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