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第66至69穎爲顯組      Among all the prestigious universities in America, Harvard is no doubt the top one.Everyone has heard of Harvard, and therefore everyone who wants the best for themselvesor their children will have Harvard in their list of goals, often in first place. So Harvardreceives about 20,000 applications for 1,900 undergraduate places. Many, if not most, ofthese applicants will be the first in their high school classes, and offer a range of othertalents besides: athletic, artistic, musical accomplishments, a strong record of communityservice, glowing recommendations from teachers, community leaders, and even famouspeople. How can Harvard decide whom to accept, whom to reject?    Harvard, and other great universities in America, try to create a group of students withstrong and diverse characteristics. That is why they seek applicants from variedbackgrounds－different races, different countries, different economic and social groups. Ifyou are not the typical Harvard applicant, you already have an advantage. The admissionscommittee next seeks students with deep interests and commitments, both in their studiesand in the rest of their lives. The application may list activities and awards that claim thestudent has such qualifications, but how does the committee know these are not just papercommitments, undertaken only with college admissions in mind? They count on thestudent’s essay to provide the evidence.     Students and their parents know this, of course, so they often prefer not to depend ona seventeen-year-old’s own abilities. Services that claim to “edit” student essays proliferate on the web and elsewhere. College, for their part, do their best to weed out applications thathave benefited from such high-priced assistance, and find the essays that come from thestudent’s own heart and speak in the student’s own voice. They expect high schoolguidance counselors, and possibly parents or friends, to read the essay and offer advice, butthey are quite skilful at determining whether anyone besides the student has actually donethe writing. If you are from a non-English speaking country, you must walk a fine line. Thecommittee will try to decide if you can use English well enough to express yourself and docollege level work. But unless they know that you have lived and studied in anEnglish-speaking country, an essay in polished English with no grammatical errors at allwill show that you have not written it yourself. So do not aspire to perfect English.
66. What is the main purpose of this article?
(A) To introduce the history of Harvard.
(B) To explain how to apply to Harvard.
(C) To show how admissions assistance services work.
(D) To give parents tips on how to help their children.

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難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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