A few generations ago, a university education could only be aspired (0) …to… by an elite minority. In the (1) …… few decades, however, a change has slowly but (2) …… been taking place and prospective students who, a century ago, would have known that (3) …… a basic education was beyond (4) …… reach, can now look forward to gaining a degree in higher education. Universities have been transformed (5) …… places not only of learning but also of business and are churning out on a regular (6) …… their finished product – the graduate.
However, degree-holders are still faced (7) …… a problem. (8) …… used to be a passport to employment is no (9) …… a guarantee of success. And understandably so: (10) …… are so many graduates on the job market these days that it (11) …… be impossible to employ them all. (12) …… employers able to do so, everyone would surely be (13) …… great deal happier.
Consequently, a number of schemes have been set (14) …… in order to help and advise those graduates who have been (15) ……to find work. The matter of further education is still one that needs attention.
3.2. For questions 1-15, read the text below and think of ONE word which best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).