THE WORD READING HAS A CLOSE MEANING TO ________.A. LOOKING AT THE...

45. The word reading has a close meaning to ________.A. looking at the words that are written B. expressingB. saying something aloud D. understandingII. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.The General Certificate of Secondary Education or the GCSE examinations for short are the standard school-leaver qualifications taken by virtually all UK students in the May and June following their 16thbirthday. If you come to a UK (46) ……….school before you (47) ……….. the age of 16, you will study towards GCSE examinations in up to 12 subjects. Some subjects are compulsory, including English arid mathematics, and you can select others, such as music, drama, geography and history from a series of options. GCSEs provide a good all-round education (48) ………. you can build on at college and eventually at university.AS- and A-levels are taken after GCSEs. They are the UK qualifications most (49) ……… accepted for entry to university and are available in subjects from the humanities, arts, sciences and social sciences as well as in practical subjects such as engineering, and leisure and tourism. You can study up to four subjects at (50) ………. same time for two years, taking AS-level examinations at the end of your first year (called the lower-sixth) and A-level qualifications at the end of your second year (called the upper-sixth).