Упр.22 Юнит 1 Рабочая тетрадь ГДЗ Rainbow English 11 класс

Complete the text choosing the appropriate variants (a, b, c, d).

Though limited in number (about 500), the public schools are the (1) ______ and most important of the independent (private) schools. They (2) ______ pupils at about 12 or 13 years of age usually on the basis of a strict selection. They are fee-paying and very expensive, their standards for entries are very high. Most of them are boarding schools, although some are day schools and some are for girls. A few have become coeducational. Most of them were (3) ______ in Victorian times, but many of them are several hundred years (4) ______. The (5) ______ and aristocratic remain among the most important public schools. They are: Eton (1440), Harrow (1572), Winchester (1382), Westminster (1560), Rugby (1567), Charterhouse (1611). The public school system has often been criticized for its (6) ______ of democracy and for its tendency to (7) ______ intellect less important than good sportsmanship and the acceptance of the traditional code of behaviour. But many English people and a (8) ______ many people in the English-speaking world admire the type of citizen which these schools produce.

1. a) larger; b) large; c) largest; d) most large
2. a) bring; b) accept; c) receive; d) send
3. a) founded; b) found; c) founding; d) to found
4. a) old; b) elderly; c) ancient; d) advanced
5. a) eldest; b) older; c) most ancient; d) most old
6. a) shortage; b) absence; c) lack; d) no
7. a) consider; b) watch; c) view; d) think
8. a) fairly; b) quiet; c) quite; d) good