3、All over the net, people discussed about lack of clearness in IIT（印度理工學(xué)院）admission procedures and selection standard. Others were angry that IIT is not the only way to go anymore；they are facing tough competition from engineers graduating from other colleges. Figures, they claimed. were a proof that IIT is losing central on the minds and hearts of the country’s youth. Students are less and less interested in being IITians anymore. According to them, there is no considerable proof to prove their superiority over others.

    If we are talking about a past and present track record of the achievements of IIT and IITians. Wiki（維基百科）offers some good information on successful IITians.

       Well, the trends again turned back in 2008. Around 3.2 lakh（十萬）students appeared for IIT JEE（Joint Entrance Examinations）, showing a dramatic rise in the number of applications since 2007. According to Hindustan Times. 3.95 lakh applications have been received for the academic year 2009-2010, again highlighting a significant increase in the number of IIT JEE applicants. The total number of seats available will be around 7, 000. So. on an average. 56 students will be competing for the same seat. Thus, it is not likely that the popularity of IIT is decreasing.

    IIT has always encouraged free thinking and have offered a support system that allows students to give wings to their dreams. It is this characteristic of IIT educational system that has given a liberating feeling to many promising intelligent people. IITians have made their mark in almost everything—be it technology, engineering, entrepreneurship, writing or politics.

    It is this air of IIT campus that makes IITians so fond of it. It is this unlimited farming of intelligence and excellence that draws so many youngsters to IIT. The numbers may dwindle or increase; it is the determination and attitude that take true IITians to extraordinary heights.

      Ascidians. com offers you free interaction with IITians, who can tell you about their first-hand experiences at one of the IIT campuses they graduated from. They can offer you insight of what makes IIT so special. If you need IIT advisers willing to help you, askiitians. com offer these services for free.

1．Which of the following may the author agree with?

      A．IIT has greater advantage in developing students’ potential.

      B．IIT tries to make its admission procedures easy to understand.

      C．IIT has lost popularity in the minds and hearts of young people.

      D．IIT should shape its future to face the challenges from other colleges.

2．The data in Paragraph 3 shows that         .

      A．a(chǎn)T0und 3.2 lakh students applied for IIT in 2007

      B．the selection standard in IIT is flexible in those years

      C．a(chǎn)n increasing number of students compete in IIT JEE

      D．56％ of the applicants will enter IIT for the academic year 2009-2010

3．According to the passage, what do we know about IITians?

    A．They are assessed on their determination and attitude.

    B．They are promised to gain great achievement in the tuture.

    C．Their success owes much to the educational system in IIT.

    D．They each are excellent in fields ranging from technology to politics.

4．Why does the author mention the website askiitians. com in the last paragraph?

      A．To persuade people to apply for IIT.

      B．To offer access for people to judge his argument.

      C．To explain why IIT stands out among many colleges.

      D．To show true IITians’ successful experiences directly.