As used in Paragraph 3, the word "discount" is closest in meaning to ______.

A．general experience of minority students in American schools and colleges
B．unusual academic successes experienced by the Asian-American students
C．explanations for Asian-American students' success in academic performance
D．responses to the Asian-American students' surging into the American best colleges

A．believe that Asian-American students have higher I.Q.s and are relatively faster learners
B．attribute Asian-American students' special academic success to their cultural background influences
C．claim that Asian American students excel in academic performance because of the superior education of their elite parents
D．agree that Asian or Asian American parents are apt to get their children motivated to work hard