Oxford is one of the (1) .............. universities in the world. Between 2017 and 2019, it ranked first three times in a row according to Times Higher Education. Oxford has 38 colleges and six private halls. Each college has its teaching and socialising (2) ............... . Oxford's buildings and halls spread through the city but it also has some central places where students from different colleges can come together, for (3) .............., the libraries. Oxford is also the oldest university in the English-speaking world. That's why there is no known date of foundation, and no one knows who founded or (4) .............. it. The only piece of information left about its early day is the evidence of teaching back in 1096. The university is now almost 1000 years old yet remains (5) ............... Every year, thousands of students apply to get into one of those colleges, but only a limited number of them get (6) ............... . That's why it's always competitive to gain a place at this university. WALKING 1. A. leading B. important C. tall 2. A. locations B. space C. addresses 3. A. example B. sample C. like 4. A. grew B. developed C. built 5. A. ordinary B. popular C. old 6. A. received B. accepted C. denied