课时规范训练(三十五)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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More students than ever before are taking a gapyear(间隔年)before going to university.It used to be called the “year off” between school and university.The gapyear phenomenon originated(起源)with the months left over to Oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in November and the start of the next academic year.
This year,25,310 students who have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off their entry until next year,according to statistics on university entrance provided by the University and College Admissions Service(UCAS).
That is a record 14.7% increase in the number of students taking a gap year.Tony Higgins from