In Great Britain, regardless of their scores on achievement examinations, the children of well-to-do families ________
a. generally do not go to college.
b. must go to state universities like everyone else.
c. typically go to high-prestige private universities, including Oxford or Cambridge.
d. go to trade schools, but only if they are males.
Answer: c
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