Degrees to make you rich 英国：学历和收入之间的关系_BBC

Degrees to make you rich 英国：学历和收入之间的关系

3. The government has come up with a plan to tackle the widening ______ between rich and poor.

outcomes income gap spiralling costs medicine

4. If you want to win the marathon, you're going to have to train hard but it's a case of ______.

no gain, no pain no gain or pain no pain, no gain not pain, not pain

5. Because of the ______, we can no longer afford to finish the building project.

social background spiralling costs income gap law

答案 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. According to the article, why might you question whether to go to university or not?

The spiralling costs: The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development says that with the spiralling costs of university, students need to ask themselves whether a degree path is the best route into a career.

2. Where has research found you should study to earn more money in your career?

At Russell Group universities. Dr Jack Britton from the Institute for Fiscal Studies says that "Graduates of the 24 Russell Group universities earn an average of £33,500 after five years - about 40% more than those who studied at other universities."

3. True or false? Studying creative arts at university tends to lead to a lower-earning career than from studying dentistry.

True. Graduates in subjects such as law, medicine and dentistry tend to do well. And as they progress, the pay gap between these careers and others, such as the creative arts, widens.