There are more than forty universities in Britain—nearly twice as many as in 1960.During the 1960s eight completely new ones were founded， and ten other new ones were created 1 converting old colleges of technologys into universities.In the same period the 2 of students more than doubled， from 70，000 to 3 than 200，000.By 1973 about 10% of men aged from eighteen 4 twenty-one were in universities and about 5% of women.All the universities are private institutions.Each has its 5 governing councils， 6 some local businessmen and local politicians as 7 a few academics(大學(xué)教師)。The state began to give grants to them fifty years 8 ， and by 1970 each university derived nearly all its 9 from state grants.Students have to 10 fees and living costs， but every student may receive from the local authority of the place 11 he lives a personal grant which is enough to pay his full costs， including lodging and 12 unless his parents are 13 .Most 14 take jobs in the summer 15 about six weeks， but they do not normally do outside 16 during the academic year.The Department of Education takes 17 for the payment which cover the whole expenditure of the 18 ， but it does not exercise direct control.It can have an important influence 19 new developments through its power to distribute funds， but it takes the advice of the University Grants Committee， a body which is mainly 20 of academics.
1.A.with B.by C.at D.into
2.A.amount B.quantity C.lot D.number
3.A.more B.much C.less D.fewer
4.A.with B.to C.from D.beyond
5.A.self B.kind C.own D.personal
6.A.making B.consisting C.including D.taking
7.A.good B.long C.little D.well
8.A.ago B.before C.after D.ever
9.A.suggestions B.grades C.profits D.funds
10.A.make B.pay C.change D.delay
11.A.what B.which C.where D.how
12.A.living B.drinking C.food D.shelter
13.A.poor B.generous C.kindhearted D.rich
14.A.professors B.students C.politicians D.businessmen
15.A.at B.since C.with D.for
16.A.travel B.work C.experiment D.study
17.A.responsibility B.advice C.duty D.pleasure
18.A.government B.school C.universities D.committees
19.A.at B.to C.on D.form
20.A.consisted B.composed C.made D.taken
答案與解析：
1.B
by doing“通過某種方式”，其他三個介詞不適用。
2.D
the number of“……的數(shù)量”，修飾可數(shù)名詞。
3.A
than的前面要用比較級，表示多的意思只能選more.
4.B
from…to“從……到……”，固定搭配。
5.C
its own“它自己的”。
6.C
including作介詞，“包括”;consist…of“由……組成”。making和taking詞意不符
7.D
as well“也，除……之外”。其他詞與well搭配，無此意思。
8.A
ago是從現(xiàn)在算起;before是從過去某一時點算起。
9.D
fund“資金”，這里是說“大學(xué)從政府的撥款中獲得全部的資金”。suggestions“建議”;grades“成績”;profits“利潤”。
10.B
pay fees“支付費用”。本句意為學(xué)生得支付學(xué)習(xí)和生活費用。
11.C
where引導(dǎo)地點狀語從句。
12.C
lodging and food“食宿”，固定搭配。
13.D
這里是說“學(xué)生可以受到居住地政府的資助，包括食宿，除非他父母富有。
14.B
這里是說大多數(shù)學(xué)生在暑假打工大約六星期。
15.D
在這里介詞for表示一段時間。
16.B
work與前面的jobs相呼應(yīng)。
17.A
take responsibility for“對……承擔(dān)責(zé)任”，固定搭配。
18.C
這里是說教育部承擔(dān)了大學(xué)的全部支付。
19.C
have influence on“對……產(chǎn)生影響”，固定搭配。
20.B
be composed of“由……組成”，固定搭配。
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