D．Because there are not enough private schools.

　　解析：选B　句意理解题。根据第一段的"In most developed countries ... educated citizens are useful to the country in their later life."可知选B。

　　3．In the first paragraph the underlined word "citizens" refer to ________.

　　A．the cities

　　B．members of a country

　　C．the children

　　D．people who lives in cities

　　解析：选B　词义猜测题。从句意看是：受过教育的"公民"以后对国家有利。选B。

　　4．Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?

　　A．All the university students study one subject.

　　B．After studying at the university for three or four years, all the students can get a Bachelor's degree.

　　C．Students usually receive a master's degree before receiving a Bachelor's degree.

　　D．Unlike university, colleges usually teach students some useful skills for a career.

　　解析：选D　句意理解题。根据最后一段第二句"Colleges, on the other hand ... or business studies."可知，学院交给学生一些技能。选D。

　　B

　　Housing Price in China has always aroused heated discussion among property developers and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However，

　　 the average housing price in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square metre, while in China, it is even higher than that in the United States. "This shows that there are some bubbles (泡沫) in Chinese real estate (房地产) market，" the International Finance News reported.

　　Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after changed to RMB, is about 8,000 yuan per square metre, the houses in the US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. If the US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square metre. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US.

The high housing price in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate market does have some bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses cannot be compared with houses in the US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore, it