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ed by the University and College Admissions Service (UCAS). That is a record % increase in the number of students taking a gap year. Tony Higgins from UCAS said that the statistics are good news for everyone in higher education. “Students who take a well - planned year out are more likely to be satisfied with, and plete, their chosen course. Students who take a gap year are often more mature and responsible, ” he said. But not everyone is happy. Owain James, the president of the National Union of Students (NUS), argued that the increase is evidence of student hardship— young people are being forced into earning money before finishing their education. “New students are now aware that they are likely to leave university up to £ 15,000 in debt. It is not surprising that more and more students are taking a gap year to earn money to support their study for the degree. NUS statistics show that over 40% of students are forced to work during term time and the figure increases to 90% during vacating periods, ” he said. 【文章大意】 本文提到大學(xué)的學(xué)費(fèi)高使得很多大學(xué)生在上大學(xué)前就要先去掙錢然后在上大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí),這樣的好處是讓學(xué)生更珍惜大學(xué)的時(shí)光,更成熟更有責(zé)任感,但是也給人們帶來(lái)了思考。根據(jù)句意可知此處是表達(dá)他的吃驚,應(yīng)該是用名詞。句中的 it代指前面的 the stone。 9. it 考查代詞的代詞的指代作用。 8. will e 考查時(shí)態(tài)。 7. himself 考查反身代詞。他們都在抱怨這塊石頭而沒(méi)有試圖移開(kāi)它。前面有了老者的行為,可知后面的幾個(gè)人都是做了同樣的事情。根據(jù)上下兩個(gè)句子的邏輯關(guān)系可知,前面這位老者沒(méi)有試圖移開(kāi)這塊石頭,相反卻是繞開(kāi)了道。此處考查 hide的過(guò)去式形式。根據(jù)上下文可知此 處應(yīng)該是 “ 找出是否他們值得他的幫助 ” ,表達(dá) “ 是否 ” 的意義。根據(jù)句意可知此處應(yīng)該用 want的過(guò)去式。 practise matter what Ⅳ. 語(yǔ)法填空 Once there lived a rich man who __1__ (want) to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out __2__ they deserved his help. In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed a very large stone. Then he __3__ (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the centre of the road? ” said the old man, but he did no