There has been a dramatic growth in the number of people studying at universities in the last few decades. While some people see this as a positive trend which raises the general level of education within the community, others fear that it is lowering the quality of education. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the increase in student numbers at university?

Dear Emma,
I’m
just writing to say
I’m
so sorry that I haven’t returned the IELTS
book
to you yet since I have borrowed it in
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three months. The thing is,
it
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had some problems with
this
book
which made me want to cry. To be honest, I feel very guilty that I haven’t
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you an email earlier. These days
I’m
very busy
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my study and work. Today, I need to tell you that the
book
was damaged accidentally when I went to travel with
the
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sister. Again,
I’m
apology for
this
. What happened is that I
brough
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brought
bought
the
book
to the swimming pool area when the sister asked me
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her. While I was walking beside the edge of the pool, I dropped it into the water. All pages were wet and torn apart. Once
this
happened, I tried to find the website where I could buy the new
book
for you. As I knew, it’s a limited edition IELTS
book
which was only one online bookstore
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this
around the world. Luckily, I found the store link and ordered it
last
night. Anyway, I’ll send the new
book
to your home address as soon as the order’s arrived
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apartment. I hope you can forgive me for
this
situation. Best wishes, Jameekorn
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