I am honored to be here today, (1) Harvard at this celebration of the College Board’s half century of working to promote (2) and equal opportunity in higher education.
Before I say anything else, I want to thank everyone in the room for the work you do every day to make college (3) , available, and (4) for millions of young people across the country.
I want to focus my remarks on a matter of (5) to American familiesand to the future of the nation -- restoring education to its proper role as a (6) to equal opportunity and (7) in our society.
This has been an (8) in higher education, with great and creative efforts made by many institutions. Earlier this year, we announced a new (9) at Harvard aimed at the students from families of low and (10) income. Under our new program, families with incomes of (11) will no longer be expected to contribute to the cost of attending Harvard for their children. Families with incomes of less than $ 60,000 will also see their (12) reduced.
We are proud of this effort at Harvard, but we are aware that the programs of individual institutions with means can never be a substitute for our shared (13) to provide adequate funding for Pell grants and other financial aid, and for the state and community college systems that make higher education (14) and affordable for the (15) .
There is something empty about (16) initiatives that may be right for one institution without attention to their broader impact. (17) , we (18) if we urge changes in national policy without doing what we can on our own campuses.
In this spirit, I want to (19) today a problem that is emerging with (20) in this nation.
参考答案：representing
解析：[听力原文]1-20 I am honored to be here today, representing Harvard at this celebration of the College Board’s half century of working to promote high standards and equal opportunity in higher education. Before I say anything else, I want to thank everyone in the room for the work you do every day to make college affordable, available and successful for millions of young people across the country. I want to focus my remarks on a matter of central concern to American families and to the future of the nation -- restoring education to its proper role as a pathway to equal opportunity and excellence in our society. This has been an enduring theme in higher education, with great and creative efforts made by many institutions. Earlier this year, we announced a new initiative at Harvard aimed at the students from families of low and moderate income. Under our new program, families with incomes of less than $ 40,000 will no longer be expected to contribute to the cost of attending Harvard for their children. Families with incomes of less than $ 60,000 will also see their contributions reduced. We are proud of this effort at Harvard, but we are aware that the programs of individual institutions with means can never be a substitute for our shared public responsibility to provide adequate funding for Pell grants and other financial aid, and for the state and community college systems that make higher education accessible and affordable for the broad public. There is something empty about undertaking initiatives that may be right for one institution without attention to their broader impact. Likewise, we fall short if we urge changes in national policy without doing what we can on our own campuses. In this spirit, I want to address today a problem that is emerging with increasing urgency in this nation.[解题技巧] 完形填空是对应试者听的能力、拼写能力、记笔记能力和书面表达能力的综合测试。它要求应试者不仅听懂内容，熟练而准确地拼写单词，更重要的是将一些短语、句子结构正确理解并表达出来，是对英语综合运用能力的考查。 在答题时注意： 1．预览文章，找出线索。文章的话题规定了用词范围；利用词汇的同现和复现关系；根据上下文推测词汇的运用。 2．听写结合，双管齐下。听音贯穿着期待、预知、分析、综合、推理和判断等一系列过程。听的同时应快速记下关键词；而在记笔记时，又要能有效、专注地去听，获取全文信息。 3．提高记笔记的效率。首先，使用缩略语；字母较少的单词，可完整写出该词；字母较多的单词只写该词的几个字母。其次，有选择地记笔记，应重点记下句中的中心词和实词。
[分析]： 现在分词。 本题考查演讲习惯用语。本句表示“代表……”来讲话，根据句法要求用represent的现在分词形式作全句状语。