ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 1 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Заполните пропуск
The plane ---not long ago.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
boarded
|
b)
|
set
|
|
c)
|
landed
|
d)
|
grounded
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 2 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
The computer memory is used
for -----information.
Заполните пропуск
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
making
|
b)
|
writing
|
|
c)
|
storing
|
d)
|
printing
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 3 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Let s stop at this restaurant for
a quick-----.
Заполните пропуск
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
menu
|
b)
|
meal
|
|
c)
|
walk
|
d)
|
smile
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 4 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
---is the physical equipment and
components of any computer system.
Заполните пропуск
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
firmware
|
b)
|
hardware
|
|
c)
|
software
|
d)
|
shareware
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 5 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Заполните пропуск
He
was _____in physics.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
interesting
|
b)
|
interested
|
|
c)
|
interest
|
d)
|
to
interest
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 6 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Заполните пропуск
-----is the best football
team.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
your
|
b)
|
you
|
|
c)
|
yourself
|
d)
|
yours
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 7 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Заполните пропуск
He speaks---------than me.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
a)
louder
b)
more loud
c)
the
loudest
d)
loudest
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 8 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Заполните пропуск
We live in---------small
flat near the centre of the city.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 9 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Заполните пропуск
Have you ever been--------Italy?
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 10 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Заполните пропуск
I have washed my hair. --------wet.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
They
are
|
b)
|
It
is
|
|
c)
|
There
are
|
d)
|
They
were
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 11 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Заполните пропуск
There-------about two
hundred sheep in the meadow.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
was
|
b)
|
is
|
|
c)
|
are
|
d)
|
am
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 12 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Заполните пропуск
When I came home
there---------nobody there.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
is
|
b)
|
was
|
|
c)
|
are
|
d)
|
were
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 13 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Заполните пропуск
They----------a wedding
party in a few days.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
have
|
b)
|
had
|
|
c)
|
will
have
|
d)
|
has
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 14 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Заполните пропуск
What is the weather like
today? --------
fine.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
There
is
|
b)
|
It
was
|
|
c)
|
There
are
|
d)
|
It
is.
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 15 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Выберите
реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения
Guest:
"_Thank you very much for having
us."
Hostess:
"---------------------------."
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
Enjoy
your
meal.
|
b)
|
The
pleasure was all mine.
|
|
c)
|
The
meal was rather good.
|
d)
|
The
meal was absolutely delicious.
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 16 (
- выберите
один вариант ответа)
Выберите
реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения
Boss:
"Do you see what I mean?"
Employee:”-----------“
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
Fine.
|
b)
|
Yes,
but I am not sure I quite agree.
|
|
c)
|
Oh,
good. I'm so glad to have met you.
|
d)
|
No.
that's not necessary.
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 17 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Выберите
реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения
Teacher:
"Have you already collected the necessary material for the report?"
Student:”------------------------“
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
Oh,
dear, you look awful.
|
b)
|
Yes,
I
do .
|
|
c)
|
No. That’s
not
necessary.
|
d)
|
Yes, I
have.
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 18 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Выберите
реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения
Guest:
“I believe you have
a room for me."
Receptionist:”---------------------“
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
I
don't think so..
|
b)
|
Yes,
do, please.
|
|
c)
|
Yes,
we can offer you a single room.
|
d)
|
Yes,
but I'm not sure I quite agree.
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 19 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Заполните пропуск
Oxford
university was established in --------.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
1240
|
b)
|
1249
|
|
c)
|
1140
|
d)
|
1149.
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 20 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Заполните пропуск
Thanksgiving
Day is celebrated on the -----Thursday of November.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
1)
|
first
|
2)
|
third
|
|
3)
|
second
|
4)
|
fourth
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 21 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Заполните пропуск
--------------are
the official colors of Canada.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
Red
and blue
|
b)
|
Red
and white
|
|
c)
|
White
and blue
|
d)
|
White
and green
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 22 - выберите
один вариант ответа)
Заполните пропуск
George
Washington is
the------------President of
the USA.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
fifth
|
b)
|
first
|
|
c)
|
second
|
d)
|
third
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 23 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Прочитайте текст
и выполните задания
Universities
British
universities are not open to everyone. To get a place, you normally apply in
your last year at school, before you have taken your A levels. The
university
makes you an offer; for example, it will give you a place if you get at
least
one grade A and two Bs in your A levels. The offer depends on market
forces;
for popular, high-prestige courses, the university will ask for very
good A
level results.
The number of
students on a particular course (for example, Economics at Cardiff
University)
is strictly limited. The system does not allow students to follow
full-time
courses in a casual way, having a job or living in another town as they
study.
Students are quite closely monitored, and have to see their teachers
regularly.
Consequently, drop-out and failure rates are low.
The negative
side of
the system was that, compared with other countries, a rather small
percentage
of British school-leavers actually went on to university.
But there has
been a
dramatic improvement; the
numbers have
doubled over
the last 20 years. One
explanation of this is that in the 1980s many polytechnics
and higher
education colleges were
given
university status. As a result, many
cities now have two universities - an old one and a new one. For
example, in Bristol
there is Bristol
University
and the University of the
West of England; in Oxford
there is Oxford
University
and Oxford
Brookes
University.
Officially, all
universities in the country are equal in status. But they differ
greatly in
reputation and public image. In general, the older a university is, the
higher
its status. So the most prestigious are the ancient ones - Oxford
and Cambridge -
followed by long-established ones
such as London, Manchester
and Edinburgh,
Some of this is
just
based on tradition and snobbery. In fact, each university has strengths
and
weaknesses, and sensible students make their choices according to their
own
particular needs and priorities.
About half of
British students go away to university, rather than attend the one
closest to
home. This is an expensive thing to do; the government used to give
grants
(money to live on during studies'), whereas now students have to borrow
money
or get their parents to pay. But still many students find that
combining study
and family life is impossible.
British
universities
are very popular with overseas students. There are about 70,000 - mostly from
Africa, the Arab world and Far Eastern countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.
The Erasmus programme
arranges exchanges (from three month? to one year) for students and
teachers
between universities in 24
countries
including
all the members of the European Union. In fact, the UK
is the most popular destination,
receiving over 25
per cent of all
Erasmus students.
Определите, является
ли
утверждение:
In
Oxford
there is Oxford
University
and Oxford
Brookes
University
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
ложным
|
b)
|
истинным
|
|
c)
|
в тексте нет
информации
|
|
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 24 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Прочитайте
текст и выполните
задания
Universities
British
universities are not open to everyone. To get a place, you normally apply in
your last year at school, before you have taken your A levels. The
university
makes you an offer; for example, it will give you a place if you get at
least
one grade A and two Bs in your A levels. The offer depends on market
forces;
for popular, high-prestige courses, the university will ask for very
good A
level results.
The number of
students on a particular course (for example, Economics at Cardiff
University)
is strictly limited. The system does not allow students to follow
full-time
courses in a casual way, having a job or living in another town as they
study.
Students are quite closely monitored, and have to see their teachers
regularly.
Consequently, drop-out and failure rates are low.
The negative
side of
the system was that, compared with other countries, a rather small
percentage
of British school-leavers actually went on to university.
But there has
been a
dramatic improvement; the
numbers have
doubled over
the last 20 years. One
explanation of this is that in the 1980s many polytechnics
and higher
education colleges were
given
university status. As a result, many
cities now have two universities - an old one and a new one. For
example, in Bristol
there is Bristol
University
and the University of the
West of England; in Oxford
there is Oxford
University
and Oxford
Brookes
University.
Officially, all
universities in the country are equal in status. But they differ
greatly in
reputation and public image. In general, the older a university is, the
higher
its status. So the most prestigious are the ancient ones - Oxford
and Cambridge -
followed by long-established
ones such as London,
Manchester
and Edinburgh,
Some of this is
just
based on tradition and snobbery. In fact, each university has strengths
and
weaknesses, and sensible students make their choices according to their
own
particular needs and priorities.
About half of
British students go away to university, rather than attend the one
closest to
home. This is an expensive thing to do; the government used to give
grants
(money to live on during studies'), whereas now students have to borrow
money
or get their parents to pay. But still many students find that
combining study
and family life is impossible.
British
universities
are very popular with overseas students. There are about 70,000 - mostly from
Africa, the Arab world and Far Eastern countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.
The Erasmus programme
arranges exchanges (from three month? to one year) for students and
teachers
between universities in 24
countries
including
all the members of the European Union. In fact, the UK
is the most popular destination,
receiving over 25
per cent of all
Erasmus students.
Определите, является
ли
утверждение:
British
universities are not very popular with overseas students
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
ложным
|
b)
|
истинным
|
|
c)
|
в тексте нет
информации
|
|
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 25 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Прочитайте текст
и выполните задания
Universities
British
universities are not open to everyone. To get a place, you normally apply in
your last year at school, before you have taken your A levels. The
university
makes you an offer; for example, it will give you a place if you get at
least
one grade A and two Bs in your A levels. The offer depends on market
forces;
for popular, high-prestige courses, the university will ask for very
good A
level results.
The number of
students on a particular course (for example, Economics at Cardiff
University)
is strictly limited. The system does not allow students to follow
full-time
courses in a casual way, having a job or living in another town as they
study.
Students are quite closely monitored, and have to see their teachers
regularly.
Consequently, drop-out and failure rates are low.
The negative
side of
the system was that, compared with other countries, a rather small
percentage
of British school-leavers actually went on to university.
But there has
been a
dramatic improvement; the
numbers have
doubled over
the last 20 years. One
explanation of this is that in the 1980s many polytechnics
and higher
education colleges were
given
university status. As a result, many
cities now have two universities - an old one and a new one. For
example, in Bristol
there is Bristol
University
and the University of the
West of England; in Oxford
there is Oxford
University
and Oxford
Brookes
University.
Officially, all
universities in the country are equal in status. But they differ
greatly in
reputation and public image. In general, the older a university is, the
higher
its status. So the most prestigious are the ancient ones - Oxford
and Cambridge -
followed by long-established
ones such as London,
Manchester
and Edinburgh,
Some of this is
just
based on tradition and snobbery. In fact, each university has strengths
and
weaknesses, and sensible students make their choices according to their
own
particular needs and priorities.
About half of
British students go away to university, rather than attend the one
closest to
home. This is an expensive thing to do; the government used to give
grants
(money to live on during studies'), whereas now students have to borrow
money
or get their parents to pay. But still many students find that
combining study
and family life is impossible.
British
universities
are very popular with overseas students. There are about 70,000 - mostly from
Africa, the Arab world and Far Eastern countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.
The Erasmus programme
arranges exchanges (from three month? to one year) for students and
teachers
between universities in 24
countries
including
all the members of the European Union. In fact, the UK
is the most popular destination,
receiving over 25
per cent of all
Erasmus students.
Определите, является
ли
утверждение
Now the government gives grants to the
students.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
ложным
|
b)
|
истинным
|
|
c)
|
в тексте нет
информации
|
|
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 26 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Прочитайте
текст и выполните
задания
Universities
British universities are not open to everyone. To get a place, you normally apply in
your last year at school, before you have taken your A levels. The
university
makes you an offer; for example, it will give you a place if you get at
least
one grade A and two Bs in your A levels. The offer depends on market
forces;
for popular, high-prestige courses, the university will ask for very
good A
level results.
The number of
students on a particular course (for example, Economics at Cardiff
University)
is strictly limited. The system does not allow students to follow
full-time
courses in a casual way, having a job or living in another town as they
study.
Students are quite closely monitored, and have to see their teachers
regularly.
Consequently, drop-out and failure rates are low.
The negative
side of
the system was that, compared with other countries, a rather small
percentage
of British school-leavers actually went on to university.
But there has
been a
dramatic improvement; the
numbers have
doubled over
the last 20 years. One
explanation of this is that in the 1980s many polytechnics
and higher
education colleges were
given
university status. As a result, many
cities now have two universities - an old one and a new one. For
example, in Bristol
there is Bristol
University
and the University of the
West of England; in Oxford
there is Oxford
University
and Oxford
Brookes
University.
Officially, all
universities in the country are equal in status. But they differ
greatly in
reputation and public image. In general, the older a university is, the
higher
its status. So the most prestigious are the ancient ones - Oxford
and Cambridge -
followed by long-established
ones such as London,
Manchester
and Edinburgh,
Some of this is
just
based on tradition and snobbery. In fact, each university has strengths
and
weaknesses, and sensible students make their choices according to their
own
particular needs and priorities.
About half of
British students go away to university, rather than attend the one
closest to
home. This is an expensive thing to do; the government used to give
grants
(money to live on during studies'), whereas now students have to borrow
money
or get their parents to pay. But still many students find that
combining study
and family life is impossible.
British
universities
are very popular with overseas students. There are about 70,000 - mostly from
Africa, the Arab world and Far Eastern countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.
The Erasmus programme
arranges exchanges (from three month? to one year) for students and
teachers
between universities in 24
countries
including
all the members of the European Union. In fact, the UK
is the most popular destination,
receiving over 25
per cent of all
Erasmus students.
Определите, является
ли
утверждение:
The most
prestigious
are the ancient ones - Oxford
and Cambridge.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
ложным
|
b)
|
истинным
|
|
c)
|
в тексте нет
информации
|
|
|
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 27 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Прочитайте
текст и выполните
задания
Universities
1.British
universities are not open to everyone. To get a place, you normally apply in
your last year at school, before you have taken your A levels. The
university
makes you an offer; for example, it will give you a place if you get at
least
one grade A and two Bs in your A levels. The offer depends on market
forces;
for popular, high-prestige courses, the university will ask for very
good A
level results.
The number of
students on a particular course (for example, Economics at Cardiff
University)
is strictly limited. The system does not allow students to follow
full-time
courses in a casual way, having a job or living in another town as they
study.
Students are quite closely monitored, and have to see their teachers
regularly.
Consequently, drop-out and failure rates are low.
2.The negative
side
of the system was that, compared with other countries, a rather small
percentage of British school-leavers actually went on to university.
But there has
been a
dramatic improvement; the
numbers have
doubled over
the last 20 years. One
explanation of this is that in the 1980s many polytechnics
and higher
education colleges were
given
university status. As a result, many
cities now have two universities - an old one and a new one. For
example, in Bristol
there is Bristol
University
and the University of the
West of England; in Oxford
there is Oxford
University
and Oxford
Brookes
University.
3,Officially,
all
universities in the country are equal in status. But they differ
greatly in
reputation and public image. In general, the older a university is, the
higher its
status. So the most prestigious are the ancient ones - Oxford
and Cambridge -
followed by long-established
ones such as London,
Manchester
and Edinburgh,
Some of this is
just
based on tradition and snobbery. In fact, each university has strengths
and weaknesses,
and sensible students make their choices according to their own
particular
needs and priorities.
4.About half of
British students go away to university, rather than attend the one
closest to
home. This is an expensive thing to do; the government used to give
grants
(money to live on during studies'), whereas now students have to borrow
money
or get their parents to pay. But still many students find that
combining study
and family life is impossible.
British
universities
are very popular with overseas students. There are about 70,000 - mostly from
Africa, the Arab world and Far Eastern countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.
The Erasmus programme
arranges exchanges (from three month? to one year) for students and
teachers
between universities in 24
countries
including
all the members of the European Union. In fact, the UK
is the most popular destination,
receiving over 25
per cent of all
Erasmus students.
Укажите,
какой части текста
(1, 2, 3, 4) соответствует следующая информация:
Now students have to borrow money or get their
parents to pay.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
ЗАДАНИЕ
№ 28 (-
выберите
один вариант ответа)
Прочитайте
текст и выполните
задания
Universities
1.British
universities are not open to everyone. To get a place, you normally apply in
your last year at school, before you have taken your A levels. The
university
makes you an offer; for example, it will give you a place if you get at
least
one grade A and two Bs in your A levels. The offer depends on market
forces;
for popular, high-prestige courses, the university will ask for very
good A
level results.
The number of
students on a particular course (for example, Economics at Cardiff
University)
is strictly limited. The system does not allow students to follow
full-time
courses in a casual way, having a job or living in another town as they
study.
Students are quite closely monitored, and have to see their teachers
regularly.
Consequently, drop-out and failure rates are low.
2.The negative
side
of the system was that, compared with other countries, a rather small
percentage of British school-leavers actually went on to university.
But there has
been a
dramatic improvement; the
numbers have
doubled over
the last 20 years. One
explanation of this is that in the 1980s many polytechnics
and higher
education colleges were
given
university status. As a result, many
cities now have two universities - an old one and a new one. For
example, in Bristol
there is Bristol
University
and the University of the
West of England; in Oxford
there is Oxford
University
and Oxford
Brookes
University.
3,Officially,
all
universities in the country are equal in status. But they differ
greatly in
reputation and public image. In general, the older a university is, the
higher
its status. So the most prestigious are the ancient ones - Oxford
and Cambridge -
followed by long-established
ones such as London,
Manchester
and Edinburgh,
Some of this is
just
based on tradition and snobbery. In fact, each university has strengths
and
weaknesses, and sensible students make their choices according to their
own
particular needs and priorities.
4.About half of
British students go away to university, rather than attend the one
closest to
home. This is an expensive thing to do; the government used to give
grants
(money to live on during studies'), whereas now students have to borrow
money
or get their parents to pay. But still many students find that
combining study
and family life is impossible.
British
universities are very popular with overseas students. There are about 70,000
-
mostly from Africa, the Arab world and Far Eastern countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.
The Erasmus programme
arranges exchanges (from three month? to one year) for students and
teachers
between universities in 24
countries
including all the members of the European Union. In fact, the UK
is
the most popular destination, receiving over 25 per
cent of all Erasmus students
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какой части текста
(1, 2, 3, 4) соответствует следующая информация:
The system does not
allow students having a job or living in another town as they study.
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
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Universities
1.British
universities are not open to everyone. To get a place, you normally apply in
your last year at school, before you have taken your A levels. The
university
makes you an offer; for example, it will give you a place if you get at
least
one grade A and two Bs in your A levels. The offer depends on market
forces;
for popular, high-prestige courses, the university will ask for very
good A
level results.
The number of
students on a particular course (for example, Economics at Cardiff
University)
is strictly limited. The system does not allow students to follow
full-time
courses in a casual way, having a job or living in another town as they
study.
Students are quite closely monitored, and have to see their teachers
regularly.
Consequently, drop-out and failure rates are low.
2.The negative
side
of the system was that, compared with other countries, a rather small
percentage of British school-leavers actually went on to university.
But there has
been a
dramatic improvement; the
numbers have
doubled over
the last 20 years. One
explanation of this is that in the 1980s many polytechnics
and higher
education colleges were
given
university status. As a result, many
cities now have two universities - an old one and a new one. For
example, in Bristol
there is Bristol
University
and the University of the
West of England; in Oxford
there is Oxford
University
and Oxford
Brookes
University.
3,Officially,
all
universities in the country are equal in status. But they differ
greatly in reputation
and public image. In general, the older a university is, the higher its
status.
So the most prestigious are the ancient ones - Oxford
and Cambridge -
followed by long-established
ones such as London,
Manchester
and Edinburgh,
Some of this is
just
based on tradition and snobbery. In fact, each university has strengths
and
weaknesses, and sensible students make their choices according to their
own
particular needs and priorities.
4.About half of
British students go away to university, rather than attend the one
closest to
home. This is an expensive thing to do; the government used to give
grants
(money to live on during studies'), whereas now students have to borrow
money
or get their parents to pay. But still many students find that
combining study
and family life is impossible.
British
universities are very popular with overseas students. There are about 70,000
-
mostly from Africa, the Arab world and Far Eastern countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.
The Erasmus programme
arranges exchanges (from three month? to one year) for students and
teachers
between universities in 24
countries
including all the members of the European Union. In fact, the UK
is
the most popular destination, receiving over 25 per
cent of all Erasmus students
Ответьте
на
вопрос:
What
doesn’t the system allow the students?
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ:
|
a)
|
To go away to university,
rather than attend the one closest to home
|
b)
|
To
give grants
to the students.
|
|
c)
|
To
follow full-time courses in a casual way, having a job or living in
another town as they study.
|
d)
|
To combine study and family
life.
|
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задания
Universities
1.British
universities are not open to everyone. To get a place, you normally apply in
your last year at school, before you have taken your A levels. The
university
makes you an offer; for example, it will give you a place if you get at
least
one grade A and two Bs in your A levels. The offer depends on market
forces;
for popular, high-prestige courses, the university will ask for very
good A
level results.
The number of
students on a particular course (for example, Economics at Cardiff
University)
is strictly limited. The system does not allow students to follow
full-time
courses in a casual way, having a job or living in another town as they
study.
Students are quite closely monitored, and have to see their teachers
regularly.
Consequently, drop-out and failure rates are low.
2.The negative
side
of the system was that, compared with other countries, a rather small
percentage of British school-leavers actually went on to university.
But there has
been a
dramatic improvement; the
numbers have
doubled over
the last 20 years. One
explanation of this is that in the 1980s many polytechnics
and higher
education colleges were
given
university status. As a result, many
cities now have two universities - an old one and a new one. For
example, in Bristol
there is Bristol
University
and the University of the
West of England; in Oxford
there is Oxford
University
and Oxford
Brookes
University.
3,Officially,
all
universities in the country are equal in status. But they differ
greatly in
reputation and public image. In general, the older a university is, the
higher
its status. So the most prestigious are the ancient ones - Oxford
and Cambridge -
followed by long-established
ones such as London,
Manchester
and Edinburgh,
Some of this is
just
based on tradition and snobbery. In fact, each university has strengths
and
weaknesses, and sensible students make their choices according to their
own
particular needs and priorities.
4.About half of
British students go away to university, rather than attend the one
closest to
home. This is an expensive thing to do; the government used to give
grants
(money to live on during studies'), whereas now students have to borrow
money or
get their parents to pay. But still many students find that combining
study and
family life is impossible.
British
universities
are very popular with overseas students. There are about 70,000 - mostly from
Africa, the Arab world and Far Eastern countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.
The Erasmus programme
arranges exchanges (from three months to one year) for students and
teachers
between universities in 24
countries
including
all the members of the European Union. In fact, the UK
is the most popular destination,
receiving over 25
per cent of all
Erasmus students
Определите
основную идею текста
ВАРИАНТЫ
ОТВЕТОВ
a)The
older a university is, the higher its status.
b)All universities in the country are
equal in status
c)
British universities are not popular
with students. d) The
government gives
grants to the
students.
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