Unit 5_ HIGHER EDUCATION

TEST 3


Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
a. veterinary b. consequently c. application d. difficulty
a. maximum b. decision c. requirement d. admission
a. institution b. university c. preferential d. indicative
a. available b. majority c. tutorial d. differently
.a. graduation b. understanding c. international d. accommodation
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
We will be sitting for our final examination in the last week _______ May.
a. in b. on c. for d. of
These are requirements _____ those who want to become a pharmacist.
a. of b. in c. about d. for
The A-level (short for Advanced Level) is a General Certificate of Education set of exams _______ in the U.K.
a. taken b. spent c. met d. indicated
In all cases, applicants must meet the course requirements _______ by the admitting institution.
a. written b. listed c. typed d. valued
Most universities _______ students who want to attend the university to pass three A-Levels.
a. receive b. tell c. require d. ask
An _______ is a student at a university or college who is studying for his or her first degree.
a. undergraduate b. application c. insurance d. exam
Entry to university is competitive so some _______ with the minimum entrance qualifications will find themselves without a place.
a. tutors b. professors c. teachers d. applicants
Students also have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of _______ courses in the university.
a. compulsory b. optional c. required d. limited
Mr. Pike provided us with an _______ guide to the full-time and part-time programs on offer to a range of candidates drawn from schools and colleges.
a. inform b. informative c. informed d. information
Not many places at the universities are left, so choice is on a severe _______.
a. limiting b. limitation c. delimitation d. limited
Higher education _______ have risen this year for the first time in more than a decade.
a. applies b. applications c. applicable d. applicants
If you get _______ A as a mark for a piece of work or in _______ exam, your work is extremely good.
a. an / an b. the / Ø c. a / an d. Ø / a
It is _______ education that can make life of people in developing countries less miserable.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
After leaving high school, a student can apply for a position either university _______ a vocational college.
a. with b. and c. nor d. or
English or French, you can choose _______.
a. not b. either c. both d. so
If it last night, it _______ so hot today.
a. rained / is not b. was raining / were not
b. had rained / would not have been d. had rained / would not be
Without your recommendation, we _______ any success last year.
a. had not got b. did not get c. will not have got d. would not have got
______ he gets here soon, we will have to start the meeting without him.
a. Suppose b. Provided c. Unless d. If
_______ as much money as Bill Gates of Microsoft, I would retire.
a. Did I have b. If did I have c. Unless I had d. If I had had
If I _______ it was a formal party, I wouldn`t have gone wearing jeans and a jumper.
a. knew b. had known c. had been knowing d. could know
Tom`s company will almost certainly fire him _______ he improves his attitude.
a. unless b. or c. otherwise d. if
If my