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

　　第十五篇答案+解說：

　　1.【答案】B

　　【解析】by doing“通過某種方式”，其他三個介詞不適用。

　　2.【答案】D

　　【解析】the number of“……的數量”，修飾可數名詞。

　　3.【答案】A

　　【解析】than的前面要用比較級，表示多的意思只能選more。

　　4.【答案】B

　　【解析】from…to“從……到……”，固定搭配。