Interests and Study Activities
A narrowing of your work interests is implied in almost any transition from a study environment to managerial or professional work In the humanities and social sciences you will at best reuse only a fraction of the material covered in three or four years study In most career paths academic knowledge only 51 a background to much more applied decisionmaking Even with a “training” form of degree， 52 a few of the procedures or methods 53 in your studies are likely to be continuously relevant in your work Partly this reflects the greater specialization of most work tasks compared 54 studying Many graduates are not 55 with the variety involved in 56 from degree study in at least four or five subjects a year 57 very standardized job demands Academic work values individual inventiveness， originality， and the cultivation of selfrealization and selfdevelopment Emphasis is placed 58 generating new ideas and knowledge， assembling 59 information to make a “rational” decision， appreciating basic 60 and theories， and getting involved in fundamental controversies and debates The humanistic values of higher 61 encourages the feeling of being engaged in a process with a selfdevelopmental rhythm62， even if your employers pursue enlightened personnel development 63 and invest heavily in “human capital”—for example， by rotating graduate trainees to 64 their work experiences—you are still likely to notice and feel 65 about some major restrictions of your interests and activities compared with a study environment
51 A admits B equips C states D forms
52 A hardly B scarcely C evenly D only
53 A practiced B described C encountered D analyzed
54 A with B against C upon Dfrom
55 A contest B content C contact Dcontract
56 A transferring B transmitting C translating D transporting
57 A before B for C or D to
58 A by B on C across D through
59 A adequate B definite C valuable D profitable
60 A beliefs B concepts C religions D faiths
61 A position B principle C reputation D education
62 A By contrast B That is C Therefore D Meanwhile
63 A laws B rules C policies D studies
64 A improve B introduce C vary D gain
65 A strange B ashamed C funny D sorry
51.C52.D53.C54.A55.B56.A57.D58.B59.A60.B
61.D62.A63.C64.C65.D
