Applications rose at all nine of its campuses, with UC Irvine increasing by 10% to reach close to 98,000 applications for 8,700 student and transfer spots. At the same time, UC Berkeley saw an increase of 5.8% and UC Merced, the newest campus within the system, saw the highest increase of all nine campuses at 13.5%.According to UC officials, this is the first time that the total number of applications of all nine campuses has stretched over 200,000. The school also experienced an increase in diversity among its applicants. The campus had an increase of 9.6% for underrepresented students on the freshman level for fall 2016. Meanwhile, the largest gain was seen among Latino and Mexican-American applicants at 10.1%, closely followed by a 9.2% gain in African-American student applications.1.What does this news report mainly talk about?A) The University of California has got a booming growth of underrepresented students.B) The University of California has seen an increase in application diversity.C) The number of University of California applications has hit a record high again.D) The number of University of California applications has reached over 200,000 for the first time.2.Which campus had the biggest increase of applications?A) UC Berkeley.B) UC Irvine.C) UC Merced. D) UC Los Angles.

The number of applicants the University of California has received this year has reached another record high – for the 12th consecutive year.In all, over 206,000 students have applied to one of the nine campuses for admission next fall, 6.4% more than last year. Applications rose at all nine of its campuses, with UC Irvine increasing by 10% to reach close to 98,000 applications for 8,700 student and transfer spots. At the same time, UC Berkeley saw an increase of 5.8% and UC Merced, the newest campus within the system, saw the highest increase of all nine campuses at 13.5%.According to UC officials, this is the first time that the total number of applications of all nine campuses has stretched over 200,000. The school also experienced an increase in diversity among its applicants. The campus had an increase of 9.6% for underrepresented students on the freshman level for fall 2016. Meanwhile, the largest gain was seen among Latino and Mexican-American applicants at 10.1%, closely followed by a 9.2% gain in African-American student applications.1.What does this news report mainly talk about?A) The University of California has got a booming growth of underrepresented students.B) The University of California has seen an increase in application diversity.C) The number of University of California applications has hit a record high again.D) The number of University of California applications has reached over 200,000 for the first time.2.Which campus had the biggest increase of applications?A) UC Berkeley.B) UC Irvine.C) UC Merced. D) UC Los Angles.