Directions: In this part, there are three incomplete texts with 20 questions.Above each text there are three or four phrases to be completed.First, use the choices provided in the box to complete the phrases.Second, use the completed phrases to fill in the blanks of the text.Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
Text One
Phrases:
A.(1) _____ the reach of most Americans
B.(2) _____ young people to college
C.(3) _____ the wages of average families
A research group in California has released a “national report on higher education”.The report says the price of college has increased more than four hundred percent since 1982.Costs have climbed much faster than other prices (4) _____.The group warns that a continuation of these trends would put higher education (5) _____.And it would mean greater debt for those who do go to college.The report also expresses concern that the United States is losing its leadership in (6) _____.