Cloze test

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Sonya’s husband, Gustavo, also takes night classes. After ten years as (1) ___a___ computer programmer, Gustavo lost his job (2) ___last___ year. He was always (3) ____interested__ in teaching, so he decided to get a degree in education. Now (4) _he___ hopes to teach high school computer classes.

Sonya and Gustavo (5) ____is__ typical of many working Americans (6) __who____ are returning to the classroom to continue their education. The numbers are growing fast. (7) __In____ 1999, 46 percent of American adults, almost half of the adult population, were enrolled in an (8) ___old___ education program. Just nine years earlier, the (9) __number____ was 32 percent.

Why is this happening? Many adult, like Sonya feel that (10) __they____ need continuing education just keep to (11) __adapt____ the changes in their field. People who (12) ___ran___ business fifteen years ago probably did not take classes in information systems, for example. Now they need to go (13) ___back___ to school.

Other worker, (14) ____like__ Gustavo, go back to school to train for a new career. Gustavo now feels (15) ___that___ losing his job was not all bad. “I was very upset at first,” he admits. “but now I’m glad that I’m going back to school. I want to do something different.”