UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM PRACTICE TEST 1 A. PHONETICS I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. listened B. called C. divided D. followed 2. A. begins B. ends C. consists D. saves 3. A. school B. two C. soon D. would 4. A. optional B. consist C. compulsory D. category 5. A. each B. break C. peak D. teach II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the others. 6. A. September B. general C. division D. dependent 7. A. usually B. separate C. tuition D. educate 8. A. national B. difficult C. primary D. effective 9. A. disruptive B. similar C. different D. carefully 10. A. introduce B. easily C. cinema D. 'physical B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. 11. Mary was the last applicant …… A. to be interviewed B. to be interviewing C. to interview. D. to have interviewed 12. The equipment in our office needs…… A. modernize B. modernizing C. modernized D. modernization 13. If you require any more……about the holiday, please telephone us. A. description B. information C. news D. fact 14. ……the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished. A. Until B. In C. By D. On 15. Cellulose, which……for making paper, can be found in all plants. A. is used B. are used C. uses D. is using 16. …… Java Man, who lived before the first Ice Age, is the first manlike animal. A. It is generally believed that B. Generally believed it is C. Believed generally is D. That is generally believed 17. We had a French architect……our villa. A. to design B. designing C. designed D. design 18. Geography. is my favourite……. at school. A. material B. matter C. class D. subject 19. I'll show you around the city when you…… to visit me. A. are coming B. will come C. come D. will be coming 20. They……great difficulty studying English. A. found B. got C. had D. achieved 21. In some courses, students can build up…….over several years. A. modules B. credits C. marks D. grades 22. People have different ways of preparing …… A. their exams B. to exams C. in exams D. for exams 23. You can learn as much theory as/ you like, but you only master a skill by…… it a lot. A. training B. practising C. exercising D. doing 24. The teacher gave an ……talk to his students. A. encouraged B. encouragement C. encouraging D. encouragingly 25. He will only pass the examination if there is a (an) …… in his class-work. A. rise B. increase C. improvement D. progress II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 26. Mr Harris will (A) be divided the biology class (B) into two sections (C) to prevent overcrowding (D) in his classroom. 27. It (A) said that (B) prevention (C) is better (D) than cure. 28. The (A) capital of Yemen(B) is (C) situating 2,190 metres (D) above sea level. 29. Starches (A) provide people (B) with important nutrients (C) which they (D) are needed . 30. The (A) oceans contain many (B) forms of life that (C) has not (D) yet been discovered. III. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, ,C or D which has the same meaning as the given one. 31. My classmate gave this book to me. A. My classmate was given this book by me. B. This book was given to me by my classmate. C. This book was given my classmate by me. D. This book was given to my classmate by me. 32. I started working here in 2000. A. I have started work here since 2000. B. I haven't worked here since 2000. C. I have started working here since 2000. D. I have worked here since 2000. 33. I often get up early. A. I used to get up early. B. I can get up early. C. I am used to getting up early: D. I like to get up early. 34. No one has opened this box for a hundred years. A. This box hasn't been opened for a hundred years. B. This box has been opened for a hundred years. C. This box has belonged to nobody for a long time. D. Someone opened this box a hundred years ago. 35. They made David work hard. . A. David was made to work hard. B. David was made work hard. C. David worked as hard as they did. D. David was made working hard. C. READING I. Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIA In Australia n-r6st children (36) primary school from the age of five. Only two percent of children of primary school age are (37) at home. Some children who go to school always take (38) extra activities such as playing a musical instrument or dancing, and they go to private classes for these and for school subjects they (39) difficult or particularly interesting. Ninety per cent of population go on to secondary school, but a much smaller percentage (40) the final year of secondary school examinations and complete a university (41) . At the moment university students and graduates (42) less than a third of the total, population. Australian universities are modern and well-equipped. Most teaching is by a (43) of lectures, tutorials and practical classes. the humanities courses like History and Philosophy, usually (44) a lot of extra reading in the library. To become a primary or secondary university for three school (45), it is usually necessary to study at years or more. 36. A. attend B. go C. come D. take 37. A. trained B. educated C. raised D. nourished 38. A. after B. over C. up D. in 39. A. regard B. recognise C. consider D. find 40. A. take B. pass C. surpass D. get 41. A. degree B. certificate C. permit D. license 42. A. make up B. shape C. set D. consist 43. A. compound B. mingling C. connection D. combination 44. A. have B. are C. involve D. make use 45. A. professor B. lecturer C. teacher D. trainer Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question. Instructors at American colleges and universities use many different teaching methods. Some instructors give assignments every day. They grade homework. Students in their classes have to take many quizzes, a midterm exam, 'and a final exam. Other instructors give only writing assignments. Some teachers always follow a course outline and usually use the textbook. 'Others send students to the library for assignments. The atmosphere in some classrooms is very formal. Students call their instructors 'Professor Smith', 'Mrs Jones', and so on. Some teachers wear business clothes and give lectures. Other classrooms - have an informal atmosphere. Students and teachers discuss their ideas. Instructors dress informally, and students call them by their first names. American 'teachers are riot alike in their teaching styles. At most American colleges and universities, facilities for learning and recreation are available for students. Students can often use typewriters, tape recorders, video machines, and computers at libraries and learning centers. They can buy books, notebooks, and other things at campus stores. They can get advice on their problems from counselors and individual help with their classes from. tutors. Students can relax and have fun on campus, too. Some schools have swimming pools and tennis courts. Most have snack bars or cafeterias. 46. According to the passage, instructors at American colleges and universities A. do not grade homework B. do not give students quizzes and exams C. never follow a course outline D. use different teaching methods 47. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The atmosphere in all American classrooms is always formal. B. The atmosphere in all American classrooms is always informal. C. American students can call their teachers by their first names. D. American teachers are never allowed to dress informally. 48. At American colleges and universities, A. students only write down their teachers' explanations B. students discuss their ideas with their teachers C. students don't like their teachers' teaching styles D. students can freely talk in class. 49. 'Business clothes' in the third sentence of paragraph two can be understood as A. formal clothes B. informal clothes C. clothes that only business people wear D. casual clothes 50. At most American colleges and universities, A. students can not only use computers at libraries but also buy books and other things at campus stores B. students can ask their counselors and tutors for ad-vice C. students can relax and have fun on campus D. all of them PRACTICE TEST 2 A. PHONETIC I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. certain B. term C. modern D. concern 2. A. separated B. faced C. educated D. needed 3. A. schools B. certificates C. hopes D. books 4. A. lower B. now C. show D. know 5. A. school B. chemistry C. character D. charming Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the others. 6. A. computer B. politics C. listening D. paragraph 7. A. government B. Vietnamese C. typical D. favourite 8. A. develop B. beginning C. magazine D. awarded 9. A. nursery B. currency C. chemistry D. suggestion 10. A., statistics B. certainty C. normally D. physical B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. 11 . The bicycle you lent me badly needed …… A. to clean B. cleaning C. clean D. to be cleaning 12……., Hong Kong acts as a gateway into and out of the People's Republic of China A. Where strategically located B. It is located strategically C. Strategically located D. Because located strategically 13. …… all citrus fruit originated with the Chinese orange. A. That the belief B. It is believed that C. To believe that D. The belief that 14. I've been……advised not to say anything. A. cautiously B. greatly C. strongly D. significantly 15. We need ……information before we can decide. A. further B. farther C. far D. furthest 16. Nutritionists do not agree on how much…… in a person's diet every day. A. is protein required B. protein is required C. that is required protein D. of the protein required 17. I want you to…… these instructions exactly. A. take up B. put out C. carry out D. turn up 18. A battery is a device…… electricity by chemical means. A. it produces B. which produces C. produces D. by which production of 19. In 1850 Yale University established Sheffield Scientific School, ……. A. engineers were educated there B. in which were engineers educated C. where engineers were educated D. where were engineers educated 20. A meeting of the society will be……….on Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock: A. held B. placed C. taken D. made 21. After seeing a movie based on a novel,………. A. many people want to read the hook B. the book made many people want to read it C. the book was read by many people D. the reading of the book interests many people 22. The teacher read a story to the pupils to………. time until the end of the lesson. A. kill B. mark C. make D. waste 23. They……. the training sessions as necessary but unpleasant. A. believed B. remarked C. noticed D. regarded 24. The children are divided …… small groups. A. from B. to C. up D. into 25. Can you tell me some information about the school……system in England? A. educate B. educational C. educative D. education II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 26. The (A) members of (B) both the House of Representatives and all the Senate are (C) elect by 'the (D) citizens of the United States. 27. Many (A) opinion have been (B) voiced on the likely (C) effects of the (D) computer. 28. It should not be (A) assume that (B) the lower the price, (C) the happier (D) the buyer. 29. The rings (A) of Saturn are (B) too distant (C) to see from Earth (D) without a telescope. 30. It was not (A) until 1937 (B) that the southern source of (C) the Nile river (D) is discovered. III. Choose the one option (A, B, C or D) corresponding to the best sentence that is made up from the sets of words and phrases given. 31. It / be difficult / we / get / painting / do / end A. It was difficult but we got the painting done in the end. B. It was difficult but we got the painting to do in the end. C. .It was difficult but we, got the painting done at the end. D. It was difficult but we got the painting to do at the end. 32. John Wilson / say / live / New York A. John Wilson is said living in New York. B. People say John Wilson live in New York. C. John Wilson is said to live in New York. D. John Wilson says to have live in New York. 33. be/ clear / what / expect /you A. Are you clear about your expectation'? B. Are you clear what is expected of you to do? C. Are your expectations clear? D. Are you clear what is• expected of you? 34. drink / not / take / theatre ' A. Drinks may not take into the theatre. B. Drinks may not he taken into the theatre. C. Drink outside; don't take into the theatre. D. Not to take any drinks into the theatre. 35. man / sentence / 15 years / prison / he / prove / guilty A. The man will get a sentence for himself to 15 years in prison if he proves himself guilty. B. The Man was sentenced about 15 years in prison and proved himself guilty. C. The man was sentenced to 15 years in prison because he had been proved guilty. D. The man should make his 'final sentence after 15 years in prison as he proved himself guilty. I. Read the passage below, and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. CHOOSING BOARDING SCHOOL Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live away from home while you attend school? -Would you like to have the (36) of living and studying with students from different countries around the world? Cranbrook Kingswood School- is one of the few schools that can offer you this kind of remarkable opportunity! Cranbrook's green, -wooded campus is a beautiful and safe living and learning (37) ' . A freshwater lake and (38) sculptures by' the famous artist Carl Milles awaken the imagination! The many buildings of Cranbrook were designed by world-renowned, architect Aliel Sarineen and are both bea9iful and (39) . In fact, all of the furniture, woodwork, window glass and tapestries at the school were specially designed for the school and made by hand. Each room and building was created to please and.(40) The students of Cranhrook Kingswood are very (41) . Their studies are (42) and prepare them for some of the best universities around the world. But it's not all hard work at Cranbrook! Students (43) in a rich programme of athletics, music and art courses. Clubs and other activities keep the students happy and busy during the year. If you are (44) boarding, school, consider Cranbrook. ,Call now to arrange a visit and we'll be happy to show you (45) the school. 36. A. need B. experience C. subject D. exploration 37. A. expression B. environment C. attitude D. surround 38. A. few B. lots C. very D. several 39. A. unique B. unfit C. united D. usual' 40. A. inquire B. intend C. invest D. inspire 41. A. jealous B. selfish C. competitive D. mean 42. A. impressive B. challenging C. depressing D. hard-working 43. A. attend B. study C. follow D. participate 44. A. thinking B. wondering C. considering D. going 45. A. around B. to C. at D. off Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question Education was of primary importance to the. English colonists and was conducted at home as well as in established schools. Regardless of geographic location or finances, most Americans learned to read and computer numbers. For many, the 'Bible and other religious tracts were their only books; however, the excellent language contained in such works usually , made them good primers. Many families owned one or more- of Shakespeare's works, a copy of John Banyan's classic 'A Pilgrim's Progress', and sometimes collections of English literary essays, poems, or historical speeches. In 1647 the Massachusetts School Law required every town of at least 50 households to maintain a grammar school. The law was the first to mandate public education in America. In the middle colonies at the time, schools were often dependent on religious societies, such as the Quakers and other private organizations. In the South, families employed private tutors or relied on the clergy to conduct education. At the outset, most elementary schools were for boys, but schools for girls were established in the eighteenth century in most cities, and large towns. In spite of the informal atmosphere of most American schools, the literary rate in the Colonies of mid-eighteenth-century America was equal to or higher than in most European countries. Before the American Revolution, nine colleges had been founded, including Harvard, William and Mary, Yale; the College of New Jersey (now Princeton), Brown, Rutgers, Dartmouth, and Kings College (later Columbia University). By 1720 the natural sciences and modern languages were being taught, as well as courses in practical subjects such as mechanics and agriculture. At the end of the eighteenth century, medical schools were established at the College of Philadelphia and at King's College. 46. Which of the following words best describes the English colonists' attitude toward education? A. Indifferent B. Distrustful C. Enthusiastic D. Casual 47. According to the passage, most Americans learned how to A. Write B. read C. farm D. speak a foreign language 48. According to the passage, the middle colonies often depended upon which 'group to provide education? A. Private organizations B. Colleges C. Established primary schools D. Businesses 49. According to the passage, who often conducted education in the South? A. Public school teachers B. Doctors C. Clergy D. Politicians 50. How well educated were Americans in comparison to most European countries? A. Much worse B. The same or better C. Far better D. Less or equal . UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM PRACTICE TEST 1 A. PHONETICS I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced. EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIA In Australia n-r6st children (36) primary school from the age of five. Only two percent of children of primary school age are (37) at home. Some children who go to school. C. up D. into 25. Can you tell me some information about the school system in England? A. educate B. educational C. educative D. education II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D