Section C
Today there are about 7, 000, 000 Americans in colleges and universities. In the United States【11】______half of population are young persons under twenty-five. Many of them will soon be【12】______the country. So their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and it is necessary for older people to understand what young people think and【13】______College students today have strong【14】______about right and wrong. They are interested in making a better life. They see much that is wrong in the lives of their parents. It is hard for them to see what is right and good in the older ways. Because of this, there is often trouble in American【15】______.
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A. nearly
B. near
C. hardly
D. hard