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Top universities have been called on to publish lists of "banned" A-level su

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问题     Top universities have been called on to publish lists of "banned" A-level subjects that may have prevented thousands of state school pupils getting on to degree courses.
    The lists are said to【C1】_____subjects such as law, art and design, business studies and drama subjects primarily【C2】_____by comprehensives rather than private schools. Teachers accused universities【C3】_____putting comprehensive pupils at a【C4】_____by refusing to publish their lists. Some【C5】_____the lists were a filter(过滤器)that enabled the most【C6】_____universities to accept more private school pupils than state-educated ones.
    Private school pupils are three times more【C7】_____to score the highest grade than comprehensive pupils,【C8】_____30% of the total number of "A" grades when their pupils【C9】_____for just 14% of entries. But even the brightest state school pupils,【C10】_____a string of "A" grades, stand little【C11】_____of a place at a top university this year if they have taken one or more of the A-level subjects【C12】_____the banned lists.
    John Bangs said he strongly【C13】_____that there was a single unofficial list of banned subjects. "The list is built on the【C14】_____that these subjects are easier than others and not【C15】_____enough. " he said.
    However, Wendy Piatt, director general of the Russell Group, said no Russell Group university block【C16】_____any A-level subject. "University websites typically include details on ’ essential’ and ’ preferred’ A-levels to help students【C17】_____their chances of gaining entry to competitive degree courses," he said. " Most【C18】_____very clear and comprehensive information on required A-level subjects and which ones will not be considered when making【C19】_____decisions. Students would be well advised to take very careful note of such【C20】_____. " [br] 【C4】
选项 A、inferiority
B、position
C、competition
D、disadvantage
答案 D
解析 名词辨析题。根据句意并联系下文accept more private schoolpupils than state-educated ones可知，私立学校学生比公立学校学生更有优势，换言之，这使综合学校的学生处于不利地位，故disadvantage“劣势”符合句意。inferiority“低级”；position“位置”；competition“竞争”。
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