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ease
B. safe
C. good
D. difficult
Section B
Directions:
Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions
or unfinished statements. For each
of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according
to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
If you are a
recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about
unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have had the last
laugh. There are many advantages
for the social science major because this high-tech “information Age” demands
people who are flexible and who have good communication skills.
There are many
social science majors in large companies who fill important positions. For example, a number of research
studies found that social science majors had achieved greater managerial
success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses. Studies show that social science majors
are most suited for change, which is the leading feature of the kind of high
speed, high-pressure, high-tech world we now live in.
Social
science majors are not only experiencing success in their long-term company
jobs, but they are also finding jobs more easily. A study showed that many companies had
filled a large percentage of their entry-level positions with social science
graduates. The study also showed
that the most sought-after quality in a person who was looking for a job was
communication skills, noted as “very important” by 92% of the companies. Social science majors have these skills,
often without knowing how important they are. It is probably due to these skills that
they have been offered a wide variety of positions.
Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult
than their technically trained classmates to land the first job, recent
graduates report that they don’t regret their choice of study.