Going to University in Britain

Going to University in Britain

After school many British students go to university. They 1)------ to several universities and receive 2)-------- of a place on condition that they 3)-------- certain grades in their A levels.

Most universities 4)------- some money from the state. The oldest and most famous are Oxford and Cambridge. Other much respected universities 5)----- London, Durham and St Andrew’s. Most universities have their buildings 6)---------- together on a campus.

A first degree generally takes three years. Most courses 7)------ exams called finals. Results are given as grades. 8)----------- may add the letters BA(Bachelor of Arts) or BSc (Bachelor of Science) after their name. Some graduates 9)----------- to study for a further degree, often a master’s degree.

Students in Britain formally had their tuition fees paid by the state and received a government grant to help pay their living 10)------. Now, they receive only a loan, and from 1990 most have to pay 1 000 pounds a year. The new arrangements have 11)------- a great deal of concern both among students and among members of the public who 12)--------that education should be free.

  

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The trick that failed

            Twin brothers Freddie and Felix often played tricks at school. One day they decided to try to 1)------ on a French exam. Freddie was very 2)----

Learning languages and was always the best student in both Spanish and French. Felix, however,3)------ in mathematics. He was not interested in languages at all. When Felix discovered that he had to 4)----- a standardized exam in French, he asked his brother for help. The day of Felix’s test, they met in the boys’ restroom during lunch and switched clothes. Freddie went to his brother’s French class and took the 5)---- for him. Meanwhile, Felix followed Freddie’s schedule. After school, the twins laughed about their trick and headed home. As they entered the house, their mother called them into the kitchen. She was 6)------! She had 7)---- a phone call from the school principal. The French teacher 8)----- about the trick!”How did he know?’’ cried Felix. “Easily,” replied his mother. “Everyone at the school knows that one obvious 9)----- between you and your brother is that you are right-handed and Freddie is left-handed. While the French teacher was 10)---- the tests, he noticed that the check marks on the test were 11)----- by a left-handed person.” Felix and Freddie got into a lot of trouble that day, but they 12)---- a valuable lesson – and they never cheated again.

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