I hope the 30 advice is helpful to you in selecting the right college.
答案：(D) above
【句型】the above advice 固定用法「以上的建議」（above作形容詞修飾名詞，表示「上述的」）；upper（較上方的，通常指物理位置）、over（超過）、upward（向上的）都不合這個「上述的」語意。
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四個選項都與「上」有關（較上方的、超過、向上的、以上的），中文分不太開，而 upper 看起來最像形容詞、最適合放在名詞前面。這一格考的是 above 你可能沒見過的那個身分。
先看空格的位置：the ___ advice——夾在冠詞 the 與名詞 advice 之間，所以要填一個形容詞。再看語意：這是全文的最後一句，I hope the ___ advice is helpful to you in selecting the right college（希望……的建議對你挑選合適的大學有幫助）。作者要指的是前面整篇講過的那些建議，而 above 除了當介系詞，也可以當形容詞用，意思是「上述的、以上的」，所以填 above：the above advice（以上的建議）。同型的說法還有 the above example（上述的例子）、as mentioned above（如前所述，84 年第 39 題收過）、the above-mentioned points（上述各點）。
upper（較上方的）：講的是物理位置上比較高（the upper lip 上唇、the upper floor 樓上），不用來指「前面提過的」。over（超過、在……之上）：是介系詞或副詞，不能直接放在冠詞與名詞之間當形容詞。upward（向上的）：講的是方向，與「前面提過的」無關。
the above advice（以上的建議）、as mentioned above（如前所述）、the above-mentioned（上述的）、the upper lip（上唇）、be helpful to sb（對某人有幫助）、select the right college（挑選合適的大學）。
Now that you are planning to go to college, how can you select an ideal college for yourself? 21 its reputation or the test scores it requires for admission? In fact, it is not 22 simple as that. College education is far more complicated than 23 the reputation of a college or the test scores it requires. In addition to these two factors, you should also have 24 important information. Finding out which college suits you involves time and energy, but 25 more than those you might spend on buying a motorcycle or a computer.
Here are some tips 26 choosing an ideal one from a number of colleges.
Visit the websites of these colleges and find out which college has departments 27 courses that interest you or will help you prepare for your future career.
Are the professors in the departments you plan to 28 into experts in their own fields?
Do the colleges allow you to participate in activities 29 will help you develop yourself intellectually and emotionally?
I hope the 30 advice is helpful to you in selecting the right college.