27. What does the story mainly tell us?

　　A. A man owes his success to his family support. B. A winner is one with a great effort of will.

　　C. Failure is the mother of success. D. One is never too old to learn.

　　Last week the British university system offered a record number of places. That sounds like good news-but do we really need more people to go to university? For that matter, does the world need more universities?

　　The answer feels like it should be yes.

　　Education is good, is it not? But everything has a cost.

　　Education takes time. We could insist that everyone study full-time until the age of 45 but that would surely be too much. And perhaps half the population studying until they're 21 is also too much. As for universities, they consume financial and intellectual resources-perhaps those resources might be better spent elsewhere.

　　My own personal opinion is strongly in favor both of going to university, and of simply having universities around.

　　The main skill I learnt at university was to write about economics, and I use that skill every day of my professional life, even an abstract education seems practical to me. And I now live in Oxford, one of the world's most celebrated (著名的) university cities. Oxford's experience certainly suggests that universities have much to offer.

　　The city's architecture and green spaces have been shaped-greatly for the better, on balance -by the 900-year-old institution at its heart. The beauty attracts tourists and locals too.

　　But these are samples of one. Many people do not find themselves using the skills and knowledge they accumulated at university. And Oxford's dreaming spires (尖顶) aren't terribly representative of global universities as a whole.

　　28. Which of the following is the most proper title?

　　A. Does the world need more universities? B. Is education really necessary?

　　C. Is British university system the best? D. Do you prefer universities abroad?

29. Which of the following about the writer is TRUE?