Majored Finance An increase in
students 1 to study economics at
university is being attributed to (归因于) the global economic crisis awakening a
public thirst for knowledge about how the 2 system works. Applications for degree courses beginning
this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and
Colleges Admissions Service. A 3 for
the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were
also up. Professor John Beath, the president of the society and
a leading lecturer at St Andrews University, said his first year lectures-which
are open to students from all departments-were 4
crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250. "There
are a large number of students who are not 5
majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the
things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary 6 in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done, "
he added. University applications rose 7% last year. But there
were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with
people’s renewed interest in 7 in the
public sector(部门), which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.
A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents
8 schools should do more to teach pupils about financial
matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on,
although a 9 of parents felt they did
not understand it themselves well enough to explain. Zack
Hocking, the head of child trust funds, said: "It’s possible that one good thing
to 10 from the downturn will be a
generation that’s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money
through times of economic uncertainty. " A. financial
B. applying
C. careers D. minority
E. drawing F. economics
G. believed H. purpose
I. spokesman J. events
K. arise
L. professional