“The more you learn, the more you earn,” said the pop singer Cyndi Lauper as she accepted her high school diploma(证书) , at the age of 35 ! Although Cyndi made it without a high school degree, most people don't. In the USA today, about 75% of jobs need some education or technical training further than high school. The lowest wage earners in the USA are those without high school degrees; college graduates(毕业生) outearn those without a college education. People with master's degrees（硕士学位）outearn those with only a bachelor (学士学位); and the highest incomes of all are earned by people with advanced professional or academic degrees. These generalizations explain why most of young Americans go to college. However, despite the averages, more diplomas don't always mean more money. Many skilled blue-collar workers, salespeople business executives, and entrepreneurs outearn college professors and scientific researchers. And great athletes and entertainers outearn everyone else!

1. According to the passage, ______. 

     A. high school diploma and high school degree are the same thing

     B. people can't get both high school diploma and degree

     C. people must get both high school diploma and degree

     D. people can get both high school diploma and degree or either

2. Why do most American young people go to college?

   A. Because their parents force them to go to college.

   B. Because they can't get a job if they don't go to college.

   C. Because the situation of the society make them go to college.

   D. Because they like studying.

3. What may the word “outearn” mean?

   A. Earning more money.      B. Earning less money.

   C. Earning no money.        D. Working better.

It is often ________that an American starts a speech with a joke, while a Japanese has an apology to make.

A．say　　　 B．said

C．saying　 D．to say