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正确答案：A
解析：细节题。根据题干定位到文章第五段第二句：In 2003，when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard，another former Yale provost，as its vice-chancellor，the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen "a major strengthening of Yale's financial position"．(2003年，当剑桥大学聘用Alison Richard，前耶鲁大学的教务长，当副校长时，学校就公开声明在她以前的工作中她负责监督"加强耶鲁的财政状况")。选项B、C、D文中均未提及。