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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.
【C1】
A．of
B．to
C．with
D．between
【C2】
A．inside
B．outside
C．abroad
D．home
【C3】
A．fact
B．fiction
C．faculty
D．factor
【C4】
A．when
B．that
C．where
D．which
【C5】
A．help
B．services
C．support
D．aid
【C6】
A．coming
B．determining
C．wanting
D．resorting
【C7】
A．boundary
B．margin
C．line
D．border
【C8】
A．use
B．turn
C．shift
D．remember
【C9】
A．sometimes
B．often
C．hardly
D．always
【C10】
A．hospitality
B．hostility
C．disinterest
D．friendliness
【C11】
A．affairs
B．accidents
C．events
D．incidents
【C12】
A．illegal
B．lawful
C．conventional
D．frequent
【C13】
A．situation
B．surroundings
C．attitude
D．pattern
【C14】
A．formed
B．transformed
C．deformed
D．performed
【C15】
A．taken
B．left
C．carried
D．pointed
【C20】
A．lead
B．front
C．head
D．fore
【C19】
A．changeable
B．fashionable
C．comfortable
D．desirable
【C18】
A．might
B．would
C．could
D．should
【C17】
A．shoppers
B．consumers
C．clients
D．customers
【C16】
A．demanded
B．commented
C．recommended
D．commanded
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