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One of our expectations about education is that it will pay off in terms of

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问题     One of our expectations about education is that it will pay off in terms of upward mobility. Historically , the correlation between education and income has been strong. But in the early 1970s, a contradiction【C1】______between education and the economy. Our value of education and our average educational attainment outstripped the capacity of the economy to【C2】______the graduates.
    Experts have argued that this contradiction is at the heart of the problem of public education today. It is not, as business leaders claim, that the schools are failing to【C3】______educate students. The real problem is a dearth(缺乏)of economic【C4】______for students who are not continuing on to college.
    College graduates also are having difficulty finding jobs. Even when they do, the jobs may not be commensurate(相称的)with their【C5】______and expectations. Part of the problem is that too many young Americans aspire to have professional jobs, making disappointment and frustration【C6】______for some.
    Another part of the problem is the assumption that greater educational attainment guarantees career【C7】______. In fact, employers do not routinely reward educational attainment:【C8】______, they reward it only when they believe it will contribute to the employee’ s productivity.
    We should not overlook the fact that there is still a strong correlation between education, occupation , and income. College graduates have a strong advantage over those with less education. Despite the fact that the payoff is neither as large nor as【C9】______as it once was, we could still argue that all or at least the majority of Americans would【C10】______by some degree because higher education can enable them to think more deeply, explore more widely, and enjoy a greater range of experiences.
    A)absorb I)inevitable
    B)advancement J)opportunities
    C)benefit K)properly
    D)certain L)rather
    E)created M)thus
    F)developed N)timely
    G)failure O)training
    H)gain [br] 【C9】
选项
答案 D
解析 本空格处于as…as结构中，且与as large as并列，故本空格所填单词应该与large词性相同，为形容词；large修饰payoff，且具有积极意义，故本空格所填单词也应该是修饰payoff的表示积极意义的形容词。分析选项，故答案为D)certain(确定的)。
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