单选题 The report criticized the legislature for making college attendance dependent on the ability to pay, charging that, as a result, hundreds of qualified young people would be ______ further education.

A、 entitled to
B、 striving for
C、 deprived of
D、 participating in

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 各选项的意思是：entitled to有权享有；striving for为……而奋斗；deprived of被剥夺；participating in参与，参加。根据句意可知，答案是C。