The University of Oxford is truly an international university. It's (old) than any other university in the English-speaking world. It's thought that teaching (take) place there as early as the 11th century.
(lie) in and around the city center of Oxford, the university consists of 44 colleges and halls as well as the largest library system in the UK. There are 22,000 students at Oxford in total, around 40% of are international students. A quarter of the city of Oxford's residents (居民) (be) students, giving the city the youngest population in the UK. Oxford is youthful city with plenty to see and do. Students can choose (spend) their time studying or help themselves to various activities available. The university's particular (strong) is the sciences, and it's ranked number one in the world for medicine. It's also ranked highly for sport， with its top rowers taking part every year the world-famous boat race with the University of Cambridge on the River Thames.
It has a friendly rivalry (竞争) with Cambridge for the title of best university in the UK and is (regular) ranked as being one of the top three universities in the world.
