In the past, people who graduated from college felt proud of their academic (学业的) achievem

In the past, people who graduated from college felt proud of their academic (学业的) achievements and felt confident that their degree would help them to find a good job.
However, in the past five years the job market has changed greatly. This year’s college graduates are facing one of the worst job markets. For example, Ryan Stewart, a graduate of San Jose State University, got a degree in religious studies, but no job prospects. He points out that many people already working are getting laid off and don’t have jobs, so it’s even harder for new college graduates to find jobs.
Five years ago, the future looked bright for the class of 2006. There were many high-tech job chances. Graduates received many job offers, and they were able to get jobs with high salaries and benefits such as insurance (保险) and paid vacations. However, Times have changed and it's a new market, according to an officer of the San Jose State Career Center.
The officer says students who do find jobs started preparing two years ago. They worked during summer vacations, they have had several short-time jobs, and they’ve majored in one of the few fields that are still hot, like chemical engineering, accounting, or nursing, where average starting salaries have actually increased over last year. Other popular fields (like information system management, puter science, and political science) have seen big declines (下降) in starting salaries.
Ryan Stewart (he had hoped to bee a teacher) may go back to school in order to bee a college teacher. He thinks college teaching could be a good career even in a bad economy.
In conclusion, these days a degree may not be a ticket to instant wealth for some students. For now, they can only hope the value of their degree will increase over time.
【小题1】The underlined word in the second paragraph probably means     .A．skillsB．interestsC．chancesD．ideas【小题2】Which of the following majors has the best job offers?A．teachingB．accountingC．political scienceD．puter science【小题3】 Ryan Stewart will have to     .A．go back to schoolB．get a job teachingC．change his majorD．bee a religious leader【小题4】The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means     .A．the best way to get rich is not to get a college degreeB．most students with degrees will not be able to find jobsC．having a college degree does not mean that one has money for travellingD．a college degree does not mean that one will find a well-paid job【小题5】 The main idea of the passage is that     .A．a lot of graduates are losing their jobsB．Ryan Stewart has been able to find a jobC．salaries in some fields have increased in the past yearD．the job market has changed greatly over the past five yearsC