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Do students in your country go directly to university or college after school or do they have a break first? Taking a gap year (空档年)between high school and university is quite common in the UK, and there are lots of different ways to spend your time.
A gap year is a period of time, usually a year, when a student takes a break before going on to study in university. It is often spent traveling or working.
People used to think that taking a gap year was not acceptable. In the past you took a gap year if you had to retake exams or had problems with your study. But now, universities encourage a gap, and it is more possible for a student who takes a gap year to be offered jobs when they graduate. A gap year can give young people useful learning experiences, help them pick up new skills.
A student often takes a gap year at about eighteen years old, before going to university. It can also be taken at a different time.
Many gap year students choose to do voluntary work. Others want to travel around the world for more experiences. Lots of gap year students just want to see more of the world.
Most students who are planning a gap year take on a part-time job to save up for the trip. Some students travel for three or six months and then work for the rest of the year.

A gap year in the UK
What is a gap year?	It is the time when a student takes a break from formal        .
Advantages（优势）	Though people didn’t        a gap year in the past, now a gap year is thought to be helpful for young people to get useful learning experiences, new skills.
to take it?	A student take a gap year at about eighteen years old, before going to university or at a different time.
What to do?	The gap year is usually         to doing voluntary work or traveling around the world and so on.
How to make money?	They save up for the trip         doing a part-time job to make money.