Since the meeting is very important, I'd rather _______.
A.you yourself would attend it
B.you yourself attended it
C.you yourself attend it
D.you yourself will attend it
A.you yourself would attend it
B.you yourself attended it
C.you yourself attend it
D.you yourself will attend it
About 35% of all high school graduates in America continue their education in an institution of higher learning. The
word college is used to refer to either a college or a university. These institutions offer four-year programs that lead to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor Science (B.S.) degree. Some students attend a
junior college (providing only a two-year program) for one to two years before entering a four-year college as a
sophomore (二年级生) or junior (三年级生).
It is generally easier to be accepted at a state university than at a private one. Most private schools require strict
entrance examinations and a high grade point average (GPA), as well as specific college prep classes in high school.
Private schools cost considerably more than state colleges and famous private schools are very expensive. Poorer
students can sometimes attend, however, by earning scholarships. Some college graduates go on to earn advanced
masters or doctoral degrees in grad (graduate) school. Occupations in certain fields such as law or medicine require
such advanced studies.
Since college costs are very high, most students work at part-time jobs. Some have full-time jobs and go to school
part-time. Often some will take five or more years to complete a four-year program because of money / job demands
on their time.
While the college and work demands take up the great part of a student’s time, most still enjoy social activities. Sports,
dances, clubs, movies, and plays are all very popular. However, gathering together for long, philosophical talks at a
favorite meeting place on or near the university is probably the most popular activity.
College education is _______ in America.
A. quite common
B. very rare
C. something difficult
D. almost impossible
At the core of this debate is chairman Gerald Levin, 56, who took over for the late Steve Ross in 1992. On the financial front, Levin is under pressure to raise the stock price and reduce the company's mountainous debt, which will increase to $17.3 billion after two new cable deals close. He has promised to sell off some of the property and restructure the company, but investors are waiting impatiently.
The flap over rap is not making life any easier for him. Levin has consistently defended the company's rap music on the grounds of expression. In 1992, when Time Warner was under fire for releasing Ice T's violent rap song Cop Killer, Levin described rap as a lawful expression of street culture, which deserves an outlet. "The test of any democratic society," he wrote in a Wall Street Journal column, "lies not in how well it can control expression but in whether it gives freedom of thought and expression the widest possible latitude, however disputable or irritating the results may sometimes be. We won't retreat in the face of any threats."
Levin would not comment on the debate last week, but there were signs that the chairman was backing off his hard-line stand, at least to some extent. During the discussion of rock singing verses at last month's stockholders' meeting, Levin asserted that "music is not the cause of society ills" and even cited his son, a teacher in the Bronx, New York, who uses rap to communicate with students. But he talked as well about the "balanced struggle" between creative freedom and social responsibility, and he announced that the company would launch a drive to develop standards for distribution and labeling of potentially objectionable music.
The 15-member Time Warner beard is generally supportive of Levin and his corporate strategy. But insiders say several of them have shown their concerns in this matter. "Some of us have known for many, many years that the freedoms under the First Amendment are not totally unlimited," says Lute. "I think it is perhaps the case that some people associated with the company have only recently come to realize this." (458 words)
Senator Robert Dole Criticized Time Warn for ______.
A.its raising of the corporate stock price
B.its self-examination of soul
C.its neglect of social responsibility
D.its emphasis on creative freedom
Most of them lost their patience ______ the meeting was long and boring.
A.even though
B.so that
C.in that
D.because of
A.To the library
B.To a meeting room
C.Toa cafe