-(0.39) In the English educational system, students take three very important examinations. The first is the eleven-plus, which is taken at the age of eleven or a little past. At one time the ability or aptitude shown on the eleven-plus would have determined if a child stayed in school. Now, however, all children continue in comprehensive"schools, and the eleven-plus determines which courses of study the child will follow. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, the students are tested for the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate of Education. This examination covers a wide range of subjects; once students have passed this examination they are allowed to specialize, so that two-thirds or more of their courses will be in physics, chemistry, classical languages, or whatever they wish to study at greater length. The final examination at eighteen, covers only the content of the special subjects. Even at the university, students study only in their concentrated area, and very few students ever venture outside that subject again; in a real sense, the English boy or girl is a specialist from the age of fifteen 1. The purpose of this passage is to A)show why most English students are"specialists B)show the superiority of the English educational system C)discuss the qualities of the English educational system D)describe the three tests that the English educational system is based on 2. The exam for the Ordinary Level of the general Certificate of Education is administrated at the age of eleven D)thirteen 3. We may conclude from the passage that A)the exam that is taken at age eighteen is narrower than the other two exams B)failure on the eleven-plus exam excludes a student from further schooling C)higher education is much narrower in scope in England than in America D) physics and chemistry are the two most popular subjects 4. The passage suggests that A)most people in England are college graduates B)schooling is very closely controlled in England C) the failure rate on eleven-plus exam is quite high D)Englands structured educational system has reduced the illiteracy rate in that country dramatically 5 As used in the last sentence. the word“ venture” means A)to take the risk of B)to study C)to take the exam of D)to specialize 8. DAABA8 – (0.39) In the English educational system, students take three very important examinations. The first is the eleven-plus, which is taken at the age of eleven or a little past. At one time the ability or aptitude shown on the eleven-plus would have determined if a child stayed in school. Now, however, all children continue in “comprehensive” schools, and the eleven-plus determines which courses of study the child will follow. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, the students are tested for the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate of Education. This examination covers a wide range of subjects; once students have passed this examination, they are allowed to specialize, so that two-thirds or more of their courses will be in physics, chemistry, classical languages, or whatever they wish to study at greater length. The final examination at eighteen, covers only the content of the special subjects. Even at the university, students study only in their concentrated area, and very few students ever venture outside that subject again; in a real sense, the English boy or girl is a specialist from the age of fifteen. 1. The purpose of this passage is to ________. A) show why most English students are “specialists” B) show the superiority of the English educational system C) discuss the qualities of the English educational system D) describe the three tests that the English educational system is based on 2. The exam for the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate of Education is administrated at the age of ________. A) fifteen B) eighteen C) eleven D) thirteen 3. We may conclude from the passage that ________. A) the exam that is taken at age eighteen is narrower than the other two exams B) failure on the eleven-plus exam excludes a student from further schooling C) higher education is much narrower in scope in England than in America D) physics and chemistry are the two most popular subjects 4. The passage suggests that ________. A) most people in England are college graduates B) schooling is very closely controlled in England C) the failure rate on eleven-plus exam is quite high D) England’s structured educational system has reduced the illiteracy rate in that country dramatically 5. As used in the last sentence, the word “venture” means ________. A) to take the risk of B) to study C) to take the exam of D) to specialize 8. DAABA