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1、InformationMatching:Directions:Youaregoingtoreadapassagewith10statementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Passage1

2、HardtimesAMoneyworriesarepartandparcelofuniversitylife,butrecenteventsintheworldoffinance,nottomentionrisingfoodprices,aremakingittougherforstudents-fromlivingcostsasundergraduatestoemploymentprospectsoncetheyhavegraduated.Butaretheybothered?BRaymondSawyer,agraphicdesignu

3、ndergraduateatNewCollegeDurham,saysheisconcernedbythenaivetyofsomeofhisfellowstudentswhendealingwiththeirfinances.“I’msurprisedbythelackofmaturitysomeofthemhavewhenitcomestomoney,”hesays.“Wehadbeenatcollegeforjustoveraweekwhensomeofmyfellowstudentsgottheirgrantsthrough-an

4、dtheirfirstthoughtwasspendingmoneyonclothesandplanningnightsout,whichIcouldn’tbeliever.Manystudentsseemunawareofthestateoftheeconomyrightnow.”Sawyersaystheprevailingeconomicconditionshaveinfluencedhischoiceofwheretostudy.Helivesathome,justafewmilesfromhiscollege,whichmean

5、sheisabletorunaWebdesignbusinessthathelpseasehismoneyworries.“RentandmortgagesarecostlythesedaysandIguessthat’swhatswayedmetowardstudyinglocally,”hesays.“IonlyhavetospendthreedaysaweekatcollegeandIcantraveleasilybycar,devotingtherestofmytimetodevelopingmybusiness.”CSawyer

6、countshimselffortunatethatheisself-employed.ArecentsurveycommissionedbyrecruitmentagencyReedreckonsthatoverhalfofgraduatesare“concerned”withfindingajobinthecurrentclimate.Jobsecurityisalsobecomingamajorconcern;oneinfourgraduatessaytheywouldbewillingtosacrificeuptofiveperc

7、entoftheirincomeinexchangeforjobsecurityforthreeyears.Asignificantnumberofgraduatesaremovingtowardcreativemarketingandmediasectors,shunningCityjobs,andwatchingbanksandotherfinancialservicesfirmsfalloverhasbeenparticularlydishearteningforstudentswhohadplannedtoworkintheSqu

8、areMile(伦敦金融城).Reportssuggestthatmanyarenowalsoconsideringteachingasanoption.D“Withmanyrecentgra