Through, until, after, of (x3), from, to (x2), by, between

Exercise 9. Insert the right word:

1. There are 47 universities in …
2. The oldest universities are …
3. These two universities are different from all other … universities.
4. … universities are private institutions, but they receive financial support from the state.
5. One of the developments in education in Britain is certainly …

Open University, Oxford and Cambridge, Britain, British

Exercise 10. Complete the sentences:

1. The oldest Universities in Britain are …
2. There is a sharp division between …
3. New universities became popular because …
4. Every university is independent, and responsible only to …
5. Students who pass exams after three or four years of studies get …
6. One of the developments in education in Britain is…
7. The basic entrance requirement for most higher-educational institutions is …
8. The usual entrance age is …

Exercise 11. Answer the questions:

1. How many universities are there in Great Britain?
2. What are the oldest British universities?
3. What Redbrick universities can you name?
4. Why were redbrick universities called so?
5. Why did “the new universities” quickly become popular?
6. All British universities are private institutions, aren’t they?
7. What university degrees do you know?
8. Are universities centres of research?
9. What was founded in 1971?
10. What higher-educational institutions do you know?

Exercise 12. Make a summary of the text.

TEXT 4

May Week at Cambridge