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For admissions officers reviewing applications is like final-exam week for students--except it lasts for months. Great applications tell us we’ve done our job well, by attracting top-caliber students. But it’s challenging to maintain the frenetic pace without forgetting these are all real people with real aspirations--people whose life stories we are here to unravel, if they will let us.
The essay is a key piece of learning those life stories. I live near Los Angeles, where every day screenplays are read without regard for human context. The writer’s life and dreams don’t matter--all that mat ters is the writing, the ideas, the end product. On the other hand, in reading essays, context does matter: who wrote this We are driven to put the jigsaw puzzle together because we think we are building a community, not just choosing neat stories. When I pick up a file, I want to know whether the student has siblings or not, who his parents are, where he went
A. reviewing applications is a tedious and exhausting task.
B. there are a lot of applications that need attending to quickly.
C. people tend to tell their life stories in their applications.
D. reviewing applications is a constant headache to the teachers.

[单项选择]For admissions officers reviewing applications is like final-exam week for students--except it lasts for months. Great applications tell us we’ve done our job well, by attracting top-caliber students. But it’s challenging to maintain the frenetic pace without forgetting these are all real people with real aspirations--people whose life stories we are here to unravel, if they will let us.
The essay is a key piece of learning those life stories. I live near Los Angeles, where every day screenplays are read without regard for human context. The writer’s life and dreams don’t matter--all that mat ters is the writing, the ideas, the end product. On the other hand, in reading essays, context does matter: who wrote this We are driven to put the jigsaw puzzle together because we think we are building a community, not just choosing neat stories. When I pick up a file, I want to know whether the student has siblings or not, who his parents are, where he went to high school. Then I want the
A. reviewing applications is a tedious and exhausting task.
B. there are a lot of applications that need attending to quickly.
C. people tend to tell their life stories in their applications.
D. reviewing applications is a constant headache to the teachers.

[单项选择]What does Sally say about the admissions officers
A. That they don’t always use the TOEFL and the Michigan Test scores correctly.
B. That they look at transcripts instead of scores.
C. That they should insist on a rigid cut-off score.
D. That they are looking for an appropriate alternative.

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For admissions officers, reviewing applications is like final-exam week for students except it lasts for months. Great applications tell us we’ve done our job well, by attracting top-caliber students. But it’s challenging to maintain the frenetic pace without forgetting these are all real people with real aspirations--people whose life stories we are here to unravel, if they will let us.
The essay is a key piece of learning those life stories. I live near Los Angeles, where every day screenplays are read without regard for human context. The writer’s life and dreams don’t matter--all that matters is the writing, the ideas, the end product. On the other hand, in reading essays, context does matter: who wrote this We are driven to put the jigsaw puzzle together because we think we are building a community, not just choosing neat stories. When I pick up a file, I want to know whether the student has sib lings o
A. reviewing applications is a tedious and exhausting task.
B. there are a lot 9f applications that need attending to quickly.
C. people tend to tell their life stories in their applications.
D. reviewing applications is a constant headache to the teachers.

[填空题]Admission officers evaluate applications in the same way.