Many of its students have gained influential positions in the business world.

its best

A．benefit

B．advantage

C．value

D．profit

heir time to its best ______.

A．benefit

B．advantage

C．value

D．profit

Which of the following is true of the text？

A．Singapore now has 46% of its students from abroad after attracting foreign college branches.

B．At the beginning of this decade, overseas students in New Zealand are 4 times as many as before.

C．Foreign students at state-run schools in Australia now get an 80% discount.

D．An engineering degree costs more than 10 times in America than in Singapore.

t ______.

A．benefit

B．advantage

C．value

D．profit

ca, and in some countries as many as 63 percent of university students, they comprise only 32 percent of the labor force, according to a World Bank report released on the eve of its annual meeting with the International Monetary Fund.

Out of the 325 million laborers in the Middle East and North Africa, 63 percent are women and 32 percent university students.

A．正确

B．错误

Britain is happy to give the students what they want mainly because ______.

A．They consider foreign students as a major source of money.

B．They are facing fierce competitions from many other countries.

C．Students consider many factors when choosing an international university.

D．British universities are gradually losing its once-proud prestige.

A、Students don’t need to know how to spell it now, because spellcheckers can correct their mistakes.

B、It can be spelled as either sylabus or syllabus.

C、It is actually spelled as sylabus, but many spellcheckers mistakenly correct it to syllabus.

D、The word has changed its spelling over time, so people of different ages spell it.

nt years. One change is that increasing starting independent public schools【51】 charter schools (特许学校).

In 1991, there were no charter schools in the United States. Today, more than 2,300 charter schools【52】 in 34 states and the District of Columbia. 575,000 students【53】 these schools. The students are from 5 years of age through 18 or older. A charter school is【54】 by groups of parents, teachers and community (社区) members. It is similar in some ways【55】 a traditional public school. It receives tax money to operate just as other public schools do. The【56】 it receives depends on the number of students. The charter school must prove to local or state governments that its students are learning. These governments【57】 the school with the agreement, or charter that permits it to operate. Unlike a traditional public school,【58】, the charter school does not have to obey most laws governing public schools. Local, state or federal governments cannot tell it what【59】. Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to【60】 those goals. Class sizes usually are, smaller than in many traditional public schools. Many students and parents say【61】 in charter schools can be more creative.

However, state education agencies, local education-governing committees and unions often【62】 charter schools. They say these schools may receive money badly【63】 by traditional public schools. Experts say some charter schools are doing well while others are struggling. Congress provided 200 million dollars for【64】 charter schools in the 2002 federal budget (预算). But, often the schools say they lack enough money for their【65】. Many also lack needed space.

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A．called

B．asked

C．known

D．said

ite page.

&8226;Which school (A, B, C and D) does each statement 1-7 refer to？

&8226;For each sentence 1-7, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet.

&8226;You will need to use some of the letters more than once.

A

LDA School of Management

LDA has the advantage of being within a few hours' drive of the hi-tech industries of Silicon Valley, which enables senior personnel from hi-tech companies to teach there. The school has prospered in recent years and offers its students excellent facilities. It attracts students from all over the world and has a fairly large intake of 30,000 students a year.

B

Dalchester School of Business

Under the leadership of Jon Richards, Dalchester has long been one of the world's top business schools. It is notably strong on its tailor-made executive programmes, which are written to meet each company's particular requirements. The Sinclair Centre, with new lecture rooms and a computer centre, has just been added to the school.

C

Radbridge School of Management

The reputation of the long-established RSM has been strengthened in recent years. This is mainly due to the appointment of Director Kim Taylor, who, with his programme of modernisation, has led the school into the age of Information Technology. Its network of former students remains second to none, with many having top positions in the world of finance and industry.

D

IBA Management School

This Swiss-based school has built its reputation on the quality and extent of its links with manufacturing and financial institutions. Its lecturers, who have been recruited from many different countries, are extremely well thought of in the business world. Student numbers average 25,000 a year. Many select the school because its links with industry are thought to help with employment prospects.

It can offer courses that are designed for the needs of specific companies.