Science as a career - Module 5
B2 First · Open Cloze · First Expert Student's Resource Book, Pearson Education
For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning.
For years, British universities have been worried because fewer (0) ___ fewer students are choosing to do degrees in scientific subjects. These days students (1) ___ do well at science and maths at school are more attracted (2) ___ careers in areas such (3) ___ information technology and electronics rather (4) ___ in pure scientific research. Many people think that when they are choosing which course to study, students do a kind of 'cost-benefit analysis'. In (5) ___ words, they ask themselves (6) ___ the effort of doing the course will be matched by future career prospects. But scientists through the ages have rarely been well paid and (7) ___ my opinion, earning lots of money shouldn't really be the motivation for scientists, either. What attracted me to science was the thought of discovering some new law of nature (8) ___ nobody had ever seen before. In short, catching a glimpse of things that are bigger than humans. That must be much more satisfying than designing computer games or vacuum cleaners, mustn't it?
Science as a career
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