Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Further education in Britain means education after GCSE exams (26) ______ around the age of 16. It includes courses of study (27) ______ to A-levels which students do at their school or college. Some students go (28) ______ to a college of further education which (29) ______ a wide range of full or part-time courses. Further education also includes training for professional (30) ______in nursing, accountancy, and management and in (31) ______ such as arts and music. The term (32) ______ education is used to refer to degree courses at universities. The British government is keen to (33) ______more young people to remain in education as (34) ______as possible in order to build up a more highly (35) ______, better educated workforce.

Question 26:

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence. Further education courses are usually described as either _______ or vocational.

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence. At most institutions in the UK, the ____starts in September or October and runs until June or July.

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence. The UK offers a wide range of work-based ________ for students seeking to build careers in specific industries.

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence. He was accused of_____his ship two months ago.

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence. Further and higher education colleges offer courses and qualifications in a wide range of vocational and academic subjects at many ______.

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence. I object to him______private calls on the office phone.

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence._______his own boss for such a long time, he found it hard to accept orders from another