Unit 4-SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM test2

If our school has access to the Internet, we will learn much better.. The Internet is of working from home, collaboration, information sharing and encouraging new ways b.. The Internet

Unit 4_ SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM

TEST 2

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1 a expression2 b easily1 c depression2 d disruptive2

2 a algebra b musical1 c politics1 d apartment2

3 a mechanic 2 b chemistry1 c cinema1 d finally1

4 a typical1 b favorite1 c division2

d organize

5 a computer2 b establish2 c business1 d

remember2

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 The school library is open _ all of the students and the teaching staff of the school

among

7 I have just taken a Test of English as a Foreign Language or

TOEFL _ short

8 He did not do well at school and left with few _

qualifications

academically

9 The Minister of the Education and Training Department appeared

on TV last night to _ his new policy

a public b publicly c publicize

d publicizing

10 He owed his success not to privilege but to self-education and a driving desire for _

a achieve b achiever c achievement d

achievable

11 The college offers both _ and professional

qualifications

a government b experience c requirement

d academic

12 Fee-paying schools, often called "independent schools",

"private schools" or “ _ schools"

a college b primary c secondary

d public

13 In the UK, _ schools refer to government-funded

schools which provide education free of charge to pupils

primary

14 Mathematics, a required subject in all schools, is into many branches

a grouped b prepared c divided d added

15 Education has been developed in _ with modern

industry and the mass media

a compulsory b parallel c selected d following

16 School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools

a depended b required c divided d paid

17 _ music is _ popular pastime at many schools

d The / Ø

18 To apply to _ UK independent school, you'll need to have _ good standard of education from your own country

/ the

19 Education _ to be the most important element to develop a country

a often be considered b can often consider

c can often considered d can often be considered

20 The preparations _ by the time the guests _

a had been finished / arrived b have finished / arrived

c had finished / were arriving d have been finished / were arrived

21 _ in that company?

a Do shoes make b Are shoes be made

c Shoes are made d Are shoes made

22 Portuguese _ as an official language in this city since three hundred years ago

a has always been spoken b has been spoken always

c has always spoken d had always spoken

23 More than ten victims _ missing in the storm last week

a are reported to be b are reported to have been

c are reporting to have been d are reporting to be

24 _ by your father?

a Did that book write b Did that book written

c Was that book written d Was that book be writing

25 Something _ immediately to prevent teenagers from _ in factories and mines

a should be done / being exploited b we should do / exploiting

c should do I be exploited d should have done / exploited

26 This car _

a was manufactured in Japan by Toyota last year

b was manufactured by Toyota last year in Japan

c was manufactured last year in Japan by Toyota

d last year was manufactured by Toyota in Japan

27 Why _ on time?

a don't the exercises finish

b weren't the exercises be finished

c aren't the exercises being finished

d aren't the exercises be finished

28 No longer _ in our office since it _

a have typewriters been used / computerized

b typewriters have been used / was computerized

c have typewriters been used / was computerized

d typewriters have been used / computerized

29 When _?

a were computers used first b were computers first used

c did computers first use d are computers first using

30 That machine is useless It not been used for a long time

d has

Choose the best sentence that can be arranged from the words given.

31 our I will / school / if / access / much/ Internet / we / to / learn I

the / better / has

a If our school has access to the Internet, we will learn much better.

b If we will learn much better, our school has access to the

Internet

c If our school has much access, we will learn better to the

Internet

d If we will learn better to the Internet, our school has much

access

32 exchange / allows / computers / and / us / to / the / ideas /

connect / to / !other / Internet

a The Internet allows us to connect to other computers and exchange ideas.

b The Internet exchange ideas and allows us to connect to other computers

c The Internet allows us and exchange ideas to connect to other computers

d The Internet connect to other c9mputers and allows us to

exchange ideas

33 sharing / Internet / encouraging / new / the / of / working /

ways / collaboration / is / from / home / and / information

a The Internet is of working from home, collaboration, information sharing and encouraging new ways

b The Internet is working from home, collaboration and

information of sharing, encouraging new ways

c The Internet is encouraging new ways of working from home, collaboration and information sharing.

d The Internet is collaboration and information sharing,

encouraging new ways of working from home

34 need / come / to / class / explain / teacher / sit / at / through / the / home / not / and / may / lesson / to / us/ the / Internet lour / he

a Our teacher may sit at home and explain the lesson to us He need not come to class through the Internet

b Our teacher need not come to class He may explain the lesson

to us through the Internet and sit at home

c Our teacher need not come to class He may sit at home and explain the lesson to us through the Internet.

d Our teacher need not come to class he may sit at home and explain the lesson to us through the Internet

35 access / also / we / use / Internet / music / other / relaxation / and / to / and / download / m9vies / works / for / our / enjoyment / can / and / the

a We can also use the Internet download music, movies and other works for our enjoyment and relaxation and to access

b We can also use the Internet to access and download

music, movies and other works for our enjoyment and

relaxation.

c We can also use the Internet to download music, movies and access and other works for our enjoyment and relaxation

d We can also use the Internet for our enjoyment and relaxation to access and download music, movies and other works

Read the two passages carefully and choose the correct answer.

In developing countries, people are sometimes unaware of the importance of education, and there is economic pressure from those parents who prioritize their children's, making money in the short term over any long-term benefits of education Recent studies on child labor and, poverty have suggested that when poor families reach a certain economic threshold where families are able to provide for their basic needs, parents return their children to school This has been found to be true, once the threshold has been breached, even if the potential economic value of the children's work has increased since their return to school

Other problems are that teachers are often paid less than other professions; a lack of good universities and a low acceptance rate for good universities are evident in countries with a relatively high population density

India has launched EDUSAT, an education satellite that can reach remote parts of the country at a greatly reduced cost There is also ail initiative supported by several major corporations to develop a $100 laptop The laptops have been available since 2007 The laptops, sold at cost, will enable developing countries to give their children a digital education In Africa, an "e-school program" has been launched

to provide all 600,000 primary and high schools with computer equipment, learning materials and internet access within 10 years Volunteer groups are working to give more individuals opportunity to receive education in developing countries through such programs as the Perpetual Education Fund An International Development Agency

project started with the support of American President Bill Clinton uses the Internet to allow co-operation by individuals on issues of social development

36 In developing countries,

a people all know that education is very important all the time

b all parents are rich enough to send their children to school

c children have rights to get high schooling

d children have to work instead of going to school

37 According to recent studies, when parents are able to

overcome their financial difficulty,

a they send their children back to school

b they still make their children continue working

c they have their children work even harder

d they themselves continue their schooling

38 In populous countries,

a teaching is the highest-paid career

b there are a lot of good universities

c there is a lack of good universities

d no other careers are better paid than teaching

39 The third paragraph is about

a an Indian education satellite

b the projects to computerize education in developing

countries

c the computerization of African education

d President Bill Clinton who bought a lot of computers

40 How many projects are presented in the third paragraph?

d Four

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

The General Certificate of Secondary Education or the GCSE examinations for (41) _ are the standard school-leaver qualifications taken by (42) _ all UK students in the May and June following their 16th birthday If you come to a UK (43) _ school before you (44) _ the age of 16, you will study towards GCSE examinations in up to 12 subjects Some subjects are compulsory, including English arid mathematics, and you can select (45) _, such as music, drama, geography and history from a series of options GCSEs provide a good all-round education (46) _ you can build on at college and eventually at university

AS- and A-levels are taken after GCSEs They are the UK qualifications most (47) _ accepted for entry to university and are available in subjects from the humanities, arts, sciences and social sciences as well as in (48) _ subjects such as engineering, and leisure and tourism You can study up to four subjects at (49) _ same time for two years, (50) _ AS-level examinations at the end of your first year (called the lower-sixth) and A-level qualifications at the end of your second year (called the upper-sixth)

d long

42 a similarly b fortunately c approximately d

virtually

43 a dependence b independence c independent d

independently

d go

45 a other b each other c another

d others

d whose

d widen

d physical

d Ø

a holding b choosing c putting