–---I’ve decided to spend the summer holidays traveling in Australia.
----Oh, ________!
| A．if only I could go with you | B．what a good news it is |
| C．how happily I was to hear that | D．what exciting to hear the news |
When she graduates from Columbia University next year with a master’s degree in Public health, Eric Wheeler is hoping to get a job in international reproductive(生殖) health. The 26-year-old post-graduate has always wanted to work in public service. But public service doesn’t pay much, and her two-year program at Columbia costs about $50,000 a year with living expenses. She has a scholarship from Columbia that covers just $4,000 a year and has taken out loans to pay for the rest. She worries that she will spend years paying back her student loans and not have money left over to put away in an IRA. Wheeler is wondering what she can do to ease the pain of being in debt. Is there anything she can do to handle the debt?
The good news is that in 2007, Congress recognized that there were so many students in Wheeler’s position that it passed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. There were two programs established by this act that Wheeler should look into.
The first is the income-based repayment plan, which allows lower-income graduates with a lot of debt to reduce their monthly payments. Depending on a graduate’s income and level of debt, the program, which goes into effect on July 1, could limit his or her annual educational loan debt repayment to 15 percent of discretionary income(可随意支配的收入)，said Peter Mazareas, vice chairman of the College Saving Foundation.
The second is the public service loan forgiveness plan, in which the federal government will forgive the remaining debt of borrowers who make 10-year loan payment while working full time in public-service jobs. But the graduate must have a certain loan which is listed in the plan. Depending on the level of debt Wheeler ends up with and how much she repays over 10 years, Mazareas said she could end up with about $75,000 of her debt forgiven. “ Typically, it is projected that a borrower who performs public service under this program will repay only about one-fourth to one-half as much money as a borrower who does not”, he said. He also pointed out that public service is broadly defined and includes any government and nonprofit organization job.How much debt will Erin Wheeler be probably in when she graduate?
| A．$ 8,000 | B．$92,000 |
| C．$75,000 | D．$ 50,000 |
Which of the following is true about the College Reduction and Access Act?
| A．The programs in the act take effect in 2008. |
| B．The act only aims to help college students who are in debt. |
| C．There are two helpful programs in the act. |
| D．The graduates who work in public service benefit the most. |
How can people benefit from the first plan mentioned in the passage?
| A．The interest of the debt will be lowered. |
| B．The total amount of debt could be reduced. |
| C．The income tax will be cut down. |
| D．People will have more time to pay back the debt. |
Why does the author say Erin wheeler should look into the second plan in the act?
| A．Because she plans to work in public service. |
| B．Because she will have a master degree. |
| C．Because she will be heavily in debt upon graduation. |
| D．Because she has borrowed money from the federal government. |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．The total expense in American universities is too high. |
| B．The federal government is trying to relieve graduates from heavy debt. |
| C．The US government encourages students to choose public service jobs. |
| D．There are a lot of different programs to help students pay their tuition. |
–I have some good news for you. You’ve got the first prize in the competition!
--__________ That’s great!
| A．Pardon? | B．Have I? |
| C．Congratulations! | D．Good idea! |
Whenever he talks, it seems as if he _________ everything in the world.
| A．knew | B．had known |
| C．knows | D．should know |
“Don’t worry.” she said, _________ her hand on my shoulder.
| A．lying | B．lay | C．laying | D．laid |
Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, from _______ effects the people are still suffering.
| A．their | B．which | C．those | D．whose |