Ⅱ、Cloze Test(10 points, 1 point for each item)
下列短文中有十个空白,每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案。
In the English educational system, students 11 three very important examinations. The first is the eleven plus, which is taken at the age of eleven or a little past. At one time the ability or aptitude 12 on the eleven plus would have determined if a child stayed in school. Now, however, all children continue in " comprehensive " schools, and the eleven-plus determines which courses of study the child will follow. At the 13 of fifteen or sixteen, the students are tested for the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate of Education. This examination 14 a wide range of subjects; once students have passed this exam, they are allowed to specialize, 15 two thirds or more of their courses will be 16 physics, chemistry, classical languages, or whatever they wish to study 17 greater length. The final examination, at eighteen, covers only the content of the special subjects. Even at the universities, students study only in their 18 area, and very few students ever venture outside that subject again; 19 a real sense, the English boy or girl is a specialist from the age of fifteen. This is supposed to be a 20 description about English educational system.
11. A.write B. take C. make D. mean
12. A.shown B. showing C. show D. to show
13. A.time B. day C. date D. age
14. A.relating B. covering C. covers D.relates
15. A.since B. so as C. so that D. because
16. A.in B. at C. with D. for
17. A.in B. at C. over D. on
18. A.concentrating B. concentrated C. concentration D. being concentrated
19. A.for B. in C. to D. after
20. A.detailing B. detailed C. being detailed D. details