单选题
It has been revealed that nearly one in five degree courses has been ______ since the tripling of tuition fees to ￡9,000 a year.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是scratch挖出；抓；scrape刮，擦；scrabble乱写，拼凑成；scrap把……废弃，丢弃。句意是，据显示，将近1/5的学位课程被废弃，因为学费翻了三倍，达到每年9000英镑。所以正确答案是D选项。