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University students in the UK today 1. A survey, whose results have been made public recently, contradicts the long-held perception of 2. university students as more interested in socializing and partying than in working hard and keeping 3. healthy habits. It also shows how much the university experience has changed; it is now more 4. separatist and less centred around campus than it used to be. 5. According to the survey, three-quarters of the UK’s 1.2 million undergraduates view university as 6. a way of improving their potential for a well-paid job. Money is also a preoccupation to students in 7. another sense: two years ago universities introduced higher fees, increasing the pressure on the 8. students’ !nances (many of them have to pay back their student loans after graduation). Therefore, the 9. tradition of university as a “fun” life experience is becoming obsolete, and today’s students are 10. prepared to work hard to make their investment pro!table. ...

OPTION A: “Can Africa be saved?” 1. Africa is the earth’s second-largest continent. With a population of approximately 1 billion, it is also the world’s 2. second most crowded continent, accounting for 15 percent of the global population. 3. Those who travel to Africa are captivated by its beauty. From majestic Mount Kilimanjaro, to the exotic 4. savannas of the Serengeti, to the giant Great Rift Valley, to beautiful Lake Victoria, to the mighty Nile River, to the 5. imposing pyramids, to the beauty of Table Mountain, Africa leaves a permanent mark on many visitors. It has both 6. the world’s longest river and largest desert. Dozens of animals not typically found elsewhere abound in Africa. It is 7. simply a unique continent. 8. Furthermore, Africa is fabulously rich in natural resources, more than any other continent. It has 50 percent o...