Cambridge graduates are the most employable in the world，according to a global league table．The ancient university is the best at producing graduates who are‘ready to work’，a poll of major employers found．
Oxford slipped to fourth place in the rankings having taken top spot last year．Harvard and Yale—part of the US‘Ivy League’of universities—were second and third respectively．
Five British universities were ranked in the top 20—one more than last year—and 12 were in the full list of 150．
But the UK as a country came third—behind the US and Germany—when companies were asked to name the best nation for producing work—ready graduates．
The table—the Global Employability(就业能力)University Ranking published by the International New York Times—also showed that universities in Asian countries were rapidly gaining ground on their western counterparts (对手)．
Asian universities claimed 20 percent of the top 150 places in 2014 compared with only 10 percent when the tables were first published in 2010．
The other British universities in the top 20 were University College London，in 14th place，Imperial College London，in 15th，and Edinburgh，18th．
The table showed the gap between a small number of top UK universities and less famous institutions．
Laurent Dupasquier，managing partner at Emerging，a French human resources consultancy，said：“The top tier players．global brands (which tend to be all American and British)．continue to lead，while other Anglo—Saxon universities，those that are mainly regional players，tend to develop less well，with an average of five places lost in comparison with last year．”
“Like the Premier League(英超联赛)，the champions have an international community of students and think internationally，unlike their more locally oriented counterparts．”
The table was made following a survey of 2,500 major companies in 20 countries．Employers were asked to rank universities against a range of criteria including their production of graduates who are ready to work and their links with business．
The study claimed that‘the days of ivory towers are over’．
Which university had the best work-ready graduates last year?

A．Cambridge．

B．Oxford．

C．Harvard．

D．Yale．

The underlined phrase“gaining ground”in Paragraph 5 probably refers to ____________．

A．falling behind

B．coming into conflict

C．making room

D．becoming more successful

What can we learn about the UK universities from the text?

A．There are many quality gaps between UK universities．

B．The UK produced the most work-ready graduates this year．

C．Universities in the UK make up most of the top 20．

D．Almost all UK university graduates are employable．

Why do regional UK universities tend to develop less well this year?

A．They couldn’t raise enough education fund．

B．They have students from all over the world．

C．They lack international students and think locally．

D．The UK government didn’t support them at a11．