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You’ve just finish you’re a-levels and you’ve got a place at university, but you’d really like a break from the academic world. Why not think about taking a year out? While most students go 1 from school to university, more and more people today are choosing to spend a year at “the university of life” 2 . There are lots of things to choose from. You could work in a bank or do community work. You might even do something challenging, such as 3 an exploration（探险）to the Amazon rainforest. The experience will 4 your horizons and teach you new skills. It may also give you the chance to earn some money, which will be very helpful when you 5 start your studies. If you are interested in taking a year out, you must make sure that the university will 6 your place for you till next year. Most are quite happy to do this, 7 they find that year-out students are 8 experienced, confident, and independent. But don’t forget: it’s a year out not a year 9 . Your university will want to know what you’re going to do. They won’t be very pleased if you just want to do _10 for a year. So what would do with a year out?
( ) 1. A. easily B. simply C. fast D. straight
( ) 2. A. last B. first C. at last D. at first
( ) 3. A. participating B. joining C. attending D. expecting
( ) 4. A. broaden B. spread C. improve D. raise
( ) 5. A. hopefully B. willingly C. eventually D. happily
( ) 6. A. hold B. leave C. occupy D. remain
( ) 7. A. however B. though C. as D. when
( ) 8. A. less B. much C. even D. more
( ) 9. A. in B. off C. away D. through
( ) 10. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
