I ________ asleep because it took me a long time to realize that the telephone was ringing.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. could fall        B. need have fallen     C. must have fallen 　    D. may fall

Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to   36  her. One day, he went to the farmer to   37  his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  38 . I’m going to release (释放)  39  bulls, one at a time. If you can   40  the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
  41  , the young man got out and stood in the field,   42 the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door   43  and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He  44   that one of the next bulls had to be a better  45  than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   46  .
A few   47  later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so  48  and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the   49 and eyeing the young man. “ What the next  50 was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A  51 came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   52  to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   53    at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his  54  , the bull had no tail. Life is full of opportunities.  55   catch the first one.

When the six very best students from different cities in Guangdong Province all together chose universities in Hong Kong; when the very best students of Beijing picked up HK University while giving up the nearby Beijing or Qinghua 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 “Beijing or Qinghua 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 Beijing and Qinghua 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 HK dollars. Since higher education has become a kind of heavy burden of many families, it’s easy to understand why the reaction to the generous offering of HK universities is great.

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.

Can mainland top universities like Beijing or Qinghua University be calm as before when facing the unexpected competition from HK? Will they take relevant measures to win back the top students who once help them set the worldwide reputation? Time will explain it.

The fierce competition brought by HK universities can be a good thing for an entire improvement of education in China. After the awakening and action-taking of mainland universities, they can perform better together with HK universities.

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.

1.What is the passage mainly talking about?

A. Some thoughts brought by the enrollment of HK universities.

B. Higher education in Hong Kong.

C. The competition between HK University and Beijing University.

D. The fall of mainland universities.

2.Top students from mainland apply for HK universities because________.

A. many students now would love to study abroad to get a better experience

B. they concern only about the tuition fees when choosing universities

C. HK Universities offer higher scholarship, better environment and more opportunities for their further study

D. Beijing University has lost its worldwide reputation

3.What is the author’s attitude toward the competition brought by HK universities?

A. The government should take relevant measures to stop this unfair competition.

B. Mainland universities had better lower their tuition fees and win back the top students.

C. Universities both in mainland and in HK would get an entire improvement during the competition.

D. It may probably cause a complete loss to both sides in the end.

4. From the passage we can see HK universities________.

A. didn’t mean to enroll top students from mainland

B. didn’t expect their enrollment of mainland students would be so popular

C. have strict enrollment rules and only 1out of 48 students can get the chance to study there

D. are proud of their teaching staff and facilities

 I_______ while reading the English textbook. Luckily , my roommate woke me up in time!

——Not getting that job was a big let-down.

    ——Don’t worry. Something better will ____.

A、come along   B、take on C、go by    D、fall behind