[originaltext]Students have been protesting at universities across South Africa

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问题  
Students have been protesting at universities across South Africa for several months. At some universities, protesters have clashed with police or security officers. (3)The protesters have what sounds like a simple, straightforward demand: free and quality education for all. Some are also demanding what they call decolonized education: changes to the study program to make the classes less European-centered. The student movement is being called Fees Must Fall. Free education is an idea that many people around the world can respect, and that few people in South Africa seriously disagree with.
Yet the protests are showing no sign of stopping since they began a year ago. In recent weeks, protests have spread to most of South Africa’s 26 universities, with clashes between students and police at some of them. In September, (4)the government announced that universities may raise fees by as much as 8 percent. The announcement fueled the most recent wave of protests. The protests first began last year when the government announced it would increase school fees by 10 to 12 percent.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
3.What demand do these protesters have?
4.Why did the most recent wave of protests occur?

选项 A、Free and quality education for all.
B、No intervention in education by the government.
C、More freedom of education for children.
D、No intervention in education by European countries.

答案 A

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