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Scotland has a number of universities established long ago. By the end of the Middle Ages Scotland had four universities at Edinburgh (founded 1583), Glasgow (founded 1450), Aberdeen (founded 1494) and St. Andrew (founded 1411). The University of Wales was founded in 1893. It consists of six colleges. The oldest university is St. David’s University College in Lampeter, founded in 1822.

Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was founded in 1845 as part of the Queen’s University of Ireland which had other college at Cork and Galway.

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Are Scottish Universities or the Universities of Wales older?

a) Both Scottish Universities and the Universities of Wales are new.

b) The Universities of Wales are older than the Universities of Scotland.

c) The Universities of Scotland are the oldest.

d) Both Scottish Universities and the Universities of Wales are old.

All English universities except Oxford and Cambridge are fairly new. The University of Oxford was the first university in Britain. It was organized in the 12^th century as a federation of colleges. They are governed by their own teaching staff known as “Fellows”. The oldest college, University college, was founded in 1249. Other famous colleges are: All Souls (founded in 1438), Christ Church (founded in 1546) and the first women’s college Lady Margaret Hall (founded in 1878). Today, Oxford University consists of 35 separate colleges, of which two are for women students only.

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What are the oldest universities in England?

a) They are Oxford and Cambridge.

b) They are All Souls, Christ Church, Lady Margaret Hall.

c) There are not old universities in England.

d) All of them are old.

The Smithsonian Institution includes Freer Gallery of Art, National Air and Space Museum, National Museum of African Art, National Museum of American Art, National Museum of American History, National Museum of Natural History, National Portrait Gallery, National Postal Museum, National Zoological Park and some other museums and collections.

Admission is free, unless otherwise noted. The Museums are open daily, except December 25, from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

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Are the museums open every day?

a) No, the museums are not open every day, especially on December 25.

b) Yes, the museums are open daily, except December 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

c) Yes, the museums are open daily, except December 20.

d) No, the museums are open every day unless otherwise noted.

The Smithsonian Institution is a large group of different museums, scientific building and collections in Washington, D.C., established in 1846 using money left by James Smithson, an English scientist. The Institution holds some 139 million exhibits “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge”. Nine Smithsonian museums are located between the Washington Monument and the Capitol. A three-level underground building that opened in 1987 houses two museums and the S. Dillon Ripley Center, which includes the International Gallery, office and classrooms. Five other museums and the Zoo are elsewhere in Washington, and both the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design and the new National Museum of the American Indian are in New York City.

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How many Smithsonian museums are located in Washington?

a) Sixteen c) only one

b) a million d) three

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