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The United States takes a bigger share of the international student market t

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问题     The United States takes a bigger share of the international student market than any other country. However, with 22% of the total, it underperforms(表现不佳)in relation【C1】______its size. Just 3.5% of students on its campuses are from【C2】______
    What explains this? One huge【C3】______is the way【C4】______American universities shun the intermediaries(中介)whose【C5】______are used by most students【C6】______to study abroad. Markus Badde, a student recruitment consultancy, says two-thirds of the world’s【C7】______crossing students, and almost all of those from Asia, 【C8】______to "agents" to find a university place. But 【C9】______any important American institution will pay intermediaries.
    "There is a real【C10】______in this country to the use of agents," says Mitch Leventhal, vice-provost for international【C11】______at the University of Cincinnati. ’Some universities think it is【C12】______—it’s not, what is unlawful is recruiting American students via agents. Some think it’s unethical—but it’s only unethical when done unethically."
    If such【C13】______liters, the market in international students will be【C14】______A survey 【C15】______out by a market-research firm found that although few agents【C16】______American institutions to their【C17】______, most wanted to. Agents said the United Kingdom was the country in which they placed the most students, but the country in which they【C18】______most like to place students was the United States. Those agents rated America is most【C19】______for undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA courses, leaving Britain in the【C20】______only for language and foundation courses, and Australia only for vocational ones. [br] 【C9】
选项 A、sometimes
B、often
C、hardly
D、always
答案 C
解析 上一句指学生求助于中介，本句用But连接表示相反的事情或状况。所以此处用表否定意义的hardly“几乎不”。句意为：几乎没有哪个美国重点大学会付钱给中介。sometimes意为“有时”；often意为“经常”；always意为“总是”。
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