填空题

Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below may require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically ＆ semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes while completing the task.
Attending a College or University in the USA
Each year, many foreign students wish to go to the colleges and universities in the USA to pursue their study. In order to realize their dreams, they should make careful preparations and know more about colleges and universities there.
Ⅰ— The first step—visit an American educational advising center
— more than 400 offices all over the world
— to log on to the Internet and find the (1)
— to go to the State Department Education Foreign Student Web page
— to get some information from the US embassy
Ⅱ. Colleges and universities in the United States—offer different kinds of (2)
— some schools’ certificate programs
— one year of training in subjects like office work, (3) or car repair
— junior college or community college—an associate degree
— two-year programs such as the one that prepares students for skilled jobs in (4)
— colleges or universities—a bachelor’s degree
— four-year study in general subjects like English, history, mathematics, and science as well as (5) during the last two years
— graduate schools—a master’ s degree
— two or three years of study in one subject
— for those who want to be (6) , medical doctor or lawyer, they should have three and six years of additional study
Ⅲ. The difference between colleges and universities
— college students
— four years
— a bachelor’s degree when completing study successfully
— no (7)
— no support for research projects
— study on (8) (training a person’s mind)
— one area of study
— university students
— four years
— a bachelor’s degree; a graduate degree
— several programs in many areas of study
— doing research
Ⅳ. A way to get a degree—stay at home and use a computer
— online classes—two advantages: don’t have to travel; have (9)
— colleges that offer academic degrees online
— Jones International University: offers both bachelor’s degrees and (10)
— The University of Phoenix
— Cardean University: offers a master’s of Business Administration degree