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{MP3:http://down.233.com/2012/listenfiles/xdftl/Test10.mp3}Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you haue just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you hove written.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。
Part III Section C
A college education is an investment in the future. But it can be a (36)__ investment. The College Board (37) __ that the costs at a four-year public college in the United States increased 10 percent this past school year. That was less than the (38)__ percent increase the year before, but still much higher than the (39)_ rate. Public colleges and universities still cost a lot less than private ones.
Financial aid often helps. But financial (40) __ tell parents to start college (41) __ plans when their child is still very young.
All 50 states and the District of Columbia (42) __ what are called 5-20-9 plans. These plans are named after the part of the federal tax law that created them in 1996. States use private investment companies to (43) __most programs.
Every state has its own rules governing 5-20-9 plans. Some of the plans are free of state taxes. And all are free of federal taxes. (44)__(45)__
Families must decide how aggressively they want to put money into stocks, bonds or other investments.(46)__This kind of savings program is called a prepaid tuition plan.
根据所听短文，作答题
请作答（36）______
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