All over the world mention of the British education suggests a picture of the "public school", and it suggests in particular the names of certain very famous institutions—Eton, Oxford and Cambridge; but people do not always realize what place these institutions occupy in the whole educational system. Oxford and Cambridge are universities, each having about 12,000 students out of a total of over 250,000 students at all British universities. Eton is a public school and the best known of the public schools, which, in spite of their names, are not really public at all, but independent and private secondary schools taking boys from the age of thirteen to eighteen years. The public schools in reality form a very small part of the school system of secondary education of Great Britain; only about one out of forty English boys goes to a public school, and one out of 1,500 to Eton.
Apart from the so-called public schools there is complete system of state primary and
A. It was to tell people the difference between Eton on the one hand and Oxford and Cambridge on the other.
B. It was to tell people what the public schools in Great Britain are like.
C. It was to tell people something about British educational system.
D. All of the above.
All over the world mention of the British education suggests a picture of the "public school", and it suggests in particular the names of certain very famous institutions—Eton, Oxford and Cambridge; but people do not always realize what place these institutions occupy in the whole educational system. Oxford and Cambridge are universities, each having about 12,000 students out of a total of over 250,000 students at all British universities. Eton is a public school and the best known of the public schools, which, in spite of their names, are not really public at all, but independent and private secondary schools taking boys from the age of thirteen to eighteen years. The public schools in reality form a very small part of the school system of secondary education of Great Britain; only about one out of forty English boys goes to a public school, and one out of 1,500 to Eton.
Apart from the so-called public schools there is complete system of state primary and
A. Eleven years starting from the age of five.
B. Seventeen years starting from the age of five.
C. Five years starting from the age of thirteen.
D. Thirteen years starting from the age of five.
Students all over the world have to
work for their education. A college education in the United States is expensive.
The costs are so high that most families begin to save for their children’s
education when their children are babies. Even so, many young people cannot
afford to pay the expenses of full-time college work. They do not have enough
money to pay for school costs. Tuition for attending the university, books for
classes, and living expenses are high. There are other expenses such as
chemistry and biology lab fees and special student activity fees for such things
as parking permits and football tic, kets. The cost of college education
increases every year. However, classrooms are still crowded with students.
Some American students have scholarships or other support, but many do
not. Students from other countries have m A. inexpensive B. high C. free from charge D. costless [单项选择]
Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: one is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost. [单项选择]Dozens of scientific groups all over the world have been () the goal of a practical and economic way to use sunlight to split water molecules.
A. pursuing B. chasing C. reaching D. winning [单项选择]
Today TV audiences all over the world axe accustomed to the sight of American astronauts in tip-top condition, with fair hair, crew-cuts, good teeth, an uncomplicated sense of humour and a severely limited non-technical vocabulary. 我来回答: 提交
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