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British universities, groaning under the burden of a huge increase in student numbers, are warning that the tradition of a free education is at risk. The universities have threatened to impost an admission fee on students to plug a gap in revenue if the government does not act to improve their finances and scrap some public spending cutbacks.
The government responded to the universities’ threat by setting up the most fundamental review of higher education for a generation, under a non-party troubleshooter (调停人), Sir Ron Dearing.
One in three school-leavers enters higher education, five times the number when the last review took place thirty years ago.
Everyone agrees a system that is feeling the strain after rapid expansion needs a lot more money--but there is little hope of getting it from the taxpayer and not much scope for attracting more finance from business.
Most colleges believe students should contribute to tuition costs, something th
A. 20 % or so.
B. About 15 %.
C. Above 30%.
D. Below 10%.

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British universities, groaning under the burden of a huge increase in student numbers, are warning that the tradition of a free education is at risk. The universities have threatened to impost an admission fee on students to plug a gap in revenue if the government does not act to improve their finances and scrap some public spending cutbacks.
The government responded to the universities’ threat by setting up the most fundamental review of higher education for a generation, under a non-party troubleshooter (调停人), Sir Ron Dearing.
One in three school-leavers enters higher education, five times the number when the last review took place thirty years ago.
Everyone agrees a system that is feeling the strain after rapid expansion needs a lot more money--but there is little hope of getting it from the taxpayer and not much scope for attracting more finance from business.
Most colleges believe students should contribute to tuition costs, something th
A. the government pays dearly for its financial policy
B. universities are mainly funded by businesses
C. higher education is provided free of charge
D. students are ready to accept loan schemes for tuition

[单项选择]The chief concern of British universities is ______.


A. how to tackle their present financial difficulty
B. how to expand the enrollment to meet the needs of enterprises
C. how to improve their educational technology
D. how to put an end to the current tendency of quality deterioration

[单项选择]Under a new law, universities must ______ smoke-free policies on their campuses.
A. endow
B. endeavor
C. enact
D. endorse

[单项选择]The British Empire was replaced by the British Commonwealth or the Commonwealth of Nations in


A. 1921.
B. 1931.
C. 1945.
D. 1950.

[单项选择]What will a British consul do if a British citizen loses his passport


A. They will contact his relatives.
B. They will help get in touch with local lawyers.
C. They will issue an emergency passport.
D. They will arrange for relatives to be told.

[单项选择]If a British citizen is killed abroad, a British consul will inform his relatives of it and ______.