Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
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a. selection b. professional c. Eventually d. added e. generation ae. financial ad. Especially ac. experiencing ab. choosing bc. switch |
One-quarter of today’s student population are suffering from symptoms of depression. Of that group, almost half will experience depression intense enough to call for __43___ help. But many reject that idea, because they don’t want people to think there is something wrong with them.
There are three reasons why today’s college students are suffering more than in earlier ____44___. First is a weaker family support structure. Today, with high divorce rates and many parents __45___ their own psychological difficulties, the traditional family is not always available for help.
Another problem is __46_____ pressure. In the past ten years education costs have risen about 66 percent at public colleges and 90 percent at private schools. __47_____, most students must work part-time.
A final cause of students’ depression is the large __48_____ of majors available. Because of the difficulty of ___49___ a major, college can prove a time of great indecision. Many students ___50____ majors. As a result, it is becoming common for them to take five or six years to get a degree. It can be disappointing to students to be faced with the __51____ costs.
He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he ______ us that he would try as hard as possible.
a. insured b. ensured c. assumed d. assured
On the pop chart, Norah Jones' "Come Away With Me" is still at No. 5, really surprising for a CD that was _____ two years ago.
a. related b. relieved c. released d. relaxed
Any passenger who has booked the plane ticket must _____ it three days before the departure date.
a. claim b. confirm c. declare d. replace
Shortly after the small country gained its independence, it was _____ by most of the countries in the world.
a. committed b. admitted c. recognized d. trusted
A teacher is _____ to be patient and not to lose his temper whatever mistakes his students make.
a. supposed b. meant c. claimed d. suggested
