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EDUCATION
When children are two or three years old, they sometimes go to
a __1__ school, where they learn simple games and songs. Their first
real school is called a __2__ school. In Britain children start this school
at the age of five. The __3__ year in Britain begins in September and
is divided into three __4__ Schools __5__ for the summer holiday in
July. __6__education begins at the age of about eleven, and most
schools at this level are __7__ which means boys and girls study
together in the same classes. In Britain education is __8__ from five to
16 years of age, but many children choose to remain at school for
another two or three years after 16 to take higher exams. Most children
go to __9__ schools, which are maintained by the government or
local education authorities, but some children go to __10__ schools,
which can be very expensive. University courses normally last three
years and then students __11__, which means they receive their
__12__. At university, teaching is by __13__ (an individual lesson
between a teacher and one or two students), __14__ (a class of students
discussing a subject with a teacher), __15__ (when a teacher gives a
prepared talk to a number of students) and of course private study.
Most people who receive a university place are given a __16__ by
the government to help pay their __17__ and living expenses.
1.
A) primary
B) nursery
C) boarding
D) co-educational
2.
A) primary
B) graduate
C) compulsory
D) secondary
3.
A) academic
B) nursery school
C) graduate
D) co-educational
4.
A) fees
B) forms
C) degrees
D) terms
5.
A) finish
B) break up
C) over
D) run
6.
A) good
B) private
C) secondary
D) higher
7.
A) academic
B) nursery school
C) graduate
D) co-educational
8.
A) voluntary
B) forbidden
C) compulsory
D) free
9.
A) boarding
B) private
C) state
D) secondary
10. A) primary
B) private
C) state
D)boarding
11. A) break up
B) practice
C) graduate
D) lecture
12. A) fees
B) tutorial
C) degree
D) certificate
13. A) discussion
B) tutorial
C) lesson
D) lecture
14. A) lecture
B) meeting
C) discussion
D) seminar
15. A) lecture
B) meeting
C) discussion
D) seminar
16. A) award
B) grant
C) certificate
D) present
17. A) fees
B) expenditures
C) degree
D) total
ELECTIONS
People sometimes try to __1__ the result of an election weeks
before it takes place. Several hundred people are asked which party
they prefer, and their answers are used to guess the result of the
coming election. This is called a(an) __2__. Meanwhile each party
conducts its election __3__ with meetings, speeches, television
commercials and party members going from door to door encouraging
people to __4__ their party. In Britain everyone over 18 is eligible to
__5__. The place where people go to vote in an election is called
a
__6__ and the day of the election is often known as __7__ day. The
voters put their votes in a __8__ box
and later they are counted. The
__9__ with the most votes is then declared the winner.
1.
A) vote
B) elect
C) predict
D) support
2.
A) opinion poll B) campaign
C) paradox
D) elector
3.
A) campaign
B) ballot
C) commercials D) summits
4.
A) vote
B) improve
C) predict
D) support
5.
A) vote
B) elect
C) predict
D) support
6.
A) campaign
B) ballot box
C) polling
D) polling station
7.
A) vote
B) election
C) predict
D) polling
8.
A) election
B) ballot
C) polling
D) vote
9.
A) voter
B) member
C) candidate
D) president
GOVERNMENT
In most countries, except __1__ states there are several different
political parties. The one with the __2__ of seats normally forms the
government, and the parties which are against the government are
called the __3__. Sometimes no single party wins enough seats, and
several parties must combine together in a __4__ to form a
government. The principal ministers in the government form a group
called the __5__. The leader of this group, and of the government, is
the __6__, Of course, there
are many different kinds of parties and
governments. A socialist or communist party is often described as
__7__. A conservative party on the other hand, is usually said to be
__8__. Political situations are always changing. Sometimes in a party
or between two parties there is a big argument or deep difference of
opinion. This is called a(an) __9__. When, on the other hand, two
parties work together, this is sometimes called an __10__.
1.
A) cabinet
B) majority
C) coalition
D) one-party
2.
A) majority
B) alliance
C) coalition
D) opposition
3.
A) majority
B) alliance
C) coalition
D) opposition
4.
A) majority
B) alliance
C) coalition
D) opposition
5.
A) cabinet
B) majority
C) left-wing
D) one-party state
6.
A) cabinet minister
B) majority
C) prime minister
D) president
7.
A) right-wing
B) left-wing
C) alliance
D) coalition
8.
A) right-wing
B) left-wing
C) alliance
D) coalition
9.
A) opposition
B) coalition
C) alliance
D) split
10. A) opposition
B) coalition
C) alliance
D) split
RENTING A FLAT
The first thing I had to do in Belfast was to find somewhere to
live, if possible a small, one-bed roomed __1__. I didn’t want to share
a kitchen or toilet; I wanted to be independent in my own self- __2__
place. I decided I could pay a __3__ of £50 a week. I couldn’t find what
I wanted in the newspaper __4__ so I went to a(an) __5__. They
offered me a nice place. It was in a modern __6__ on the third floor. I
had to pay the agency a __7__, and the __8__ wanted a big __9__ and
__10__ from my employer and bank manager.
1.
A) apartment
B) block
C) flat
D) hotel
2.
A) contained
B) rent
C) fee
D) accommodation
3.
A) borrow
B) rent
C) lend
D) get
4.
A) advertisements
B) references
C) pictures
D) headlines
5.
A) newspaper agency
B) police officer
C) state agency
D) accommodation agency
6.
A) land
B) block
C) flat
D) room
7.
A) reference
B) rent
C) fee
D) deposit
8.
A) landlord
B) ownership
C) tenant
D) deposit
9.
A) advertisement
B) reference
C) flat
D) deposit
10. A) advertisements
B) references
C) advertisements
D) deposit
Everyday Vocabulary
Book 2 Part B
