First, I had to think very【小题1】about which courses I wanted to take. The school adviser helped me choose the 【小题2】 ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese.

School education in Britain

In Britain, all children have to go to school between the ages of 5 and 16.

In England and Wales, the s【小题1】 that children should study and the levels of achievement they should reach are required by the National Curriculum (全国统一课程). But it does not apply (适用) in Scotland, where each school decides w【小题2】 subjects it will teach.

At 16 students in England and Wales take GCSE examinations. These examinations are t【小题3】 by students of all levels of ability in all subjects. At 18 some students take A-level e【小题4】, usually in not more than 3 subjects. It is n【小题5】 to have A-levels in order to go to a university.

In Scotland, h【小题6】, students take different exams — the SCE examinations. A year later, they can take examinations which are c【小题7】 Highers, and then they can either go straight to a university or s【小题8】 another year at school and take the CSYS. In Scotland, the university system is also d【小题9】 from that in England and Wales. Courses usually last 4 years rather t【小题10】 3 years, and students study a larger number of subjects as part of the degree.