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  3. Britain’s private schools are one of its most successful exports. The children of the wealthy【C1】________to them, whether from C

Britain’s private schools are one of its most successful exports. The children of the wealthy【C1】________to them, whether from C

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问题     Britain’s private schools are one of its most successful exports. The children of the wealthy【C1】________to them, whether from China, Nigeria or Russia: the number of foreign pupils rose by 1.4％ in the last year alone.
    【C2】________foreign students, whether educated in British private schools or elsewhere, are decreasingly likely to go to English universities. According to the Higher Education Funding Council for England, 307,200【C3】________students began their studies in the country in 2012-13, down from 312,000 two years earlier and the first【C4】________in 29 years. Student numbers from the rest of the EU fell—【C5】________a result of the increase in annual tuition【C6】________in England from £6,000 a year to £9,000. But【C7】________from India and Pakistan declined most sharply.
    【C8】________the visa regime for private schools, which is extremely【C9】________(the Home Office counts private schools as favored sponsors), student visas have been tightened. Foreign students used to be allowed to work for up to two years after graduating. They now have only four months to find a job paying upwards of £20,600 if they want to stay in Britain.
    This change was【C10】________to deal with sham colleges that were【C11】________offering two-year work visas. But it seems to have put【C12】________serious students too. Nick Hillman of the Higher Education Policy Institute says the government has sent unclear messages about the sort of immigration it wants to【C13】________. An emphasis on holding down net immigration discourages young Indians and Pakistanis in particular. Australia and America, which have more【C14】________entry criteria for students, are becoming more favored【C15】________. Colin Riordan, Cardiff University’s vice-chancellor, adds that Britain’s student-visa regime has become more burdensome and complicated【C16】________.
    As a result, Britain is losing out to other countries in the【C17】________for talent—an odd thing,【C18】________ how often the prime minister bangs on about the "global race". Its unwelcoming stand will【C19】________its long-term prospects. And the【C20】________of foreign students from leading British private schools to American colleges may have another, somewhat happier, consequence: America might become rather better at cricket.
【C14】
选项 A、diversified
B、relaxed
C、unified
D、strict
答案B
解析 空格所在词语位于非限制性定语从句中，用于描述澳大利亚及美国的学生入境标准，主句的表语中的favored一词表明这个标准有利于吸引留学生。B项relaxed表示“宽松的”，语义符合。签证制度不可能是A项diversified“多样化的”。C项unified“统一的”签证制度也不是吸引留学生的必要条件。D项strict意为“严格的”，如果这些国家比英国的签证制度更严格，就不会胜过英国，不符合语义逻辑。
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