Though different educational systems have different purposes, one thing is certain; all students should take part (1)examinations. In the English educational system, students take three very important (2) .The first is the eleven-plus,(3)is taken at the age of eleven. At one time the ability shown in the eleven-plus would (4) which type of secondary school a child should go to. (5), however, all children continue in"comprehensive" schools, and the eleven-plus determines which courses of study the child will follow. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, the students are tested for the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate of Education. This examination covers a wide( 6)of subjects. Once students pass this exam, they will be allowed to specialize in some subject. And two-thirds or(7)of their courses will include physics, chemistry, or( 8)they wish to study. The (9) examination,at eighteen, covers only the content of the special subjects. (10)the university, students only study in their concentrated area, and few students ever venture outside that subject again.