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TEM2004?emeritus of Australia National University academic career hats tutor dean vice chancellor brand-new fantastic competition made to feel a first degree Arts faculty a general education left on our own striking dramatically specialized subsequent administrator institutions of higher education repeatedly note in a broad context elite education mass education a privilege emphasis utilitarian personal development. regret basic bachelor’s education cater to  concerned technical skills master those skills increasingly popular at the expense of current phenomenon on financial grounds pass them contend with concentrate on remain relevant flexibility of the mind adaptability guarantee technically trained adapt to?definite personal intellectual developmentphilosophers value  legacy an ever adaptable mind. essence changing trends? SECTION B INTERVIEW Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 75 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the interview. 6. What was education like in Professor Wang’s days? A. Students worked very hard. B. Students felt they needed a second degree. C. Education was not career oriented. D. There were many specialized subjects. 7. According to Professor Wang, what is the purpose of the presentday education? A. To turn out an adequate number of elite for the society. B. To prepare students for their future career. C. To offer practical and utilitarian courses in each programme. D. To set up as many technical institutions as possible. 8.In Professor Wang’s opinion, technical skills ____. A. require good education B. are secondary to education C. don’t call for good education D. don’t conflict with education 9.What does Professor Wang suggest to cope with the situation caused by increasing numbers of fee-paying students? A. Shifting from one programme to another. B. Working out ways to reduce student number. C. Emphasizing better quality of e