52．Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland so that their children ___________.

　 　　 A．could receive better education　 　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 B．could learn more about the policy there

　 　　 C．could do well in the business operations　　

　　　 D．could make more friends there

51．More Taiwanese students study on the Chinese mainland because ___________.

　 　　 A．Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later

　 　　 B．the fees asked for are lower than those of Taiwan

　 　　 C．what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future

　 　　 D．there are many famous universities for them to choose

48．B。意义猜测题。该题为猜测词义。inquiry“询问”。observation“观察”。control“控制”。suspicion“怀疑”。该词出现在第三自然段最后一句“process is not open to public scrutiny”，考生可从该句的上文作出推测。最明显的提示出现在第二自然段最后一句“Teaching is also a public activity；it can be seen and observed”所以，scrutiny最可能的词义应该是observation，故B项正确。

49．According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when ______________.

　A. children become highly motivated

　B. teacher and learner roles are interchangeable

　C. teaching helps children in the search for knowledge

　D. reading enriches children’s experience

48．The underlined word“ scrutiny” most probably means“______________”.

　A. inquiry　　　　　　 B. observation

　C. control　　　　　　 D. suspicion