Britain no longer dominates Anglophone education. Students want more, and the old empire is happy to give it to them. A good name and a British campus are no longer enough to pull in high-paying overseas recruits. The competition within the world of English-language higher education is growing increasingly intense. Today’s international students don’t automatically head to the United States or the United Kingdom; they consider a slew of factors before making their pick. Already, Britain is starting to suffer as it finds itself in a fierce three-way contest for market share.
On the one hand, U.S. colleges are recovering fast in overseas recruitment. On the other, a batch of commonwealth countries is coming on strong and eating into Britain’s market share. Consider Singapore, which four years ago set out to lure branches of foreign colleges. The number of overseas students there has since climbed 46 percent. And in the first three years of the decade, the
A. France.
B. Canada.
C. Cambodia.
D. India.
People in Britain are living longer and are better off, with the result that more and more money is being spent on consumer goods, (56) the latest statistics.
But while people (57) appear to be healthier find (58) , an analysis of (59) activities suggests they are also lazier, (60) the most popular pastime is watching television, with 98 percent of homes having (61) one set and over a third (62) a video recorder.
Other pastimes (63) listening to music, gardening, sports, visiting friends or going out for a meal. The 56.8 million people of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (64) an (65) 12 million household pets.
Most of the homes now have central heating, washing machines, refrigerators, telephones and even cars.
Britain are also (66) . United Kingdom residents took over 17 (67) holidays overseas in 1986, (68) 15. 75 million in 1985, and the most p
A. undesirable
B. unsatisfactory
C. unlisted
D. unchanged
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