IV. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct words below.
requirement |
prepare |
academic year |
pursue |
proceed |
lasts |
undertake |
pre-university |
compulsory |
degrees |
Education in Singapore is 1 _________________ for ten years, although university bound students study for thirteen. Classes are taught in English and the 2 _________________ runs from July to April.
Primary and secondary education 3 _________________ for ten years and is compulsory. At the end of Grade 10, students sit the GCE O-level examinations. Students who complete secondary education may 4 _________________ to pre-university education at the Junior Colleges, 5 _________________ certificate or diploma studies at one of the Polytechnics, or leave school and enter the workforce. In the Singaporean education system, 6 _________________ education lasts for three years. These three years will 7 _________________ students for the GCE A-level examinations.
Upon completion of GCE A-levels, students may 8 _________________ a bachelor’s degree at one of Singapore’s public or private universities, which is obtained after three to five years of study. Bachelor’s 9 _________________ in Engineering, Dentistry, Law, Building, Real Estate, Music and Architecture require four years, while Medicine requires five. The minimum English 10 _________________ for entry to a bachelor’s degree is IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.
7. UNIT 7. Education options for school-leavers