2. Over the past three decades, the enrollment of overseas students has increased __________.

　　A) by 2.5 million B) by 800,000

　　C) at an annual rate of 3.9 percent D) at an annual rate of 8 percent

　　3. In the United States, how many of the newly hired professors in science and engineering are foreign-born?

　　A) 10% B) 20% C) 30% D) 38%

　　4. How do Yale and Harvard prepare their undergraduates for global careers?

　　A) They organize a series of seminars on world economy.

　　B) They offer them various courses in international politics.

　　C) They arrange for them to participate in the Erasmus program.

　　D) They give them chances for international study or internship.

　　5. An example illustrating the general trend of universities’ globalization is __________.

　　A) Yale’s collaboration with Fudan University on genetic research

　　B) Yale’s helping Chinese universities to launch research projects

　　C) Yale’s student exchange program with European institutions

　　D) Yale’s establishing branch campuses throughout the world

　　6. What do we learn about Silicon Valley from the passage?

　　A) It houses many companies spun off from MIT and Harvard.

　　B) It is known to be the birthplace of Microsoft Company.

　　C) It was intentionally created by Stanford University.

　　D) It is where the Internet infrastructure was built up.

　　7. What is said about the U.S. federal funding for research?

　　A) It has increased by 3 percent.

　　B) It has been unsteady for years.

　　C) It has been more than sufficient.

　　D) It doubled between 1998 and 2003.