A、Both private and public colleges are discounting tuition. B、Schools are quite conservative on discounting tuition. C、All fresh

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Hungry for the brightest students, (26)many American stronger universities are actively discounting tuition. And it’s the high achievers, rather than the needy students, who are getting a good chunk of the money. The practice is remarkably widespread, reaching almost(27)all but the 30 or so Ivy and other elite colleges that ban merit-based financial aid. Schools are also becoming more aggressive in promoting their discounts. At the DePauw University Website, enter an SAT or ACT score. grade point average and class rank, and a computer program immediately tells you what kind of“ award”. Only“ the real unlucky” pay full price any more, says Kenneth Redd, director of research at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.(29)About 76% of first-year students got some forms of discount this year at 331 private schools polled annually by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. Average award per student:$7000.At small schools with tuition under about$20000, the average discount is even higher, with some schools returning over half their tuition revenue.
     Much as banks and insurers offer special rates to their best customers, schools are giving the biggest breaks to their top students.(29)Public four year colleges, too, are offering discounts.
     (28)The flip side of big discounts is that less money is available to improve academic programs and keep school infrastructure up to date. Mr. Redd says he found that universities that have sharply increased their tuition discount rates have seen graduation rates fall, and that’s I rue even among highly selective schools.

选项 A、Both private and public colleges are discounting tuition.
B、Schools are quite conservative on discounting tuition.
C、All freshmen receive various forms of discounts.
D、Tuition discounts are sponsored by local banks.

答案A

解析 推理判断题。文中提到,在全国学院和大学事务人员联合会每年调查的331所私立大学中,今年大约有76%的大一的学生获得了某种形式的学费打折.就连公立的四年制大学也开始提供学费打折。因此答案为A)。其余各项均与文章不符。
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