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Tens of thousands of the poorest part-time students are to get extra money t

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问题     Tens of thousands of the poorest part-time students are to get extra money to help pay university fees and meet rising living costs, ministers will announce today. The students’ grant will rise by more than 25%, while the money【B1】______through "hardship funds" will multiply.
    The【B2】______follows growing concern that those institutions with a high proportion of part-time students will lose when tuition fees for【B3】______courses start next year. The Education Secretary, Ruth Kelly, said yesterday that such students【B4】______in higher education, and the proposed measures would【B5】______part-time undergraduate courses remained open to all. There are around 500,000 part-timers in higher education in England. The government expects 85,000 to benefit from the【B6】______package.
    Yesterday David Latchman, of Birkbeck College, London, which educates thousands of part-timers, said the proposals were a step in the right direction: "This announcement begins to【B7】______so that part-time students who might struggle to pay fees will now【B8】______the financial support they need. The government has been listening to our concerns, and we consider this a good outcome."
    Universities will charge up to 3,000 pounds in tuition fees for full-time courses from September 2006. These fees are not paid back until students have graduated. But part-time students have to pay their fees in advance. Those institutions with a high【B9】______of part-timers feared they would not be able to raise fees without pricing many out of the market.
    The grant will rise to 750 pounds for those who study half-time and to 1,125 pounds for those who study three quarters of the time. The money in "the hardship fund", which universities can【B10】______to students facing particular financial difficulties, will rise from 3 million pounds to 12 million pounds. [br] 【B9】
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答案 proportion
解析 a proportion of…为固定用法，意为“占……比例”。
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