第9题: [单项选择]Oxford University would be excluded out of those universities that receive PhD grants from ESRC, because the completion rate of its PhD students' theses within four years is lower than ______. A. 25% B. 40% C. 39% D. 10% 参考答案:C 答案解析:文中第二段,叙述了ESRC's response,指出它第一年的政策the national aver- age shot up to 39%,随后指出除非进一步提高completion rates否