[填空题]Oxford University once famously claimed to have been founded by Alfred the Great in the 9th Century, (1) , the University as we know it today began to take shape in the 12th Century when English Scholars were exiled from (2) and began to congregate at Oxford’s Abbeys and Priories, which were (3) already established centers of learning.
Today, 39 independent, (4) colleges are related to the University in a type of federal system. Each is (5) by a Head of House and a number of Fellows, who are academics specializing (6) disciplines.
Across both the Arts and the Sciences, Oxford research consistently ranks top both (7) . As well as being in the forefront of scientific, medical and technological achievement, the University (8) research institutions and industrial concerns both in the United Kingdom and overseas. The University’s great age also allows its (9) and research students