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  3. There are more than forty universities in Britain—nearly twice as many as in 1960. During the 1960s eight completely new ones we

There are more than forty universities in Britain—nearly twice as many as in 1960. During the 1960s eight completely new ones we

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问题     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【C1】______converting old colleges of technology into universities. In the same period the【C2】______of students more than doubled, from 70,000 to【C3】______than 200,000. By 1973 about 10% of men aged from eighteen【C4】______twenty-one were in universities and about 5% of women.
    All the universities are private institutions. Each has its【C5】______governing councils, 【C6】______some local businessmen and local politicians as【C7】______as a few academics. The state began to give grants to them fifty years【C8】______, and by 1970 each university derived nearly all its【C9】______from state grants. Students have to【C10】______fees and living costs, but every student may receive from the local authority of the place【C11】______he lives a personal grant which is enough to pay his full costs, including lodging and【C12】______unless his patents are【C13】______Most【C14】______take jobs in the summer【C15】______about six weeks, but they do not normally do outside【C16】______during the academic year. The Department of Education takes【C17】______for the payments which cover the whole expenditure of the【C18】______, but it does not exercise direct control. It can have important influence【C19】______new developments through its power to distribute funds, but it takes the advice of the University Grants Committee, a body which is mainly【C20】______of academics.
【C8】
选项 A、ago
B、before
C、after
D、ever
答案A
解析 ago表示从现在算起多久以前。before从过去某一时刻算起。after表在某时刻以后。ever从来。后三项均不符合题中“至今五十年前”的意思。
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