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　　The earliest Canadian schools dated from the early 17th century. Higher education was set up in 1635 with the founding of the College Juites in the city of Qu. The early 19th century saw the founding of the large universities. Since World War Ⅱ ended in 1945, a great expansion(扩大)in higher education has happened. Many new institutions have been founded, and the older universities have increased in size and influence. The federal and provincial governments found the university system in Canada, and students pay only a small part of the cost. In the early 1900s Canada had 69 universities and colleges, which together included some 572,900 full-time students.

　　Education in Canada is generally compulsory(义务的)for children from ages 6 or 7 to ages 15 or 16, depending on the province in which they live, and it is free until the completion of secondary school studies. In the early 1900s Canada had more than 16,000 elementary and secondary schools, with nearly 5.3 million students.

　　In the early 1900s Canada had l9 specialized schools for the blind and the deaf. These institutions together included about 2300 pupils, who were educated by some 575 teachers.

(1)The large universities appeared in Canada in ________.

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A．the early 17th century

B．the late 18th century

C．the late 17th century

D．the early 19th century

(2)Students have to pay for their education when they are ________.

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A．in elementary schools

B．in secondary schools

C．in specialized schools

D．in college

(3)The phrase“elementary and secondary schools”is closest to ________.

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A．junior and senior middle school

B．high school and middle school

C．primary school and middle school

D．primary school and high middle school

(4)In the early 1900s about ________ students studied in elementary and secondary schools in Canada.

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A．5,300,000　　　　B．572,900

C．16,000　　　　　D．5,872,900

Answer 1

答案：D;D;C;A
解析：

(1)见第一段第三句。 　　(2)见第二段第一句。 　　(3)elementary意为“初等的”。 　　(4)见第二段最后一句。