I.?Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.

1.?The University of Oxford and Cambridge date from the _____century.

A.?12th and 13th ?B. 13th and 14th ???C. 14th and 15th ?D. 15th and 16th

2.?______are independent schools in Britain.

A.?Comprehensive schools B. Grammar schools C. Secondary modern schools ?D. Public schools

3.?The following universities belong to “red-brick”?universities EXCEPT_____.

A.?The University of Leeds ???B. the University of Liverpool ??????????????????

C.the?University of Manchester ??D. the University of Glasgow

4. Which of the following is a further education institution?

A. The Open University ??B.Secondary modern school ?

?C.“Sixth form”college ??D. Technical school

5. About ______of British children receive primary and secondary education through the independent system.

A. Tuition fees ???B. loans ???C. donations ???D. corporate contributions

6.Among Britain’s quality press, the following newspapers are regarded as “Big Three”?EXCEPT_____.

A. The Times??B.The Guardian???C.The Observer ??D.The Daily Telegraph

7.______is Britain’s top pay-television provider.

A. BSB ???B.SkyTV ???C.BBC ??D. BSkyB

8. Which of the following newspaper is a tabloid?

A. The Telegraph???B.?Sunday Times??C. The Sun????D. New Statesman

9.Which of the following statements can not be used to describe universities in Britain?

A. All universities are private institution

B. All students have got high marks in “A”?Level

C. They have their own governing councils

D. They now derive nearly all of their funds from state grants.

10. Which of the following is the most famous of all British newspaper?

A. The Times???B. The Daily Telegraph????C. The Guardian???D. Daily Mirror

11. Which of the following about the tabloids is not true?

A. They are big format newspapers ???B. They are often called “the gutter press”

C. They mainly deal with scandals and gossip about famous people

D. They carry stories with color photos and catchy headlines

12. Which of the following about the BBC is TRUE?

A. There is no advertising on any of the BBC programs

B. The BBC is funded by license fees paid by the government

C. The BBC has four channels ??

D. The BBC has caused sever cultural conflicts in the world

13. In Britain, children between the ages of ____to _____must receive the compulsory education.

A. 5,15 ???B. 6,15 ????C. 5, 16 ???D. 6,16

14. The selection tests taken at the age of 11 is known as ______.

A. A-level ???B. GCSE ???C. GCE ???D. Eleven-plus

15. The universities of St.Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh are called four ______universities.

A. English ?????B. Scottish ????C. Welsh ????D. Irish

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II.?Read the following statements and decide whether they are true or false.

1.?The National Curriculum is compulsory in both the state system and the independent system.

2.?When children finish their schooling at 16, they are required to take a national GCSE examination.

3.?Graduates from state schools in Britain have a less favorable chance to enter famous universities than those from independent schools.

4.?The Times?is the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper.

5.?The BBC World Service broadcasts only in English throughout the world.

6.?In the UK, public schools are public-funded.

7.?Most of the state secondary school population in Great Britain attend comprehensive schools.

8.?Education in the UK is the rather independent and enjoys a great deal of freedom.

9.?Higher education can also be obtained through the Open University, which offers extension courses taught through correspondence, television, and radio programs,etc.

10.?Secondary school students can go to universities or colleges if their GCSE results are good enough.??