Some people return to college as mature students and take full- or part-time training courses in a skill will help them to get a job. The development of open learning, (25) ______ it possible to study when it is convenient for the students, has increased the opportunities available (26) ______ many people. This type of study was formerly restricted to book-based learning and (27) ______ course but now includes courses on TV, CD-ROM or the Internet.

Americans believe that education is important at all stage of life and should not stop (28)______ people get their first job. About 40% of adults take part in some kind of informal education. About half of them are trying to get qualifications and skills to help them with their jobs, while the (29) ______ are taking recreational subjects for personal satisfaction. Schools and community colleges arrange evening classes, and a catalog of courses is published by local boards of education.