The English have a reputation for creating formidable educational establishments that take children at (1) ………. young age, educate and nurture them, and then set them loose on (2)………. world, ready to take over. The schools (3) ………. this list count among (4) ……. former pupils heads of state, politicians, actors and pop stars, all of whom have been given the kind (5) ………. jump-start in life you wouldn’t wish upon (6) …………. car unless it was in training to become a space shuttle.  As (7) ………. any ancient establishment, they aren’t without their traditions and quirks, as we shall see. But the important thing to note (8) ……………. that the term public school doesn’t mean the same thing in the U.K. as it does in America