雅思阅读模拟题：satisfactory education
<p> <span word="P">P</span>1.?<span word="The">The</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="satisfactory">satisfactory</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reputable">reputable</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="university">university</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odds">odds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="plum">plum</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="advertised">advertised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considerably">considerably</span> <span word="shortened">shortened</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span>.??</p><p> <span word="P">P</span>2.?<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="qualifications">qualifications</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="insatiable">insatiable</span> <span word="thirst">thirst</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workplace">workplace</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="applicants">applicants</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="occupations">occupations</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reshuffle">reshuffle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="holds">holds</span>.??</p><p> <span word="P">P</span>3.?<span word="Striving">Striving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="concept">concept</span>. <span word="Wealthy">Wealthy</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perceived">perceived</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="edge">edge</span>. <span word="Working">Working</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refresher">refresher</span> <span word="courses">courses</span>. <span word="Competition">Competition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curse">curse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="began">began</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>?</p><p> <span word="P">P</span>4. ?<span word="The">The</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="within">within</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="secondary">secondary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="peers">peers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>. <span word="Similarly">Similarly</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workplace">workplace</span>, <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="frowned">frowned</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="peers">peers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="still">still</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="careers">careers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="backwards">backwards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appreciable">appreciable</span> <span word="nosedive">nosedive</span>.??</p>
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