A. field B. system C. symptom D. scheme
American higher education could learn a (77) from this. Many colleges and universities are (78) in the past. For instance,the idea of the fall-to-spring "school year" hasn’t changed much (79) the American Revolution, when students put their books away to work the soil (80) the summer. That long summer stretch no longer makes sense. While college (81) sit idle, they continue to generate maintenance, energy, and debt-service expenses that (82) to the high cost of running a college. Meanwhile, tuition has soared, leaving graduating students with unprecedented loan (83)
Expanding the three-year option or year-round schedules may be (84) , but it may be more palatable(宜人的) than (85) Congress for additional bailout money, or asking students for even (86) tuition payments.