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Lately it has become fashionable in America to question whether it is reallyworth it to go to college. According to a new survey released by the PewResearch Center, only 40 percent of Americans felt that colleges provided a goodvalue for the cost. At the same time,86 percent of college graduates still feltthe investment was a good one for them.

There are a number of reasons for the widespread dissatisfaction withcollege. First, there are plenty of problems with higher education—poor qualityand out-of-control costs are two of the biggest，Second， it is true that collegeis not for everyone.There are plenty of rewarding and important careers that donot require college.And due to the slow economy，there may in fact be moregraduates than the current job market needs.Besides，anti-college sentiment isnothing new· Today，Microsoft’s Bill Gates or Apple’s Steve Jobs—both collegedropouts-is often held up as evidence of why all that time sitting in class isbetter spent elsewhere.

However，getting a college education is still a good idea.College graduatesearn more，and are more likely to have a job in the first place.According to thestatistics last year，the average weekly earnings for someone with some collegebut no degree were$712，compared to$1，038 for a college graduate.That isalmost$17，000 over the course of a year and there is an even bigger divide forthose with less education.Meanwhile，the unemployment rate was 9.2 percent forthose with only some college and more than 10 percent for those with just amiddle school degree，but it was 5.4 percent for college graduates.The economicgaps between college completers and those with less education are gettinglarger·

Although most Americans surveyed by Pew feel doubtful about the value of acollege degree，an overwhelming majority of parents Pew surveyed still expecttheir children to go to college."It call be inferred that the increased doubthas not significantly influenced decision making." Pew's Taylor says.“Despitethe concern about rising costs and other problems，college remains a universaldesire in this country.”

21.Recently many Americans question_____.

A.the value of a college degree

B.the ability of college graduates

C.the quality of college education

D.the high cost of higher education

22.The passage tells US that Bill Gates was_____.

A.a self-taught college student

B.a hardworking undergraduate

C.a successful college dropout

D.a successful college graduate

23.The writer seems to agree that_____.

A.there is no need to go to college

B.anti—college sentiment is a new thing

C.college cannot guarantee employment

D.college education remains a wise choice

24.The unemployment rate for college graduates last Year was_____.

A.5.4%

B.7.1%

C.9.2%

D.10%

25.The Pew survey implies that_____.

A.the cost of college education will decrease

B.most Americans still favor college education

C.the quality of college education will improve

D.increased doubt affects parents’decision making