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Watch the news report and answer the questions that follow. What does the survey by the graduate management admission council show? Who apply for the MBA program? Why do so many people apply for MBA? How much is the starting salary for an MBA graduate? 影片简介当黛安娜王妃意外死亡的消息传出后，世界震惊。大众对英国皇室产生了怀疑，皇室信用急剧下降，英女王伊丽莎白二世这时并没有站出来，而是和家人们躲到了度假行宫巴尔莫罗堡的高墙之后。首相托尼·布莱尔一上任就要面对国内日益高涨的反皇室情绪，压力颇大，他必须尽快找出办法，令女王和人民的关系再次和睦起来。  This is the end of Lesson one. Reviewing work counts! * Business World in MBA Crush(110) Going back to school isn’t just for kids any more. There is more competition among adults applying to the nation’s top MBA programs. A survey by the graduate management admission council found that two-thirds of full-time MBA programs saw increase in applications in 2006 that’s compared to only 21% seen increases the year before. Part-time and executive MBA programs are also sifting(筛选) through more applicants. It’s not just members of the old boys（校友） club who are applying. The survey shows that more women and minorities are looking to advance their careers with an advanced degree. So why are people applying now? Some suggest that the increase in applications could be a result of a slowing economy. More people are willing to attend school during a slowdown and hopes things will pick up after graduation. Others see it as a career investment. The survey by the same group conducted in May found that the average starting salary for MBA graduates is 9,200 dollars, that’s 4.2% more than just a year ago. With the Money Minute, I’m Stephanie S ABC news, New York. Oral Work List: Group discussion Debating Oral Work Have you ever experienced any important changes since you entered our university? Have they been positive or negative? Do you have a better idea about your strengths and weaknesses now? What are they? Do you consider yourself reasonably independent? Why is it so important to gain this independence? Brainstorm in groups. To be conti