Directions：
In the following text，some sentences have been removed．For Questions l-5，choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blanks．There are two extra choices，which do not fit in any of the blanks．
In America today，education is the main key to success．The income gap between the college educated vs．non-college-educated is almost 70 percent．
But as a recent issue of“The Economist”magazine pointed out，there is a“paradox at the heart of a new meritocracy．”
(1) ______．Why so few from the bottom half?According to the report，American schools are j ust not doing a good job of educatin9，testing and preparing students，especially underprivileged children．And it is a cycle--educated parents are doing a pretty good job of giving their children the educational tools they need——and the class discrepancy gets wider．
These are enormous issues．(2) ______．The Brookings Institution hosted a forum to discuss the new book“Equity and Excellence in American Education”，co-authored by William G．Bowen，Martin A．Kurzweil，and Eugene M．Tobin，a few months ago which provided a window into the difficult choices educators face as they try to level the playing field．
Take the comments of Sandy Ungar，president of Goucher College in Baltimore．The college recentlv cut back merit—based financial aid to increase need-based financial aid．
(3) ______．But Ungar said that college should not be seen as j ust another commodity one bargains for．“How do we deal with the very real need to address this access for lower-income groups while we have this extraordinary pressure from people wh0，to a considerable extent，can well afford to pay or can manage to Pav and are not willing to do so?”
To go back to square one--what can be done to help level the playing field?
The authors of“Equity and Excellence in American Education’，found that selective colleges really are need-blind when it comes to income--low-income white child with similar scores to an upper- middle-class white child is not treated any better or worse when it comes to admissions．④(4) ______．
To level the playing field。they advocate some bold measures--they urge“selective”institutions to Drovide“at least a modes／admissions advantage to students from low socioeconomic backgrounds”，as well as to continue race-sensitive admissions．
(5) ______．As educators wrestle with these difficult issues，the facts remain．The gap between college and non- college folks’earnings is almost 70 percent．If college is the leg up in today’s economy，what sacrifices should be made by families，colleges，and students to ensure the equity and excellence in American education．
[A]And if the low-income child is accepted，he or she does not under-perform academically．
[B]Almost half of American students attend community colleges，but in over 30 top private schools， “fewer than l in l，000 students started at a community college．”
[C]Ungar got calls from parents，some in the top earnings bracket，who questioned why their children were not receiving the merit aid．Some folks would say these children have worked hard in school and have earned it．
[D]Others are also wondering how to make state universities more“representative”of their state—a former professor at the University of Vermont related that in l995，the median student family income was$102，O00～but the state median income was$29，000．
[E]In America，s most selective colleges，only 3 percent of students come from the bottom quarter in income，and only l o percent come from the bottom half of the income bracket．
[F]But University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann countered that a proposal that concentrates on aid to low-income families risks forgetting the middle-income families who also increasingly need help to pay for the high COSTS of college．
[G]But in the meantime，what are folks in the university system attempting to do to make college more accessible to lower-income，and equally important，middle-income students? [610 words]
In the following text，some sentences have been removed．For Questions l-5，choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blanks．There are two extra choices，which do not fit in any of the blanks．
In America today，education is the main key to success．The income gap between the college educated vs．non-college-educated is almost 70 percent．
But as a recent issue of“The Economist”magazine pointed out，there is a“paradox at the heart of a new meritocracy．”
(1) ______．Why so few from the bottom half?According to the report，American schools are j ust not doing a good job of educatin9，testing and preparing students，especially underprivileged children．And it is a cycle--educated parents are doing a pretty good job of giving their children the educational tools they need——and the class discrepancy gets wider．
These are enormous issues．(2) ______．The Brookings Institution hosted a forum to discuss the new book“Equity and Excellence in American Education”，co-authored by William G．Bowen，Martin A．Kurzweil，and Eugene M．Tobin，a few months ago which provided a window into the difficult choices educators face as they try to level the playing field．
Take the comments of Sandy Ungar，president of Goucher College in Baltimore．The college recentlv cut back merit—based financial aid to increase need-based financial aid．
(3) ______．But Ungar said that college should not be seen as j ust another commodity one bargains for．“How do we deal with the very real need to address this access for lower-income groups while we have this extraordinary pressure from people wh0，to a considerable extent，can well afford to pay or can manage to Pav and are not willing to do so?”
To go back to square one--what can be done to help level the playing field?
The authors of“Equity and Excellence in American Education’，found that selective colleges really are need-blind when it comes to income--low-income white child with similar scores to an upper- middle-class white child is not treated any better or worse when it comes to admissions．④(4) ______．
To level the playing field。they advocate some bold measures--they urge“selective”institutions to Drovide“at least a modes／admissions advantage to students from low socioeconomic backgrounds”，as well as to continue race-sensitive admissions．
(5) ______．As educators wrestle with these difficult issues，the facts remain．The gap between college and non- college folks’earnings is almost 70 percent．If college is the leg up in today’s economy，what sacrifices should be made by families，colleges，and students to ensure the equity and excellence in American education．
[A]And if the low-income child is accepted，he or she does not under-perform academically．
[B]Almost half of American students attend community colleges，but in over 30 top private schools， “fewer than l in l，000 students started at a community college．”
[C]Ungar got calls from parents，some in the top earnings bracket，who questioned why their children were not receiving the merit aid．Some folks would say these children have worked hard in school and have earned it．
[D]Others are also wondering how to make state universities more“representative”of their state—a former professor at the University of Vermont related that in l995，the median student family income was$102，O00～but the state median income was$29，000．
[E]In America，s most selective colleges，only 3 percent of students come from the bottom quarter in income，and only l o percent come from the bottom half of the income bracket．
[F]But University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann countered that a proposal that concentrates on aid to low-income families risks forgetting the middle-income families who also increasingly need help to pay for the high COSTS of college．
[G]But in the meantime，what are folks in the university system attempting to do to make college more accessible to lower-income，and equally important，middle-income students? [610 words]