TAIBEI － Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island’s “China rush”, s

TAIBEI － Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island’s “China rush”, seeking education on the Chinese mainland．
According to official Chinese figures, the number of Taiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate（研究生）programs on the mainland totaled 461 in 1996, 928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998．Although no latest official numbers were available,” Netbig. Com Said this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with well over 1000 entering mainland campuses last year.
The Internet site, based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, provides education service and information on Chinese mainland college and universities. “Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increase their chances in the Chinese job market, Net. Com vice-president Ingrid Huang said．“I believe it will give me hands-on experience in the business field in the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of the Chinese mainland people,” said Lydia Chang, a 19-year-old majoring in journalism at Shih Shin University. Chang plans to go on to get a master’s degree in business administration in Shanghai, which she says offers the best environment for such studies.
A journalism graduate student, surnamed Lin, at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on the Chinese mainland since “there will be better career prospects now that more Taiwanese panies are going there”. “They hope the children could build up connections which could later bee useful in their business operations,” said Yang Ching-yao, professor of the Chinese mainland studies. A Netbig. Com survey showed the campuses favored by Taiwan students included Beijing, Qinghua and Renmin universities in Beijing, and Jinan and Zhongshan universities in Guangzhou. The most popular studies were law, business and Chinese medicine.
At present, Chinese Taibei doesn’t recognize diplomas earned in the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there. But recognizing the trend, education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates（证书）from selected universities.
【小题1】More Taiwanese students study on the Chinese mainland because     .A．Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or laterB．the fees asked for are lower than those of TaiwanC．what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright futureD．there are many famous universities for them to choose【小题2】Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland so that their children     .A．could receive better educationB．could learn more about the policy thereC．could do well in the business operations D．could make more friends there【小题3】The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to     . A．Netbig. ComB．a Chinese education on the mainland C．the Chinese job marketD．the university【小题4】The author wrote the article to tell us     .A．more Taiwanese students are studying on the mainlandB．the number of Taiwanese students going to universities on the mainland had been increasing year after yearC．education on the mainland is more attractive pared with that of TaiwanD．Taiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every field.【小题5】Which is true according to the passage?A．Chinese Taibei recognizes diplomas earned on the Chinese mainlandB．The number of Taiwanese students going to study on the mainland will surely be increasing in the next few years.C．Chinese Taibei doesn’t help with any inquiries about Taiwanese studying in the mainlandD．Education of Taiwan is far behind the mainland.CCBAC