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Here is a passage with 10 blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices. Each choice is identified by a letter. Write down the letter. You may not use any of the words in the list more than once. People like to paint the world as black and white, especially to new high school graduates. The 1) ______ are limited: Start a business now, go into a trade, get a job, or go to college. 2) ______, reality is not so cut-and-dried (乏味的). Students can start companies while they study, and founders can go to school after getting their businesses off the ground. Although the parable (寓言) of the college dropout-turned-billionaire is popular among the startup crowd, the truth is that 3) ______ founders tend to run more successful companies than uneducated ones. A college degree is more than a(n) 4) ______ to landing a traditional job; for entrepreneurs, it's a(n) 5) ______ to learn real-world skills and start building a network of like-minded, well-studied people. Universities are finally beginning to catch on, 6) ______ programs that give students opportunities to show their business savvy while preparing them to 7) ______ in the open market. Schools such as Harvard University and Columbia University sometimes provide students with funding for startups, while others offer entrepreneurship programs 8) ______ by successful founders. Students shouldn't have to choose between paying the bills and starting new companies. As more universities offer programs to guide them through the 9) ______ of entrepreneurship, fewer students will have to make that 10) ______ choice. A. opportunity B. prerequisite C. unfair D. courses E. operate F. options G. offering H. challenges I. competitive J. educated K. learning L. taught M. available N. fortunately O. finally Your answers: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)