NAIROBI— On the University of Nairobi campus, talent is on sale.

Signs advertise for researchers or online writers — code words for those writing essays for paying students at universities around the world.

Aggrey Isoe has been in the business since 2010. As a freelancer, he can work wherever he wants. He gets his assignments through websites that post requests from students around the world.Isoe said he's written assignments for undergrads, master's students — even the occasional Ph.D. “The topics are broad — social sciences; the sciences, especially biology; law, business, marketing, psychology, sociology,” he said.

The work calls for a degree of creativity. Isoe once had to write a first-person experience for a student trying to get into a nursing program in California. “Actually, you have to put yourself into his or her shoes and be creative," he said. "In fact, the client（委托人，客户） was from India and she had to give reasons why she had to leave all the schools in India to come to that organization.”

Writers can find assignments on certain. On one site registered （登记，注册）in Kenya, a writer was being sought to turn out an undergraduate level essay in chemistry, eight pages long and due in 30 days. For that, the writer could earn a little over $90.

Pauline Chepkwony, a University of Nairobi graduate with an undergraduate degree in sociology and a master's degree in international affairs, is a former academic writer. She struggled with the ethics（道德规范）of doing this type of work.

“If you look at it from a moral or ethical perspective, it’s kind of ... it’s not right,” she said.

But she said the pay was good, and in the end the work helped her to be better at her own studies.

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1.What does the author want to tell us at the beginning?

A Business can be done in the school.

B Researchers can advertise in schools.

C Good essays can be bought on campus.

D Writers can work online in schools.

解析：选C。C 主旨大意题。根据第二段code words for those writing essays for paying students at universities...可知那些具有写作天赋的学生将自己的文章挂网卖给世界各地付费的在校学生，故选C。

2.Why can Aggrey Isoe work in the business for years?

A He gets his assignments through websites.

B He can write assignments for undergrads.

C He can write essays about social sciences.

D He can meet different students’ need.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第三段第四句he's written assignments for undergrads, master's students — even the occasional Ph.D...sociology可知因他的写作面宽，能满足不同人的需求，故能干得长久， 故选D。

3.What’s more important for a writer working for others?

A Being creative.

B Being brave.

C Being honest.

D Being kind.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。由第四段第一句The work calls for a degree of creativity.可知答案，故选A。

4.How can one usually find a writer to help write an essay?

A To search newspapers.

B To visit universities.

C To turn to certain sites.

D To go to Kenya.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第三段第三句He gets his assignments through websites ...可知答案，故选C。

5.Pauline Chepkwony started to write essays for others ______.

A gladly

B unwillingly

C excitedly

D unexpectedly

解析：选B。B 观点态度题。由第六段第二句She struggled with the ethics of doing this type of work可知她开始做这件事时，知道这事有悖道德，所以她挣扎过，故选B。