The world is moving so fast these days that if you do not have the right education，you could get left behind．Technology touches every part of our daily lives---even the fast food industry relies on computer assisted systems to speed things to their customers．If you cannot figure out the computer at your local fast food shop，where will that leave you？
Once upon a time，you could have a good life with nothing more than a high school diploma，but those times are gone now．Competition for even the lowest level jobs is fierce，and most employers willgive the edge tothat extra education now．Jobs that never required a degree before now will certainly be given to the most educated candidate as markets grow tighter and tighter．
Education is not only important on the job front，however．Recent studies show that continually learning will keep your brain more healthy．The more active you keep your brain now，the more active it will remain in the long run．It does make sense if you think about it：if you start jogging，your body feels healthier after a while and will actually long for exercise．The same could probably be said for your brain：make it work to learn something new，and it will continually seek out the stimulation（刺激）of new information to keep itself sharp．
Education is important for your sense of self and self-esteem．If you allow yourself to think that you are poorly educated，you therefore deserve an old car or a small house and poor life．Stop feeling sorry for yourself and take charge of your own fate．Realize that you are a different person now and evaluate why you did so poorly in the past．Was it because you just could not learn，or because you did not want to focus on your education at that time？You are an adult now，and will be more focused and goal driven．Never say no to education，never say no to yourself．
（1）Why does the author mention"the fast food industry"in the first paragraph？（No more than 10 words）
To show technology touches all aspects of life．/To tell us technology touches every part of life．To show technology touches all aspects of life．/To tell us technology touches every part of life．
（2）How can you make your brain sharp according to this passage？（No more than 10 words）
By making it work to learn something new．/By making use of it to learn something new．By making it work to learn something new．/By making use of it to learn something new．
（3）What does the underlined phrase"give the edge to"mean？（No more than 3 words）
Prefer．/Value．/Favor．/Like．/Pay attention to．/Focus on．Prefer．/Value．/Favor．/Like．/Pay attention to．/Focus on．
（4）What should you do to stop feeling sorry and take charge of your fate？（No more than 20 words）
Realize that you are a different person now and evaluate why you did so poorly then．Realize that you are a different person now and evaluate why you did so poorly then．
（5）In your opinion，why is education very important？（No more than 15 words）
Because education can help us find good jobs and build up our confidence．Because education can help us find good jobs and build up our confidence．
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【答案】To show technology touches all aspects of life．/To tell us technology touches every part of life．；By making it work to learn something new．/By making use of it to learn something new．；Prefer．/Value．/Favor．/Like．/Pay attention to．/Focus on．；Realize that you are a different person now and evaluate why you did so poorly then．；Because education can help us find good jobs and build up our confidence．
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