the value of a university education

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1、TheValueofaUniversityEducation　　FormanystudentsintheUKtoday，decidingwhetherornottogotouniversitycanbeasmuchaboutaffordabilityasitisaboutambitionandaspiration.　　Intimesgoneby，studentsintheUKcouldapplytoauniversityorcollegesafeintheknowledgethat，eveniftheycamefromalowincomefami

2、ly，theirtuition[学费]feesandsomeoftheirliving（ormaintenance）costswouldbecoveredbyalocalauthoritygrant[助学金].Auniversityeducationwas，inafinancialsense，opentoallandthenumberofstudentsattendinguniversitygrewyearonyear.　　Sadly，itseems，thosedaysarelonggone.Theturningpointcamein1998，w

3、hentheLabourGovernmentintroducedtuitionfeesof￡1，000ayearand，insteadofgivingstudentsamaintenancegrant，askedthemtocovertheirownlivingexpenseswitharepayablestudentloan.Onlystudentsonthelowestincomeswereentitledtoagrant.　　Thefloodgateshadbeenopened.Astimepassed，theceilingontuitio

4、nfeesrose，andalthoughapplicantsfromScotland，NorthernIrelandandWalesstillqualifiedforvaryinglevelsof3subsidy[补助金]，by2009/10studentsinEnglandoftenfoundthemselvesfacingtuitionfeesinexcessof￡3，000ayear.　　Butthebiggestchangewasstilltocome.In2011，theGovernmentannouncedthat，from2012

5、，universitiescouldchargefeesofupto￡9，000ayear.AlthoughtheGovernmentsweetenedthepillbystatingthatpostgraduatesdidnothavetobeginrepayingtheirstudentloansuntiltheywereearningmorethan￡21，000ayear，thenewscreatedoutrage[愤怒].Manyarguedthatitwasunfairthatstudentsshouldhavetobeginthei

6、rworkinglifesaddled[承受]withhugedebt，whileotherscomplainedthatthechangeswouldbringbackaclassdividetouniversityeducation.Theseviewswerereflectedinthenumberofstudentsapplyingforauniversityplace，whichbyJanuary2012hadfallenbymorethan22，000.　　Activity　　Readthetextcarefullyandmatcht

7、hesecommonphrasestotheirmeanings.　　Phrases　　a）theturningpoint　　b）thefloodgateshavebeenopened　　c）theceilingrose　　d）sweetenthepill3　　e）aclassdivide　　Meanings　　i）makeacceptingahardthingalittleeasier　　ii）socialdivisionbetweenrichandpoor　　iii）thereisnostoppingasituationnow　　iv）the

8、timewhenthingsbegintochange　　v）theupperlimitincreased　　Solutions　　a/