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C. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) based on the information from
the video.

1. A gender gap is not an issue for many universities. [_____]

2. All men in the UK are accepted in the colleges. [_____]
3. The UK and the US are facing the similar problem. [_____]
4. Women had been outnumbering men in university since 1996. [_____]

5. An economist proposed the reason for the issue. [_____]
6. Boys in high schools easily get into trouble. [_____]
7. There is high possibility that men and women have different path of careers. [_____]
8. All men and women must have the same level of education. [_____]

9. There is only one reason that causes the issue to emerge. [_____]
10. All argue that college is worthy. [_____]

D. The following are the statements derived from the video. Match each statement to its
counterpart in the box to complete the information.

a. women outnumbered men in college by 35 percent
b. At the ages between 25 and 34
c. when they hear about a gender gap at university
d. boys are significantly more likely to get into trouble
e. even though all male applicants were accepted automatically
f. necessarily expect the same levels of education
g. the classroom or with the law
h. until they are 31 years old
i. report in December
j. with subjects or test score
k. college is not worth the cost

1. People are usually expecting something else ________________
2. The recent research in the UK showed that ________________

3. BBC illustrated that ________________, there would still be fewer men attending.
4. ________________, more American women hold a bachelor’s degree than their male
counterparts.

5. Some economists argued that the issue has nothing to do ________________
6. In their early stage of education, which is in kindergarten through 12 grade, _____________
th
7. The trouble can be in ________________

8. Other experts claimed that the careers that chosen by men and women do not __________
9. Besides those, some argue that ________________
10. A Goldman Sachs ________________ proved that argument
11. Average graduate in 2015 will be paying off their student debt ________________

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