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Nearly all American students in colleges and universities pay for their education. There are many costs. First of all, there is tuition (学费) . At some schools, the tuition is very high, ten thousand dollars a year or more. At other schools, it may be only a few thousand dollars a year. There are also other costs. Many students leave their homes to go to school in other cities. They may live in apartments, and they must pay for it. Finally, students must buy textbooks for their courses. Going to college or university can be a big expense. Some families start saving money for their children's education when the children are small. Many students work to save money for tuition. They can also get money borrowed from the government. They pay the money back after they begin to work.

1．Among the costs for college education in America, tuition is ________ .

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2．If a student wants to go to school in other cities he pays ________ .

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A．no money for his education

B．more money than he does in his home city

C．less money than he does in his home city

D．as much as he does in his home city

3．Some parents have to begin saving money very early for their children's education because ________ .

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A．their children are too young

B．their children have to work

C．their government takes no care of them

D．the costs are so big

4．After graduation, some students have to pay some money back to ________ .

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5．The article mainly tells us about ________ .

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A．the education in America

B．the colleges and universities in America

C．the students in America

D．some education costs in America

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Nearly all American students in colleges and universities pay for their education. There are many costs. First of all, there is tuition (学费) . At some schools, the tuition is very high, ten thousand dollars a year or more. At other schools, it may be only a few thousand dollars a year. There are also other costs. Many students leave their homes to go to school in other cities. They may live in apartments, and they must pay for it. Finally, students must buy textbooks for their courses. Going to college or university can be a big expense. Some families start saving money for their children's education when the children are small. Many students work to save money for tuition. They can also get money borrowed from the government. They pay the money back after they begin to work.

1．Among the costs for college education in America, tuition is ________ .

[　　]

2．If a student wants to go to school in other cities he pays ________ .

[　　]

A．no money for his education

B．more money than he does in his home city

C．less money than he does in his home city

D．as much as he does in his home city

3．Some parents have to begin saving money very early for their children's education because ________ .

[　　]

A．their children are too young

B．their children have to work

C．their government takes no care of them

D．the costs are so big

4．After graduation, some students have to pay some money back to ________ .

[　　]

5．The article mainly tells us about ________ .

[　　]

A．the education in America

B．the colleges and universities in America

C．the students in America

D．some education costs in America

       Though some people have suggested that women should return to housework in order to leave more jobs for men, the idea has been rejected by both women and men in public opinion polls（民意测验）．Lately some union officials have suggested that too many women are employed in type of work more suitable for men and that women should step aside to make way for unemployed young men．They argue that women — — especially women in their childbearing years actually delay economic development and result in lower productivity, poor quality and inefficiency．

       To solve the problem, they have suggested that the working women stay at home while their husbands or brothers were given double wages．They argue that under these circumstances ~families would retain their same level of income, and women could run the house and raise children much better．

       The suggestion has been rejected by 9 out of 10 people polled．A hundred persons in a big city were questioned last summer．Out of 50 women, 46 said they were unwilling to leave their jobs, no matter what the situation was．The other 4 said they would like to return home if their jobs could be taken by their sons or daughters．Of 50 men polled, only 6 said they would like to see their wives give up their jobs, if it meant higher wages for themselves．

       Some other people have suggested another way called “phased employment theory ”．The theory suggests that a woman worker take leave from her job when she is seven months pregnant（妊娠） and stay off the job until her baby reaches the age of 3．It suggests that women on leave receive 75 percent of their normal salary and be allowed to return to work after the 3—year period．This will benefit children, women, their families and the society．Some of those polled, both women and men, felt the idea is a good one．It definitely seems to be more acceptable than the suggestion that women return to home forever．

1.Some union officials have suggested that women should return home because _________ 

       A．all of them are employed in unsuitable types of work 

       B．their participation in work has a bad influence on the economic development 

       C．most skilled male workers are now unemployed  

       D．nowadays no one can take care of children except women 

2.Some union officials have suggested that if women leave their jobs．

       A．they should be allowed to attend school to be trained 

       B．their jobs should be taken over by the male members of their families 

       C．their children should also leave their kindergartens 

       D．the male employees in their families should receive double wages  

3.According to the passage, the suggestion that women should return to housework was ________ 

       A．welcomed by women only  

       B．welcomed by men only 

       C．opposed by most men and women 

       D．welcomed by men and women 

4.From the passage we can see “phased employment” means ________  

       A．women are allowed to take leave from their jobs during their childbearing years 

       B．women stay at home on weekdays and go to work on weekends or holidays 

       C．a woman should resign her job forever if she has a child 

       D．two or more women share the same job  

As the world prepares to mark the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8, a new report details the progress and challenges girls face in getting an education.
The report – from the Education for All Fast Track Initiative – highlights the importance of girls’ education for economic(经济的) and social development. It follows progress in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Mauritania, Mozambique and Niger.
Prema Clarke, author of Fast-tracking Girls’ Education, says, “Progress for girls’ education is that they can leave their homes, leave their families and come to a place to study and to learn.  And that’s a big achievement because otherwise these girls have to stay at home, looking after their brothers and sisters, doing the cooking or doing the cleaning.”
She says progress toward the Millennium Development Goals and those of Education for All “is allowing and enabling girls and forcing countries to look at this issue(问题) and to ensure that interventions (干预) help girls attend school.”
Benefits
Improving education for girls brings many benefits, says Clarke. “It means that girls can then enter the workforce. They can look after their own families much more effectively. They can prevent child death rate. They can educate their own girl children when they begin to expand their own families.” Studies show that having an educated female population helps to improve a country’s health and economic well-being.
Warnings
The report says, “In developing countries, too many girls are not in school, and many girls face continuing health risks and danger just walking to class.”
“Especially in the fragile and post-conflict countries and in many of the African countries, this is a real issue,” she says. Till now, the interventions have been so focused on providing schooling and providing teachers, etc. And now I think there is much more expanded focus on looking at specific（特定的）communities of girls within at-risk groups that now need much more specific attention and much more creative solutions(解决方法) to help them attend school.”
【小题1】The underlined word “highlights” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.

A．promote the progress in girls’ education

B．talk about the benefits of improving girls’ education

C．give some information about the education girls are facing

D．sing high praise for the girls’ education