Unpopular Subjects Is there a place in today’s society for the study of useless subjects in our universities Just over 100 years ago Fitzgerald argued in a well-written letter _____ (51)Nature that“Universities must be allowed to study useless subjects-_____ (52)they don’t，who will，，He went 0n to use the _____ (53)of Maxwell’s electrodynamics_(电动力学)as one case where a“useless subject” has been transformed to a useful subject． Nowadays this argument is again very much _____ (54)in many universities．Indeed one suspects that it is one of those arguments that must be _____ (55)anew(重新)by each generation．But now there is an added twist ~)--subjects must not only be useful，they must also be _____ (56)enough that students will flock(蜂拥)to d0 them，and even flock to pay to do them． As universities become commercial operations，the pressure to_____ (57)subjects or departments that are less popular will become stronger and stronger, Perhaps this is most strongly _____ (58)at the moment by physics．There has been much_____ (59)in the press of universities that are closing down physics departments and incorporate them with mathematics or engineering departments． Many scientists think otherwise．They see physics as a_____ (60)science，which must be kept alive if only to _____ (61)a base for other sciences and engineering．It is of their great personal concern that physics teaching and research is under _____ (62)in many universities．How Can it be preserved in the rush towards commercial competition A major turnaround(转变)in student popularity may have to_____ (63)until the industrial world discovers that it needs physicists and starts paying them well． Physics is now not only unpopular；it is also“hard”．We can do more about the latter by _____ (64)teaching in our schools and universities．We can also _____ (65)cooperative arrangements to ensure that physicists keep their research and teaching up to date 63（）

A. wait
B. move
C. progress
D. increase