25- READ THE TEXT AND QUESTIONS BELOW.- FOR EACH QUESTION...

Questions 21-25

- Read the text and questions below.

- For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer

sheet.

Being an older student

At 32, I have just finished my first year at university. As well as attending

lectures regularly, I have had to learn to read books quickly and write long

essays.

I decided to go to university after fourteen years away from the

classroom. As a secretary, although I was earning a reasonable amount of

money, I was bored doing something where I hardly had to think. I became

more and more depressed by the idea that I was stuck in the job. I was

jealous of the students at the local university, who looked happy, carefree and

full of hope, and part of something that I wanted to explore further.

However, now that I've actually become a student I find it hard to mix

with younger colleagues. They are always mistaking me for a lecturer and

asking me questions I can't answer. I also feel separated from the lecturers

because, although we are the same age, I know so much less than them. But I

am glad of this opportunity to study because I know you need a qualification to

get a rewarding job, which is really important to me. Unlike most eighteen-

year-olds, I much prefer a weekend with my books to one out partying. Then

there are the normal student benefits of long holidays and theatre and cinema

discounts. I often have doubts about what I'll do after university, but I hope that

continuing my education at this late date has been a wise choice.

21. What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A. help lecturers understand older students

B. explain her reasons for returning to study

C. suggest some good methods for studying

D complain about the attitude of young students

22. What can a reader find out about the writer from this text?

A. when she left school

B. how long her university course is

C. where she will work in future

D. what subject she is studying

23. How did the writer feel about her job as a secretary?

A. Her salary wasn't good enough.

B. It gave her the opportunity to study.

C. It didn't make use of her brain.

D. Her colleagues made her depressed.

24. In her spare time, the writer likes to

A. go out to parties.

B. earn some money.

C. travel a lot.

D. do extra study.

25. which of these sentences describes the writer?

A. She realizes the value of university degree.

B. She gets on well with other students.

C. She is confident about the future.

D. She finds university live easier than she expected.

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