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37. 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%

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【已刪除】34.(A) as soon as(B) so that(C) as long as(D) for fear that

【已刪除】35.(A) remains(B) removes(C) releases(D) relieves

【已刪除】36. By the time new doctors get a job and try to finish their theses in spare time,_________.(A) most of them died of some sickness(B) their holidays and evenings have been ruined by their jobs(C) most of them are completely tired of the narrowly defined subject(D) most of their grants run out

【已刪除】38. All the following statements are the arguments against ESRC's policy except _________.(A) all the institutions on the blacklist are arbitrary and negative(B) there is no hard evidence to prove that faster completion rates result from greater efficiency rather than lower standards or less ambitious doctoral topics(C) many of the best students go quickly into jobs where they can apply their research skills, but consequently take longer to finish their theses(D) some polytechnics are penalized by random fluctuations in student performance

【已刪除】39. The ESRC would prefer _________.(A) that the students were carrying out purely knowledge-based studies rather than being trained as researchers(B) to see higher standards of PhD students' theses and more ambitious doctoral topics(C) more systematic teaching of research skills to fewer unrealistic expectations placed on inexperienced young PhD students(D) that PhD students were less modest in their aims

【已刪除】40. What the ESRC can do is to _________.(A) force departments to give graduates more teaching time(B) try to persuade universities to change their ways(C) dictate the standard of thesis required by external examiners(D) note that students want more research training and less elaborate style of thesis

1. X-rays will _________ all the way through the painting so you can see aspects of the whole thickness of a picture.(A) sanguine (B) penetrate (C) conceal (D) perceive

2. Being an unmarried mother no longer carries the social _________ that it used to.(A) compliant (B) dexterity (C) stigma (D) enzyme

3. Rice farmers in the southeast lost their buyers when Bayer accidentally _________ the entire crop.(A) deluded (B) required (C) endangered (D) contaminated