【正确答案】GCE A Level is short for the General Certificate of Education Advanced Level. GCE is categorized into A Level and O Level (the Ordinary Level). In Britain, if a student wants to go on to university, he should take the A level of the GCE at the age of 18, and he is asked to get a prescribed combination of passes on both the two levels in such subjects as science, mathematics, English and foreign language. In general, A-level examination is taken after two years of A-level study and is available in a broad range of subjects which cover the whole curriculum.