58. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 What did the wise man think according to the passage?

　 A. The people in the town were foolish.

　 B. There was something wrong with the people’s eyes.

　 C. Things were not so bad as the people thought.　　

　 D. The town’s economy was in serious trouble.

B

When the six best students from different cities in Guangdong province all together chose universities in Hong Kong; when the very best student of Beijing picked up HK university while giving up the nearby Peking or Tsinghua University; when the highest enrollment(录取) rate of Hong Kong Science and Industry university reached 48:1, it’s the high time to ask where the real education heaven for students in China is.

Years ago, the answer certainly would be Peking or Tsinghua University. But now no one could give the exact reaction without hesitation. The only sure thing is that HK universities have gradually showed an unusual attraction to a great many mainland students.

It’s no doubt to call this HK craze(狂热), which is even out of the expectation of those HK universities themselves.

　 How can HK universities shake the steady foundations of Peking and Tsinghua and attract so many mainland students?

First, Hong Kong universities offer large-amount scholarship, especially for the top students who can receive the sum scholarship as much as 400,000

Second, most HK universities receive professors and students from all over the world and carry out bilingual(双语) education. This kind of excellent language atmosphere is another attraction for mainland students.

Furthermore, university students in Hong Kong have a better chance to study abroad as exchange students.

The fierce competition brought by HK universities can be a good thing for an entire improvement of education in China.

At least, it reminded the mainland universities the tuition fees(学费) are among students’ top concern when they are choosing universities. It’s time to move.

57. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 According to the wise man, “the black dot” represents ______.

　 A. problems in life　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. things people like

　 C. people’s lives　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the centre of the paper

56.　 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. The people in the town didn’t believe the wise.　　

　 B. The wise man took out a piece of paper to test the people’s eyes.

　 C. The people in the town were very rich.

　 D. The people in the town were worried about their economy.

54. 　　　 A. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. against　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. with

53. 　　　 A. afraid　　　　　　　　　　　 B. convinced　　　　　　　 C. aware　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tired

52. 　　　 A. disappeared　　　　　　 B. changed　　　　　　　　　 C. progressed　　　　　　　　　　 D. advanced

51. 　　　 A. loudly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. clearly　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. excitedly　　　　　　　　 D. sadly

50. 　　　 A. important　　　　　　　 B. necessary　　　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. considerate

49. 　　　 A. views　　　　　　　　　　　 B. actions　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. feelings　　　　　　　　　 D. attitudes