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Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. enjoyable B. thinking C. however D. pay E. working experience
F. survey G. start H. complete I. online J. Traditionally |
In many parts of the world, university students work in summer. They need the money, and they can get some 1 . What kind of jobs do students like to get in summer? 2 , they get jobs as servers, cashiers, and lifeguards at swimming pools.
These days, 3 , more and more students are working at dotcoms. Dotcoms are Internet-based companies which offer goods and service 4 . Today’s young people already know a lot about computers and they can quickly learn more. The 5 is also usual much better than at the traditional summer jobs.
There are other advantages besides the pay. Students see dotcom jobs as a good 6 on their future. In addition to good experience, the work is also 7 for most. On top of this, their co-workers treat them with respect.
Dotcoms are new and need new ways of 8 . Imagination and enterprise are considered more important than formal qualifications. So many students are even quitting school to start their own dotcoms. A recent 9 on dotcom owners finds that 2% of them are under 30 years old, and 12% never finished university.
