Ryan Stewart(he had hoped to become a teacher)may go back to school in order to become a college teacher．He thinks college teaching could be a good career even in a bad economy．
In conclusion, these days a degree may not be a ticket to instant wealth for some students．For now, they can only hope the value of their degree will increase over time．
(1)
The underlined word in the second paragraph probably means ________．
[ ]
A．
skills
B．
interests
C．
chances
D．
ideas
(2)
Which of the following majors has the best job offers?
[ ]
A．
teaching
B．
accounting
C．
political science
D．
computer science
(3)
Ryan Stewart will have to ________．
[ ]
A．
change his major
B．
get a job teaching
C．
go back to school
D．
become a religious leader
(4)
The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means ________．
[ ]
A．
the best way to get rich is not to get a college degree
B．
most students with degrees will not be able to find jobs
C．
having a college degree does not mean that one has money for travelling
D．
a college degree does not mean that one will find a well-paid job
(5)
The main idea of the passage is that ________．
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A．
a lot of graduates are losing their jobs
B．
Ryan Stewart has been able to find a job
C．
salaries in some fields have increased in the past year
D．
the job market has changed greatly over the past four years
