4.10. Explain the difference between the following.

(a) to sit an exam and to set an exam

(b) to take an exam and to pass an exam

(c) compulsory and voluntary

(d) to educate and to bring up

(e) a pupil and a student

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4.11. Put one of the following words in each space in the sentences below.

p to of at by from in into

1. Which school do you go ______?

2. He left school _____ the age _____ 18.

3. The summer term ends _______ July.

4. She’s not at home, she’s _________ school.

5. She goes ________ Sussex University.

6. His lecture was divided _____ four parts.

7. School breaks ___ next Friday.

8. He is now _____ university.

9. She is _____ the same class as her brother.

10. Students usually receive a grant ____ the state.

11. They’re given a grant ____ the state.

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4.12. Explain the difference between the following.

a) pro- and anti-

(b) an election and a referendum

e

4.13. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the

passage below to complete the text about elections.

lection campaign support polling day opinion poll vote polling station predict ballot box candidate

People sometimes try to (a)____the result of an election weeks before it takes place. Several hundred people are asked which party they prefer, and their answers are used to guess the result of the coming election. This is called an (b)_____.

Meanwhile each party conducts its (c)____with meetings, speeches, television commercials and party members going from door to door encouraging people to (d)____their party. In Britain everyone over 18 is eligible to (e)____. The place where people go to vote in an election is called a (f)____and the day of the

election is often known as a (g)____. The voters put their votes in a (h)____and later they are counted. The (i)____with the most votes is then declared the winner.

c

4.14. Put each of the following words or phrases in its correct place in the

passage below to complete the text about the government.

abinet alliance right-wing prime minister one-party states

coalition majority left-wing opposition split

In most countries, except (a)_____, there are several different political parties. The one with the (b)_____of seats normally forms the government, and the parties which are against the government are called the (c)____. Sometimes no single party wins enough seats, and several parties must combine together in a (d)____ to form a government. The principal ministers in the government form a group called the (e)____. The leader of this group, and of the government, is the (f)____. Of course, there are many different kinds of parties and governments.

A socialist or communist party is often described as (g)____. A conservative party on the other hand, is usually said to be (h)______. Political situations are always changing. Sometimes in a party or between two parties there is a big argument or deep difference of opinion. This is called a (i)______. When, on the other hand, two parties work together, this is sometimes called an (j)______.