Unit5-test

UNIT 5 ILLITERACY I. GLOSSARY 1. center ['sentə] đặt vào trung tâm 2. cheat [t∫i:t] ( to cheat at something) gian lận 3. concentrate (v) ['kɔnsntreit] ( to concentrate something on something / doing something) tập trung (sự chú ý, cố gắng .) concentrated (adj.) concentration (n) 4. decline [di'klain] sự giảm xuống 5. dramatically (adv.) [drə'mætikəli] đột ngột, mạnh  dramatic (adj.) 6. drop [drɔp] (v) (làm cho) yếu đi, thấp xuống, ít đi 7. enforce [in'fɔ:s] thực thi 8. equivalent [i'kwivələnt]tương đương 9. eradicate [i'rædikeit] nhổ rễ, trừ tiệt 10.expand [iks'pænd] mở rộng, trải ra  expandable (adj.) , expansion (n) 11.family planning: kế hoạch hóa gia đình 12.focus ['foukəs] (v) tập trung , (n) tiêu điểm, trọng điểm 13.gain [gein] (n) lời; lợi lộc; lợi ích ill-gotten gains never prosper: (tục ngữ) của phi nghĩa có giàu đâu (v) thu được, lấy được, giành được, kiếm được 14.illiteracy [i'litərəsi] Cách viết khác : illiterateness [i'litəritnis] nạn mù chữ, sự vô học, sự thất học illiterate (adj.): not knowing how to read or write  (n) người mù chữ 15.lifeguard: người cứu đắm 16.maturity (n) [mə'tjuəriti] tính thuần thục, tính trưởng thành mature(adj.) 17.motivate ['moutiveit] thúc đẩy, làm động cơ thúc đẩy  motivated (adj.) nhiệt tình, tận tụy 18.on the contrary: trái lại 19.primary ['praiməri] (thuộc) giáo dục tiểu học 20.promotion [prə'mou∫n] sự đẩy mạnh, sự xúc tiến; sự khuyến khích  promote (v) 21.relevant ['reləvənt] thích đáng; có liên quan  relevance (n) , relevantly (adv.) 22.sharp [∫ɑ:p]nhọn, bén, rõ ràng, sắc nét, thình lình, đột ngột 23.society [sə'saiəti] đoàn thể; hội 24.solution [sə'lu:∫n] sự giải quyết; giải pháp 25.steady ['stedi] vững, vững chắc, vững vàng, đều đặn, đều đều 26.sum up : tóm tắt, tổng kết 27.universalize [,ju:ni'və:səlaiz] - universalise [,ju:ni'və:səlaiz] làm cho ai cũng biết, làm thành phổ thông, làm thành phổ biến, phổ cập  to universalize education: phổ cập giáo dục universal (adj.) phổ thông, phổ biến universalisation (n) II. Reading comprehension 1. What was the rate of literacy in Vietnam in 2000? ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. What campaign was started by the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion? ……………………………………………………………………………… 3. How many students participated in the campaign in 2000 and in 2001? ……………………………………………………………………………… 4. What did the student do to help eradicate illiteracy? ……………………………………………………………………………… 5. What will happen if more and more people take part in the struggle against illiteracy? ……………………………………………………………………………… PRACTICE TEST 1 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest 1. a . illiterate b. education c. eradicate d. minority 2. a. province b. country c. campaign d. ethnic 3. a. primary b. promotion c. effective d. consider 4. a. struggle b. lesson c. village d. remote 5. a. farming b. technique c. receive d. number Make the best choice 6. He is helping the police ____ their enquiries. a. in b. at c. with d. for 7. Many students take part _____ the campaign for illiteracy eradication. a. for b. in c. from d. on 8. When preparing _____ a report, I can never keep track of time. a. of b. with c. on d. for 9._ They have to work overtime because the requirements for ______ have not been fulfilled. a. complete b. completion c. completed d. completely 10.___________________________The program has been conducted so more and more people can read and write. a. effect b. effective c. effectiveness d. effectively 11. As _______ we are keen to ensure that our students can find the best ways to learn. a. educate b. education c. educators d. educative 12. ____ is the state of not knowing how to read or write. a. Literacy b. Illiteracy c. Campaign d. Struggle 13. Have you completed your application form yet? a. ejected b. promoted c. eradicated d. finished 14. There are 54 __ minorities in Vietnam. a. national b. primary c. ethnic d. main 15. A ______ for illiteracy eradication was launched by the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion in the summer of 2000. a. battle b. campaign c. design d. project 16. Every summer, hundreds of students participate in a campaign to eradicate illiteracy. a. get rid of completely b. promote c. provide d. volunteer 17. Their economy has _____ rapidly, while ours, by contrast, is declining. a. struggled b. expanded c. reached d. enlarged 18. __ number of illiterate people are trying to learn how to read and write. a. A b. An c. The d. Ø 19. "Don't talk in class", the teacher said. a. The teacher told his student do not talk in class. b. The teacher told his student did not talk in class. c. The teacher told his student not to talk in class. d. The teacher told his student not talking in class. 20. " ______," the doctor advised his patient. a. You had better stop drinking b. I would like you to drink c. You had better to drink d. Please, drink some more 21. "I will do it for you; Mary", Peter said. a. Peter advised Mary to do it. b. Peter advised Mary not to do it. c. Peter promised to do it for Mary. d. Peter wanted Mary to do it. 22. "I _____ good at English, my son," Mr. Pike said. a. would like you have been b. had better have you to be c. would rather you to be d. would like you to be 23. Before they left, they promised to come back the next year. a. "We will come back next year," they said before leaving. b. "We had better come back the next year," they said before leaving. c. "Let's come back next year," they said before leaving. d. "Don't come back next year," they said before leaving. 24. "Susan, can you remember to buy me some sugar?" said Billy. a. Billy advised Susan to buy him some sugar. b. Billy reminded Susan to buy me some sugar. c. Billy reminded Susan to buy him some sugar. d. Billy invited Susan to buy me some sugar. 25. The secretary said, "Sorry, I will never work on Sunday." a. The secretary promised not to work on Sunday. b. The secretary refused to work on Sunday. c. The secretary refused not to work on Sunday. d. The secretary reminded her boss to work on Sunday. 26. "Don't stay up late. You should go to bed early." Peter told me. a. Peter told me not to stay up late and promised to go to bed early. b. Peter promised not to stay up late and told me to go to bed early. c. Peter told me do not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early. d. Peter told me not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early. 27. " ______" John advised me. a. You ought to work harder b. I would rather work harder c. It is my duty to work harder d. It is worth working harder 28. "_______," the mother warned her sons. a. Boys, don't go near the lake b. Boys, you will not go near the lake c. Boys, let's go near the lake d. Boys, you would like to go near the lake 29. "Mary, please come to dinner tonight," Henry said. a. Henry invited Mary to come to dinner tonight. b. Henry invited Mary to come to dinner that night. c. Henry warned Mary to come to dinner tonight. d. Henry told Mary please to come to dinner that night. 30. "I will bring you some food." he said to me. a. He invited me to eat some food. b. He offered to bring me some food. c. He told me to bring some food. d. He advised me to bring some food. Error identification 31. Illiterate in developing countries is still growing at an alarming rate and that fact has not changed much. 32. Illiteracy continues to be a critical problem, which demanding enormous resources from local and state budgets. 33. The International Reading Association estimates that more than as one thousand research papers are prepared each year on the subject of literacy. 34. It is clear that the current high illiteracy rate is directly because improper approach to reading instruction. 35. The average U.S. household has at least one TV set turned on for about seven hours a day and many people spend more time watching TV than to read a book. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Teaching children (36) _____is the most important objective (37)______educators have to accomplish. Reading is a prerequisite for everything else, (38) _____in school but also in life itself. Western civilization has taught its children to read using an alphabetic approach ever since (39) ______alphabet was (40) ______and the Egyptians stopped (41) __ in hieroglyphics. English is an alphabetic language that, (42) ___ written, uses letters to represent speech sounds. When students were taught to read, they consciously (43) ____the speech sounds and learned to recognize the letters used to represent them. They were then trained to apply the information to "decode" the names of unknown written words, understand their (44) _____ , and comprehend the information presented (45) _______a complete thought. 36. a. read b. to read c. for reading d. reading 37. a. that b. whom c. whose d. those 38. a. not b. nor c. not only d. neither 39. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 40. a. done b. discovered c. made d. invented 41. a. to write b. writing c. written d. wrote 42. a. when b. since c. as soon as d. with 43. a. regarded b. took part in c. completed d. identified 44. a. sound b. meaning c. alphabet d. letter 45. a. as b. when c. since d. alike Complete each of the sentences with one appropriate preposition. 46. The students were asked to provide reading and writing skills ____the villagers. 47. More and more people are taking part ___ the struggle against illiteracy. 48. Let's concentrate _______ solving this problem before we discuss the other ones. 49. William insists _______getting up early, even on weekends. 50. Many companies participated _______the trade fair. 51. Many students have difficulty _learning phrasal verbs. 52. The literacy rate of population raised considerably ______1995 and 2002. 53. Each exercise focuses ______a different grammar point. 54. Interest ______ physical fitness increased during the 1980s. 55. Do you consider these textbooks essential _____ the course? PRACTICE TEST 2 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1. a. campaign b. people c. population d. pneumonia 2. a. number b. able c. climber d. about 3. a. psychology b. prepare c. problem d. promote 4. a. comb b. combine c. combat d. combust 5. a. job b. bomb c. back d. before Make the best choice 6. The number of illiterate people in the remote and mountainous areas is gradually decreasing. a. going up b. taking on c. becoming less d. coming up 7. Vietnamese people __ for a long time to get independence and freedom. a. promised b. struggled c. eradicated d. expanded 8._____________________________ I promise I will pay you back, in my a. consider b. honour c. hope d. way 9._ We have concerns about whether the government will be able to ____ a good education for poor children. a. spend b. combat c. volunteer d. provide 10. The conference continued after a ten-minute break. a. went on b. took part in c. came back d. struggled against 11.___________________Education is the best for children's future. a. preparation b. eradication c. promotion d. consideration 12. Hundreds of ____ students are joining a campaign to eradicate illiteracy. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø 13.____________________________________ More and more people take part in struggling _____illiteracy. a. for b. against c. with d. on 14.______________________________Those published .articles are relevant _________________________________their own age group. a. to b. with c. for d. with 15. Her parents provided her ____ sufficient money to stay at Findhorn for her summer holiday. a. of b. for c. with d. on 16.__________________________ He has worked as a laboratory in our university for ten years. a. technique b. technician c. technical d. technology 17. The government is taking emergency ______ to deal with a housing crisis. a. act b. activity c. action d. acting 18.____________________________ We come to congratulate you on your ____ a. promote b. promotion c. promotional d. promoter 19. The customer said, "I would like to buy a coat." a. The customer wanted to buy a coat. b. The customer said to buy a coat. c. The customer told to buy a coat. d. The customer warned her to buy a coat. 20.___ The police threatened, " " a. You should drive so fast. b. Not drive so fast! c. I had better you drive so fast d. Don't drive so fast! 21._________ John him my phone number. a. invited me to give b. suggested me giving c. said to me to give d. told me to give 22. "I would like a cup of coffee, please," Mrs. Pike said to the waiter a. Mrs. Pike ordered the waiter to bring her a cup of coffee. b. Mrs. Pike advised the waiter to drink a cup of coffee. c. Mrs. Pike warned the waiter not to drink a cup of coffee. d. Mrs. Pike invited the waiter to drink a cup of coffee. 23. "Go on, Susan! Apply for the job," the father. a. The father invited Susan to apply for the job. b. The father denied applying for the job. c. The father encouraged Susan to apply for the job. d. The father wanted Susan not to apply for the job. 24.___________ The boss because he was too lazy. a. threatened to dismiss him b. threatened him to dismiss c. suggested him to dismiss d. promised him to dismiss 25._____ " ?" John's teacher advised him. a. Why don't you try again b. Why do you try again c. Why did you try· again d. Why must you try again 26. "I will take you to the airport in my car, Henry," said Lee. a. Henry offered to take Len to the airport. b. Lee offered to take Henry to the airport. c. Henry advised Lee to go to the airport by car. d. Lee asked Henry to take him to the airport by car. 27. "I would like to be thinner," Mary said. a. Mary did not want to be thinner. b. Mary told to be thinner c. Mary wanted to be thinner. d. Mary suggested to be thinner. 28._________ "You take more exercise”, my doctor advised me. a. would like to b. ought to c. mustn't d. would 29._______________________________ "Go ahead. Jump again," the instructor _____ a. urged b. promised c. demanded d. required 30. "I won't do this work under any circumstances," the worker said. a. The worker promise to do that work. b. The worker advised me to do that work. c. The worker agreed to do that work. d. The worker refused to do that work. 31. The museum guard asked the visitors to not touch the exhibits. 32. The tour guide explained that the castle is only open on Tuesdays. 33. I'm sorry to bother you, but you did say to call whether I was worried. 34. We were disappointed when the receptionist told that the hotel was fully booked that week. 35. In 1852 Massachusetts passed a law required all children from four to eighteen years of age to attend school. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. Direct attacks on illiteracy take two main forms, adult education and the establishment of public schools with compulsory attendance for children. In many countries, there are certain programs which have been instituted, to fight adult illiteracy; and universal public education has almost eliminated illiteracy among the young. Soldiers have been appointed effectively as instructors for the public. Throughout most of history most people have been illiterate. In former society, the ability to read and write was of value only to the clergy and aristocracy. The first known reference to "literate laymen" did not appear until the end of the 14th century. Illiteracy was not seen as a problem until after the invention of printing in the 15th century. The first significant decline in illiteracy came with the Reformation, when translation of the Bible into the vernacular became widespread and Protestant converts were taught to read it. Revolutionary political movements from the 18th to the 20th century generally included an attack on illiteracy as one of their goals, with the former Soviet Union, China, and Cuba being among the most successful in the 20th century. 36._ According to the passage, the anti-illiteracy programs are for _ a. adults b. children c. those who are literate d. both adults and children 37.________________ In former society, _ a. everybody was illiterate b. everybody was literate c. the clergy and aristocracy was not illiterate d. everybody had the ability to read and write 38._________________ In the 14th century, _ a. only clergy could read and write b. laymen began to learn how to read and write c. only royal members could read ,and write d. everybody began to go to school 39._________________________ Printing was invented in the century. a. 14th b. 15th c. 18th d. 20th 40. According to the passage, which did not influence the problems of illiteracy? a. Translation of The Bible b. The Reformation c. Revolutionary political movements d. The primitive society Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. 41. Just when he arrived at the station, the train was starting to move. Hardly …………………………………………………………… 42. Let's go for a walk. We've been working all day. John suggested …………………………………………………… 43. The cake was so hard that I could not eat it. It was ……………………………………………………………………………. 44. 'You'd better not waste your time, Betty,' Tom said. Tom advised ……………………………………………………………… 45. I am sorry that I didn't invite her to my party last night. I regret ……………………………………………. 46. Mike's father is going to fix the ball for him next week. Mike is going to have ……………………………………………………… 47. It is at Mr. Foster's request that I'm writing this letter to you. Mr. Foster requested ……………………………… 48. The cost of living has gone up considerably in the last few years. (use “ a considerable rise”) There has been ………………………………………………… 49. I expect that they will get there by lunch time. I expect them …………………………………………………………. 50. “I'm sorry I couldn't come to your birthday party last Sunday, John”. Mary apologizes ………………………………………………………. Choose the sentence - a, b, c or d - which is closest in meaning to the printed one. 51. Jane ran into her old friend downtown last week. a. Jane went downtown to meet her old friend. b. Jane had to drive her old friend downtown last week. c. Jane met her old friend downtown unexpectedly. d. Jane's car crashed into her friend's last week. 52. You should have persuaded him to change his mind. a. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn't. b. You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn't listen. c. You didn't persuade him to change because he didn't mind. d. It was difficult to persuade him to change his mind. 53. I would never have lent Mike my car if I had known that he had a past record of driving violations. a. I refused to lend Mike my car. b. Mike got a speeding ticket while driving my car. c. I knew nothing about Mike's driving record, so I lent him my car. d. Mike drove my car without his driver's license. 54. The court found the man innocent of murdering his wife. a. The man was judged not guilty of killing his wife. b. The man was found murdered by his wife. c. The court found a murdered man and his wife. d. The court decided that the man had killed his wife. 55. Had I known more about computer programming, I would have worked for a computer company. a. A better knowledge of computer programming will help me find a job in a computer company. b. I didn't know much about computer programming, so I didn't work for a computer company. c. I wish I knew more about computer programming and could work for a computer company. d. Knowing more about computer programming, I would find a job in a computer company.