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Passage Three
Yes, that college tuition bill was bigger this year.
Confirming what students and their parents already knew, an influential education think tank (智囊机构) says that states are passing along their budget woes (困难) to public university students and their families. Tuitions are rising by double digits in some states, while the amount of state-funded student aid is dropping.
The result, says the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education in San Jose, Calif., is "the worst fiscal news for public higher education institutions and their students in at least a decade."
Although incomes are rising by only 1% to 2 % in most states, tuition at four-year public schools leapt by 24% in Massachusetts, 20% in Texas and 7% nationally since the 2001-2002 school year, the center says.
State budget deficits (预算赤字) are the cause. Nationally, states spend about 48% of their revenue on education, or about $235 billion in
A. students will turn to private schools for application
B. there will be anger among students and their parents
C. they will have to return more tuitions as scholarships to students
D. some students will lose the opportunity to receive education

Passage Three
Yes, that college tuition bill was bigger this year.
Confirming what students and their parents already knew, an influential education think tank (智囊机构) says that states are passing along their budget woes (困难) to public university students and their families. Tuitions are rising by double digits in some states, while the amount of state-funded student aid is dropping.
The result, says the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education in San Jose, Calif., is "the worst fiscal news for public higher education institutions and their students in at least a decade."
Although incomes are rising by only 1% to 2 % in most states, tuition at four-year public schools leapt by 24% in Massachusetts, 20% in Texas and 7% nationally since the 2001-2002 school year, the center says.
State budget deficits (预算赤字) are the cause. Nationally, states spend about 48% of their revenue on education, or about $235 billion in
A. raise financial aid
B. cut tuitions by half
C. pay full tuition
D. raise academic quality

Passage Three
Ronald Musoke is a college student from Uganda. He attends the College of Marin in California. Recently he got very excited about things he found in wastebaskets. What did he find He found outdated textbooks that had been thrown away. Some of the books had sold new for one hundred dollars. The old textbooks had been either discontinued-or re- placed by newer editions.
Uganda is a very poor country in Africa. When Musoke went to school in Uganda, there were never enough books. Sometimes five books were shared with one hundred fifty students. Musoke lived through the Ugandan civil war and the loss of twelve family members from AIDS.
Why is Musoke excited about the discarded textbooks He wants to send them to Uganda so women have the chance to get an education. The books will be used to pay for the women’s education. Musoke’s hopes that education will help lower the number of deaths from AIDS. Also, the books will help lower i
A. Books in College of Marin
B. Ronald Musoke
C. "Trashed" Books May Help Fight Illiteracy, AIDS in Uganda
D. Poor Africa Students in the United States