Like many other parts of our lives today, education has become a global enterprise. In microcosm(微观世界), my school is proof of just how global. Monkseaton High School is an ordinary state-funded school of 850 students in the unfashionable part of northeastern England. Over the past seven years it has sent 12 students to American universities --- two of them to Harvard. Monkseaton has, in turn, attracted students from other countries, including Germany and Latvia. Monkseaton now almost routinely receives inquiries from students in Eastern European countries. Obviously, learning English is a big draw, but his pattern of student movement was unheard of five years ago.
The brain drain is a universal phenomenon, and countries that don’t face up to the new reality will be losing some of their most precious resources. The northeast of England is its poorest region, and has experienced a severe loss of highly qualified professionals-to-be. Some of the most able 18-year-olds are going to other parts of Britain, even to other countries. What is happening here is happening to Britain as a whole. Most noticeably, there is a growing trend of British students taking degrees in American universities. This year the number will break the psychological barrier of 1,000 students for the first time.
And what is happening at the secondary-school level is happening to higher education. Wherever they come from, today’s students have a very different perspective on education from their parents. Because of television, the Internet and their travels, these students see the world as a much smaller place than their parents once did. They are more confident in accepting the challenge of moving from one country to another, from one culture to another; in many cases they can even apply to schools over the Internet. Students are also more aware of the overall cost of education and are looking for value for money. Plus, for many, education linked to travel is a better option than education at home.
Why does the author say education has become a global enterprise?

A．Monkseaton High School used to be a very unfashionable school in the Northeast England.

B．Monkseaton High School is now one of the state-funded middle schools in England.

C．Monkseaton High School has sent two top students to the Harvard University in U.S.

D．There is now an extensive exchange of students among different countries.

What can we infer about northeast England from the passage?

A．It is one of the poorest regions in England.

B．It has experienced a severe loss of professionals.

C．It will face a more serious brain drain in the near future.

D．It is losing its young talents to other parts of the world.

According to the passage, students today have different perspective from their parents on the following EXCEPT that _________________.

A．education linked to travel is much better than education at home

B．overall cost of education should be considered against money value

C．moving from one culture to another is a welcomed challenge

D．the Internet is more popular and easier to access in the near future

The students today tend to see the world as a much smaller place NOT because __________.

A．they are having more exposure to the television programs

B．they are having easier access to the Internet

C．they are having frequent travels to the other parts of the world

D．they are having better communication with their parents

The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to __________.

A．tell us the benefit of globalization of education

B．analyze the causes for students’ moving trend in Great Britain

C．criticize the universal phenomenon of brain drain worldwide

D．draw attention to students’ moving from one country to another