Unit 4-SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM test3

_______ objective primary education is to provide students with basic knowledge of the country's history, _______ geography and traditions.. The functional skills such as fundamentals of

Unit 4_ SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM

TEST 3

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1 a conference b lecturer c reference d researcher

2 a powerful b interesting c exciting

d difficult

d management

4 a requirement b condition c example d previous

5 a library b entertain c understand

d referee

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished

sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close

meaning to the original one.

6 In England schooling is compulsory _ all children from the age of 5 to 6

over

7 In Vietnam a school year lasts for nine months and is divided _ two terms

a into b to c from d on

8 To Vietnamese students, the _ examination to university is very difficult

a require b requirement c requiring

d required

9 Despite many recent _ advances, there are parts where schools are not equipped with computers

a technology b technological c technologically

d technologist

10 There is a wide range of _ in the education system of the USA

d selection

11 _ objective primary education is to provide students with basic knowledge of the country's history, _ geography and traditions

a The / Ø b An / the c Ø / a d The / the

12 _ schooling is compulsory in Australia between _ ages of six and seventeen

The / ah

13 The functional skills such as fundamentals of agriculture, health and hygiene and population education have also been

incorporated in the primary school _

a curriculum b project c plan

d schedule

14 Regardless of whether schools belong to the government or are independent, they are _ to adhere to the same curriculum frameworks

d taken

15 In Scotland, students transfer from primary to secondary

education at approximately age

move

16 He was so ill that he could not _ his final examination and cancelled it to the next year

gain

17 In Vietnamese schools, English, mathematics, and literature are three _ subjects, which are compulsory in many important national examinations

a core b part c center

d middle

18 Although he has not got necessary experience, he used to take

a _ in business administration

a curriculum b course c school d class

19 Everything that _ remained a secret

a overheard b had been overheard

c had overheard d was overhearing

20 The refreshments _ by Karen

a are going to be prepared b are going to prepare

c are preparing d are to prepare

21 _ by the police

a The stealing car has just been found

b The stolen car has just been found

c The stealing car has just found

d The stolen car has just found

22 _ students required to wear uniforms at all times?

a Are b Do c Did

d Will

23 _ to you yet?

a Are the book been giving back b Was the book been given back

c Has been the book given back d Has the book been given back

24 What he has done to me _

a cannot forgiven b cannot be forgiven

c cannot forgive d cannot be forgiving

25 The keys _ somewhere

a must have been leaving b must have left

c must be leaving d must have been left

26 Japanese _ at the meeting

a will speak b will spoken c will be spoken d will be

speaking

27 Although he tried his best, he could not make his voice

_

a hear b to hear c hearing d heard

28 I _ in the lounge for ten minutes

a was told waiting b was told to wait

c was telling to be waited d was told to be waited

29 These students _ so much that they feel very tired and bored

a are made to study b are made study

c are making to study d ate made to be studied

30 They _ time and money doing such a thing

a were advised not to waste b were advised not to be wasted

c were advising not to waste d were advising not to be wasted

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one

31 We have decided that the work they do is unacceptable

a As they do the work which we have decided is unacceptable.

b They have been decided that the work they do is unacceptable

c It has been decided that the work being done is

unacceptable.

d We have decided that we accept the work they do

32 If you honor me, I will appreciate it

a If I am to be honored, it is to be appreciated.

b Thank you for your appreciation to honor me

c Because of your honor, I will appreciate

d You are appreciated to honor me

33 Barry continued to smoke even though we had advised him to quit

a Barry took our advice so he stopped smoking

b If we had advised Barry, he would have quit smoking

c Barry did not quit smoking because of our advice

d Despite being told not to smoke, Barry continued to do.

34 Many people think Steve stole the money

a It was not Steve who stole the money

b Steve is thought to have stolen the money.

c Many people think the money is stolen by Steve

d The money is thought to be stolen by Steve.

35 The man suddenly realized that the neighbor was watching him

a The man suddenly realized that he was -being watched by the neighbor.

b The neighbor was watching the man and he suddenly realized that

c The neighbor was suddenly realized the man and watching him

d The man suddenly realized that he was watched by the

neighbor

Read the two passages carefully and choose the correct answer.

Vietnam's education system can be divided into 5 categories: pre-primary, pre-primary, intermediate, secondary, and higher education

Public kindergartens usually admit children from the age of 8 months to 5 years Children at 4 or 5 years of age are sometimes taught the alphabet and basic math This level of education is only popular in major cities

Children normally start their primary education at the age of six Education at this level lasts 5 years and it is compulsory for all children This compulsory education may be one of the reasons why,

despite remaining a less developed country, the literate proportion of the country's population is very high, over 90% on average

Middle schools teach students from grade 6 to 9 This educational level is generalized throughout most of the country - except in very remote provinces, which expect to popularize and standardize middle education fully within the next few years Intermediate is a non-compulsory schooling form in Vietnam

Secondary education, which consists of grades 0, and , is standardized in all major urban regions, but is not in rural provinces After 3 high school terms, all students must attend a graduation test This test often consists of 6 subjects differently selected each year but has to contain the 3 compulsory ones: Foreign Language (mostly English), Mathematics and Literature The Vietnamese government intends to merge this test with the university entrance test in 009

36 Pre-primary education in Vietnam is popularized all over the country

37 Primary education is compulsory in Vietnam

a True b False c No information

38 Students from grade 6 to 9 have to take an important

examination to continue their education at high school

39 Secondary education is standardized in all over the country

40 The graduation test for all high school students often consists of

6 subjects which are fixed years after years

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

The UK Government ensures that all schools in the UK (4) _ certain standards, and this includes independent schools as well as those that are (4) _ by the Government All qualifications are awarded by national agencies accredited by the Qualification and Curriculum Authority (QCA), (43) the quality of the qualifications you will gain is guaranteed

At many independent schools in England, you will be encouraged

to take part (44) _ extracurricular activities to develop your hobbies and learn new skills, and you maybe encouraged to take graded music exams (45) _ by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, or Trinity College The exam grades gained from these are widely accepted toward university entry (46) _

Independent schools do not usually offer vocationally focused qualifications but if you are (47) _ in these qualifications, you can find out more in the ‘career-based and pre-university qualifications’ section

The (48) _ you pay to attend independent school, include your course fees, accommodation and may include some or all extracurricular activities To check exactly what is included with the school you may be asked to pay extra for language tuition

Fees (49) _ from school to school and are at the discretion of the institution; there are no national standards You should expect to pay a minimum of £8,000 per year and fees can be (50) _ high

as £5,000

look

42 a run b worked c indicated

d shown

d because

45 a offer b to offer c offering d offered

46 a questions b troubles c problems d requirements

47 a interested b excited c concerned d worried

d donations

49 a transfer b vary c exchange d interfere

50 a as b much c more d far