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105. The following appeared in an editorial from a newspaper serving the town of Saluda.

“The Saluda Consolidated High School offers over 200 different courses from which its students can choose. A much smaller private school down the street offers a basic curriculum of only 80 different courses, but it consistently sends a higher proportion of its graduating seniors on to college than Consolidated does. By eliminating at least half of the courses offered there and focusing on a basic curriculum, we could improve student performance at Consolidated and also save many tax dollars.”

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12. “Education has become the main provider of individual opportunity in our society. Just as property and money once were the keys to success, education has now become the element that most ensures success in life.”

In your opinion, how accurate is the view expressed above? Explain, using reasons and examples based on your own experience, observations, or reading.

Math:

55: G骑自行车，R开车去同一地点野餐，问是不是R先到？

条件一: G先出发30分钟；条件二:G 10mile/hr, R30mile/hr

110:买了5000的两年stock, compound annually. 问如果两年后再继续买两年的stock, 利率变大没有？ 条件一: 两年后总钱数5800；条件二: 后两年利息to the nearest hundred is 500.

159: 一个三棱柱（上下面都是等腰直角三角形）求表面积？

条件一:告诉三角形斜边所在侧面对角线20√3 ；条件二:三棱柱面积为225

209: x^y≤y^x? 条件一: √x=y；条件二: x=2y

Verbal

RC:

1: downsizing

2:女作家

3:科学家研究南北半球变暖速度不一样快的原因

4:研究大脑中是每部分控制不同身体部位还是不同部位统一控制

后两篇虽然不难但是每一个都给出了若干个人的观点，而且题都比较绕~从成绩上看大概答得不好。

CR:

一个prime minister 上任后，国家finance明显好转，且从税收中得到的钱数没变。（还有一句忘了）问哪一个削弱。