At the school dance he sat and talked to her all evening.

在学校的舞会上，他整晚坐着和她聊天。

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SAT scores began dropping in 1963; today, on average, 30% of students do not complete high school in four years, a figure that rises to 50% in poor urban neighborhoods.

SAT 分数从1963年开始下降；今天，平均有30%的学生没有在四年内完成高中学业，这一数字在贫穷的城市社区达到了50%。

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That afternoon, in the bus on the way back to school, Emma sat next to Julia, her new friend.

那天下午，在回学校的公共汽车上，艾玛坐在她的新朋友茱莉亚旁边。

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The average SAT score is up about 100 points, though Union is now an SAT-optional school, and 25% of the enrolled students didn't submit scores.

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Even the well off must shine (absent a seven- or eight-figure contribution to their kid's first-choice school): Their SAT and ACT scores must be in the superior range if they are to avoid the triage performed by the most selective colleges, inundated as they are with applications.

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With all that math practice, Google could probably single-handedly raise the SAT scores of all high school students.

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