Понимание структурно-смысловых связей в тексте

On the whole, Cambridge is a much quieter than Oxford, although what really sets it apart from its scholarly rival is ‘the Backs’, providing exquisite views over the backs of the old colleges. At the front, the handsome facades of these same colleges dominate the layout of the town centre, lining up along the main streets. Most of the colleges date back to the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. Many of the buildings are extraordinarily beautiful, but the most famous is King’s College, A ______. There are thirty-one university colleges in total. Each one is an independent, self-governing body, proud of its achievements and attracting a close loyalty from its students, B ______.

During the nineteenth century, the university finally lost its ancient privileges over the town, C ______. The university expanded too, with the number of students increasing dramatically. More recently, change has been much slower, D ______. The first two women’s colleges were founded in the 1870s, but it was only in 1947 that women were actually awarded degrees. In the meantime, the city and university had been acquiring a reputation as a high-tech centre of excellence. Cambridge, E ______, has always been in the vanguard of scientific research.

Cambridge is an extremely compact place, and you can walk round the centre, visiting the most interesting colleges, in an afternoon. A more thorough exploration covering more of the colleges and a leisurely afternoon on a punt will, however, take at least a couple of days. If possible, you should avoid coming in high summer, F ______. Faced with such crowds, the more popular colleges have restricted their opening times and have introduced admission charges.

1) whose alumni have received no less than ninety Nobel prizes

2) amongst whom privately educated boys remain over-represented

3) because of the development of industry

4) whose magnificent chapel is one of the greatest statements of late Gothic architecture

5) which was expanding rapidly thanks to the arrival of the railway

6) particularly when it comes to equality of sexes

7) when the students are replaced by crowds of sightseers