II. Read the passage and tick the true (T) or false (F) statements: (1,5m)

          The University of Cambridge is a public university. It is located in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. It is regarded as the second oldest university (after the University of Oxford) in the United Kingdom and the third oldest surviving university in the world.

The University of Cambridge was formed in 1290. Over the years, it is always considered to be one of the most prestigious institutions of higher education in the United Kingdom and the world. In 2012, the university was ranked second after Harvard in the United Sates of America.

          Today, Cambridge is a collegiate university with a student population of about 18,000. Its faculties, departments and 31 colleges occupy different locations in Cambridge. Graduates of the university have won a total of 65 Nobel Prizes, the most of any university in the world.

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1. The University of Cambridge is located in the United States.

2. It is regarded as the second oldest surviving university in the world.

3. The university was ranked second after Harvard in 2012.

4. There are eighteen thousand students studying at the university.

5. The university consists of 31 faculties, departments and colleges.

6. Graduates of the university have won a total of 65 Nobel Prizes.