单选题 For years, students were assured that with a college degree in hand they could acquire an excellent job. However, in recent years, several developments have signaled the beginning of a change in the supply-demand relationship in the services of education. Teachers with terminal degrees far outnumber the available teaching positions in many disciplines. The chairman of a science department today may receive three to four hundred applications for a position that once attracted only half a dozen. States are closing down some colleges and requiring others to cut back on undergraduate and graduate programs. Higher education is well into a buyer's market. With the realization that higher education has lost its boasted position in the eyes of the public, administrations of colleges and universities must be prepared to enter into competition with all other supplies of products and services. Private institutions in the long run, have no alternative but to satisfy their customers. Today's students are in touch with the reality of the world, and they realize that while a degree may obtain the first job for them, keeping the job and advancing depend upon the education behind the degree.

单选题 Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

单选题 Teachers with terminal degrees ______.

单选题 The phrase cut back on means ______ in the passage.

单选题 Higher education has lost its boasted position because______.

单选题 If you want to keep a job and advance you should ______ according to the passage.