Read the following questions passage and mark the letter A; B; C; or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 5

Read the following questions passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 5

In Britain there are a number of different kinds of institutions of Higher Education. First of all, of course, there are the universities. Nobody can have failed to have heard of Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest universities in England, but, of course, there are a large number of universities, many of which have opened since the war. The latest of these is the Open University, a unique institution, which, as its name suggests, is open to all. Students of the Open University are not obliged to have any previous qualifications. All the students are part time and are taught through the medium of television and radio, although they do receive some personal tuition as well as through centers located near their own homes. The first graduates were awarded their degrees in 1973.

Besides the universities there are other institutions such as Poly-mechanics and Technical Colleges. These tend to offer courses of a vocational nature as well as academic courses. If a student wants to study Management, Accounting or Librarianship, for example, he would be more likely to go to one of these institutions. Colleges of Education provide training and education for prospective teachers.

The vast majority of students receive grants from their Local Authority, which cover tuition fees and allow a certarn amount of money to the students to pay for their keep (food, clothes, and other essentials for living) and their books. Most of the colleges and universities have a good proportion of students from overseas.

Question 1 : Which of the following are the oldest universities in England?

A. Oxford and Cambridge
B. Open University and Cambridge
C. Polytechnics and Technical Colleges
D. Open University and Oxford

Question 2: The word "which" in the first paragraph refers to

A. Oxford              B. Cambridge   
C. number            D. universities

Question 3: If a student wants to attend some professional courses such as Management or Accounting, he should go to

A. one of the institutions of Poly-mechanics and Technical Colleges

B. any of the teaching colleges

C. any universities except Poly-mechanics or Technical Colleges

D. one of the Colleges of Education

Question 4: The word "prospective" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to

A. past      B. future     C. successful   D. ambitious Question 5: Which of the following could serve as the title for the passage?

A. Colleges of Education in Britain
B. Life of British students

C. Higher Education in Britain

D. System of Open Universities