单项选择题

The terms college and university originally had very similar meanings. Only (1) the passing of centuries did "university" come to (2) an educational (3) composed of more than one college.
During the Middle Ages students (4) the universities of Paris, Oxford, and Cambridge found (5) convenient to rent houses and share expenses (6) living in private apartments. By the 13th century these "houses of scholars" were becoming legally recognized corporate institutions. At Oxford the earliest of these (7) were University College, (8) in 1249 by William of Durham; Balliol College, founded by John Balliol in 1263; and Merton College, founded about 1264 by Walter de Merton. A similar (9) took place at Cambridge.
In the United States the word college most commonly (10) to four-year institutions that (11) students from secondary schools and grant a bachelor’s (12) after a general (13) of studies.
A college may also be a school (14) specialized training that takes place after (15) the bachelor’s degree--such as a college of law or medicine. Schools (16) in theological training may be called seminaries or schools instead of colleges. A university normally (17) of a group of colleges--one for the liberal arts or general studies and (18) for engineering, law, medicine, education, and (19) . Some of these colleges are for advanced study, (20) the college of liberal arts is the institution in which one earns a bachelor’s degree.

Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.15（）

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