Câu Read the following passage and then choose the correct answers It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time University students frequently the minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead Children often scream before their piano practice because it’s so boring They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams But the story is different when you’re older Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and English It was an amazing experience For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers The satisfaction I got was entirely personal Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department In some ways, age is a positive plus For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect Question 1: It is implied in paragraph that A parents should encourage young learners to study more B young learners are usually lazy in their class C young learners often lack a good motivation for learning D teachers should give young learners less homework Question 2: The writer’s main point in paragraph is to show that as people grow up, A they have a more positive attitude towards learning B they cannot learn as well as younger learners C they tend to learn less as they are discouraged D they get more impatient with their teachers Question 3: The phrase “For starters” in paragraph could best be replaced by “ ” A First and foremost B At the starting point C At the beginning D For beginners Question 4: While doing some adult learning courses at a college, the writer was surprised A to get on better with the tutor B to feel learning more enjoyable C to have more time to learn D to be able to learn more quickly Question 5: In paragraph 3, the word “rusty” means A impatient because of having nothing to B not as good as it used to be through lack of practice C staying alive and becoming more active D covered with rust and not as good as it used to be Question 6: The phrase “get there” in paragraph is closest in meaning to “ ” A arrive at an intended place with difficulty B achieve your aim with hard work C have the things you have long desired D receive a school or college degree Question 7: All of the following are true about adult learning EXCEPT A adult learners have fewer advantages than young learners B adults think more independently and flexibly than young people C experience in doing other things can help one’s learning D young people usually feel less patient than adults Question 8: It can be inferred from paragraph that maturity is a positive plus in the learning process because adult learners A pay more attention to detail than younger learners B are able to organize themselves better than younger learners C are less worried about learning than younger learners D have become more patient than younger learners Question 9: It is implied in the last paragraph that when you learn later in life, you A should expect to take longer to learn than when you were younger B can sometimes understand more than when you were younger C are not able to concentrate as well as when you were younger D find that you can recall a lot of things you learnt when younger Question 10: What is the writer’s main purpose in the passage? A To encourage adult learning B To describe adult learning methods C To show how fast adult learning is D To explain reasons for learning Câu Surprisingly, no one knows how many children receive education in English hospitals, still less the content or quality of that education Proper records are just now kept We know that more than 850,000 children go through hospital each year, and that every child of school age has a legal right to continue to receive education while in hospital We also know there is only one hospital teacher to every 1,000 children in hospital Little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital teaching available differ a great deal across the country It found that half the hospitals in England which admit children have no teacher A further quarter have only a part - time teacher The special children’s hospitals in major cities best; general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off From this survey, one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have some contact with a hospital teacher-and that contact may be as little as two hours a day Most children interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all They had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school, if there was a teacher, they were much more likely to read books and maths or number work; without a teacher they would only play games Reasons for hospital teaching range from preventing a child falling behind and maintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied, and the latter is often all the teacher can The position and influence of many teachers was summed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady” or just “the helper” Children tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school work Several parents spoke of requests for work being ignored or refused by the school Once back at school, children rarely get extra teaching, and are told to catch up as best they can Many short - stay child - patients catch up quickly But schools very little to ease the anxiety about Falling behind expressed by many of the children interviewed Question 11: The writer of this article points out that A every child in hospital receives some teaching B not enough is known about hospital teaching C hospital teaching is of poor quality D many children pass through hospital each year Question 12 This latest survey found that hospital teaching is provided A for the whole of the usual school day B in every children’s hospital in the country C for a small proportion of children D by full - time teachers Question 13 It seems that the children interviewed in hospital A liked having maths lessons regularly B wanted to play games most of the time C did not expect to receive any teaching D did not want any contact with their schools Question 14 It is suggested that most teachers of children in hospital were A successful in getting the co - operation of parents B unable to get help from other hospital staff C unable to provide a proper teaching programme D in a position of great influence in the hospital Question 15 Some children in hospital are able to keep up with their school work because A the nurses try to teach them B their friends help them to so C teachers from the school come to the hospital D their parents bring them books from the library Câu Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S are choosing to teach their children at home In fact, the U.S Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, homeschooling in the U.S has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing Question 16: The number of parents who want to teach their own children in the U.S is _ A remaining unchanged B remaining the same C going up D going down Question 17: The past participle “homeschooled” in the first paragraph is best equivalent to “ _at home” A taught B self-learned C untaught D self-studied Question 18: This estimated number was presented by _ A a governmental office B school teachers C the parents D homeschooled children Question 19: According to some experts, the exact number of homeschooled children then must be _ A 1,600,000 B 850,000 C 1,900,000 D 1,700,000 Question 20: The closest synonym of the participle phrase “accounting for” in the second paragraph is “ _” A explaining B reasoning C counting for D calculating documents of Question 21: More parents teach their children because they completely _ the current educational system A please with B object to C appeal to D approve of Question 22: The noun “dissatisfaction” in this paragraph is best equivalent to “ _” A disappointment B disagreement C discrimination D discouragement Question 23: Many parents stop their children from going to school because it is now too _ for them A explosive B expensive C dangerous D humorous Question 24: The word “arguments” at the beginning of the third paragraph can be best replaced by “ _” A rows B quarrels C viewpoints D discussions Question 25: The attitude of the author towards homeschooling can be best described as _ A acceptable B favorable C remarkable D unfavorable ... to every 1,000 children in hospital Little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital teaching available differ a great deal across the country It found that half the... problems inside the classroom Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students The children are, therefore, deprived of...C have the things you have long desired D receive a school or college degree Question 7: All of the following are true about adult 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