General Vocabulary

He didn't get a good grade the first time he did his IELTS test, so decided to ............ it.

• resit

• remake

• repair

People who attend university later in life are often called .......... students.

• aged

• mature

• old

Although she had left school and was working, she went to evening classes at the local college of ................ Education.

• Upper

• Further

• Higher

After he left school, he decided to go on to .................. education and applied for a place at Edinburgh University.

• further

• upper

• higher

He received a local government ............... to help him pay for his course.

• fee

• fair

• grant

Education helps us to acquire knowledge and learn new .......... .

• skills

• power

• ability

Although she already had a first degree from university, she decided that she wanted to work towards a .............. degree later in life.

• further

• senior

• higher

We would make the best of every .............. to learn.

• chance

• opportunity

• availability

Nowadays, ............. education is promoted a lot in schools.

• body

• health

• vitality

A large number of parents are dissatisfied with the ------------ education system, and put their children into private schools instead.

• government

• national

• state