国际中学毕业考试也越来越受欢迎，剑桥大学甚至开发出一个叫做“大学前”（Pre-U）的资格证，作为取代A-level的一种选择。

The International Baccalaureate is becoming increasingly popular and Cambridge University has even devised a qualification called the “Pre-U” as an alternative to A-levels.

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很悲哀，不过却是事实：如果你在学校时足够聪明，就会在16岁时参加一连串儿的中学毕业考试（GCSE），又会在18岁时参加又一连串儿的中学高级水平考试（A-level），而后进入一所不错的大学。

Sad, but true: if you are clever at school, you do lots of GCSE exams at 16, a bunch of A-levels at 18, and go to a good university.

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