There are more than forty universities in Britain--nearly twice as many as in 1960. During the 1960s eight (67) new ones were founded, and ten other new ones were created by (68) old colleges of technology into universities. In the same period the number of students (69) doubled, from 70000 to over 200000. By 1973 about 10% of men aged from eighteen to twenty-one were n universities and about 5% of women. All the universities are (70) institutions. Each has its own governing councils, (71) some local businessmen and local politicians as (72) as a few academics (大学教师). The state began to (73) grants to them fifty years ago, and by 1970 eachuniversity (74) nearly all its (75) from state grants. Students have to pay (76) and living costs, but every student may receive from the local authority of the place where he lives a personal (77) which is enough to pay his full costs, including lodging and food (78) his parents can well (79) them. Most students take jobs in the summer for about six weeks, (80) they do not normally do outside work (81) the academic year. The Department of Education takes (82) for the payment which covers the whole expenditure of the university, but it does not (83) direct control. It canhave an important (84) on new developments through its power to (85) funds, but it takes the advice of the University Grants Committee, a body which is mainly (86) of academics.
A. distract
B. distribute
C. scatter
D. specify
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Questions 11 to 18 are bused on the conversation you have just heard.
A house painter.
B. A mailman.
C. Her neighbor.
D. Her husband.
Questions 11 to 18 are bused on the conversation you have just heard.
A. Drive on through the night.
B. Check out of the motel.
Cancel their motel reservation.
D. Stop driving for the rest of the day,
凡本国已经消灭或不存在的传染病,由国外传人时,称为
A. 自然地方性
B. 自然疫源性
C. 统计地方性
D. 输入性
E. 传人或带入
Every year earthquakes are responsible for a large number of deaths and a (36) amount of destruction in various parts of the world. Most of these damaging earthquakes occur either in a narrow belt which (37) the Pacific Ocean or in a line which (38) from Burma to the Alps in Europe. Some of the destruction is directly caused by the quake itself. An example of this is the (39) of buildings as a result of the quake itself. Other damage results from landslides or major fires which are (40) by the quake. There are about a million quakes a year. (41) , however, not all of them are destructive. The (42) of an earthquake is measured on the Richter Scale, which goes from 0 upward. The highest scale recorded to date is 8.9. Major damage generally occurs from quakes (43) upwards from 6.0. The actual cause of the quake itself is the breaking of rocks at or below the earth’s surface. This is produced by pressure (44) of the earth’s crust (地壳) and continental drift. In order to limit the damage and (45) . Special instruments are used to help people record, for example, shaking of the earth. Scientists are trying (46) .