【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 t of psychological problemseven in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training. 64. What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her? A. Betty was talkative. B. Betty was an interrupter. C. Betty did not take her turn. D. Betty paid no attention to Sara. 65. According to the passage, who are likely to expect the shortest pauses between turns? A. Americans. B. Israelis. C. The British. D. The Finns. 66. We can learn from the passage that __ A. munication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing B. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US C. one39。s inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes D. one should receive training to build up one39。s confidence 67. The underlined word assertiveness in the last paragraph probably means __ A. being willing to speak one39。s mind B. being able to increase one39。s power C. being ready to make one39。s own judgment D. being quick to express one39。s ideas confidently C． The Cost of Higher Education Individuals (個人 ) should pay for their higher education. A university education is of huge and direct benefit to the individual. Graduates earn more than nongraduates. Meanwhile, social mobility is ever more dependent on having a degree. However, only some people have it. So the individual, not the taxpayers, should pay for it. There are pressing calls on the resources (資源 ) of the government. Using taxpayers39。 money to help a small number of people to earn high ines in the future is not one of them. Full government funding (資助 ) is not very good for universities. Adam Smith worked in a Scottish university whose teachers lived off student fees. He knew and looked down upon 18thcentury Oxford, where the academics lived fortably off the ine received from the government. Guaranteed salaries, Smith argued, were the enemy of hard work。 and when the academics were lazy and inpetent, the students were similarly lazy. If students have to pay for their education, they not only work harder, but also demand more from their teachers. And their teachers have to keep them satisfied. If that means taking teaching seriously, and giving less time to their own research interests, that is surely something to celebrate. Many people believe that higher education should be free because it is good for the economy (經(jīng)濟 ). Many graduates clearly do contribute to national wealth, but so do all the businesses that invest (投資 ) and create jobs. If you believe that the government should pay for higher education because graduates are economically productive, you should also believe that the government should pay part of business costs. Anyone promising to create jobs should receive a gift of capital from the government to invest. Therefore, it is the individual, not the government, who should pay for their university education. 68. The underlined word them in Paragraph 2 refers to A. taxpayers B. pressing calls C. college graduates D. government resources 69. The author thinks that with full government funding A. teachers are less satisfied B. students are more demanding C. students will bee more petent D. teachers will spend less time on teaching 70. The author mentions businesses in Paragraph 5 in order to A. argue against free university education B. call on them to finance students39。 studies C. encourage graduates to go into business D. show their contribution to higher education