There are more than forty universities in Britain--nearly twice as many as in 1960s. Durin

g the 1960s eight【C1】______new ones were founded, and ten other new ones were created by【C2】______old colleges of technologies into universities. In the same period the【C3】______of students more than doubled, from 70,000 to more than 200,000. By 1973 about 10% of men【C4】______from eighteen to twenty-one were in universities and about 5% of women. All the universities are【C5】______institutions. Each has its own governing councils.【C6】______some local businessmen and local politicians as【C7】______as a few academics. The state began to give【C8】______to them fifty years ago, and by 1970 cacti university derived nearly all its【C9】______from state grants. Students have to pay fees and living costs,【C10】______every student may receive from the local authority of the place where he lives a personal gram which is enough to pay his full【C11】______. including lodging and food unless his parents are【C12】______Most students【C13】______jobs in the summer for about six weeks, but they do not【C14】______do outside work during the【C15】______year. The Department of Education takes【C16】______for the payment which covers the whole【C17】______of the universities, but it does not exercise direct control. It can have an important influence【C18】______new developments through its power to【C19】______funds, but it takes the advice of the University Grants Committee, a body which is mainly【C20】______of academies.

【C1】

A．essentially

B．completely

C．remarkably

D．comparatively