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75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue. There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities. Many of the entry-level management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees. Students have asked the question, "Is an MBA degree really what I need to be best prepared for getting a good job?" The second major factor has been the cutting of American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands. (Adapted from Exam Essentials Practice Tests - Cambridge English by Tom Bradbury and Eunice Yeates) Question 44: What does the passage mainly discuss? A. Types of graduate degrees B. Jobs on Wall Street C. Changes in enrollment for MBA schools D. How schools are changing to reflect the economy Question 45: The underlined word “one” in paragraph 2 most likely refers to A. MBA degree B. decrease C. graduate D. factor Question 46: The underlined word “plush” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following? A. expensive B. affordable C. comfortable D. competitive Question 47: Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in enrollment? A. Harvard B. Yale C. Stanford D. Princeton Question 48: The underlined phrase “the trend of” in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by which of the following? A. the extraction from B. the advantage of C. the movement toward D. the drawback of Question 49: Which of the following descriptions most likely applies to Wall Street? A. a center for international affairs B. a neighborhood in New York C. a major financial center D. a shopping district Question 50: According to the passage, which of the following is a cause of declining business school enrollments? A. declining population B. low salary and foreign competition C. lack of necessity for an MBA D. fewer MBA schools