Exercise 1. Use the words given to complete the text. passed sat doing graduated got applied nursery primary secondary college university degree When I was very young I went to a playgroup and then a (1)……………….. school. When I was five, I started at the local (2)………………… school. School is compulsory in Britain for everybody between five and sixteen years old, but in lots of other countries children don’t start until they are seven. My primary school was mixed, but when I was eleven, I went to all-boys (3) …………………. school. My favourite subjects were Maths and English. After five years at secondary school, I decided to go to sixth form (4) ……………….. In my last year in the sixth form I (5) ……………… exams in four subjects – Maths, Physics, Chemistry, and Georgraphy. I (6) ………………. them all and (7) …………………A grades in Maths and Physics. I (8)………………for a place at (9) ………………….to study astronomy. It was a three-year (10) ………….……course. I (11) ………………. with first class honours. I thought about (12) …………………… a post-graduate degree, but decided it was time to get a job and earn some money.