Unit 5_-HIGHER EDUCATION-Test 3

Unit 5_ HIGHER EDUCATION
TEST 3
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. a. veterinary b. consequently c. application d. difficulty
2. a. maximum b. decision c. requirement d.
admission
3. a. institution b. university c. preferential d.
indicative
4. a. available b. majority c. tutorial
d. differently
5. .a. graduation b. understanding c. international d.
accommodation
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. We will be sitting for our final examination in the last week
_______ May.
a. in b. on c. for d. of
7. These are requirements _____ those who want to become a
pharmacist.
a. of b. in c. about
d. for
8. The A-level (short for Advanced Level) is a General Certificate of
Education set of exams _______ in the U.K.
a. taken b. spent c. met
d. indicated
9. In all cases, applicants must meet the course requirements
_______ by the admitting institution.
a. written b. listed c. typed
d. valued
10. Most universities _______ students who want to attend the

university to pass three A-Levels.
a. receive b. tell c. require
d. ask
11. An _______ is a student at a university or college who is
studying for his or her first degree.
a. undergraduate b. application c. insurance
d. exam
12. Entry to university is competitive so some _______ with the
minimum entrance qualifications will find themselves without a
place.
a. tutors b. professors c. teachers
d. applicants
13. Students also have the opportunity to choose from a wide
range of _______ courses in the university.
a. compulsory b. optional c. required
d. limited
14. Mr. Pike provided us with an _______ guide to the full-time and
part-time programs on offer to a range of candidates drawn from
schools and colleges.
a. inform b. informative c. informed
d. information
15. Not many places at the universities are left, so choice is on a
severe _______.
a. limiting b. limitation c. delimitation
d. limited
16. Higher education _______ have risen this year for the first time
in more than a decade.
a. applies b. applications c. applicable
d. applicants
17. If you get _______ A as a mark for a piece of work or in

_______ exam, your work is extremely good.
a. an / an b. the / Ø c. a / an
d. Ø / a
18. It is _______ education that can make life of people in
developing countries less miserable.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
19. After leaving high school, a student can apply for a position
either university _______ a vocational college.
a. with b. and c. nor
d. or
20. English or French, you can choose _______.
a. not b. either c. both
d. so
21. If it last night, it _______ so hot today.
a. rained / is not b. was raining / were
not
b. had rained / would not have been d. had rained / would not
be
22. Without your recommendation, we _______ any success last
year.
a. had not got b. did not get c. will not have got d. would not
have got
23. ______ he gets here soon, we will have to start the meeting
without him.
a. Suppose b. Provided c. Unless d. If
24. _______ as much money as Bill Gates of Microsoft, I would
retire.
a. Did I have b. If did I have c. Unless I had d. If I had
had
25. If I _______ it was a formal party, I wouldn't have gone wearing

jeans and a jumper.
a. knew b. had known c. had been knowing d. could
know
26. Tom's company will almost certainly fire him _______ he
improves his attitude.
a. unless b. or c. otherwise
d. if
27. If my client _______ me her fax number, I _______ to post a
letter to her.
a. gave,/ will not have b. will give / do
not have
c. had given / wouldn't have had d. had given / will not
have had
28. _______ I had brought my laptop to the meeting yesterday.
a. If b. If only c. Even if d. As
if
29. If I _______ the lottery last week, I _______ rich now.
a. had won / would be b. had won / would
have been
c. won / would be d. won / would have
been
30. Carrie said she will join the company if the starting salary
_______ her expectations.
a. meets b. met c. has met
d. had met
Choose the best alternative that can complete the sentence.
31. Studying abroad can be a meaningful and rewarding
experience. It gives students the chance to live overseas, integrate
themselves into a totally foreign culture, _______.
a. meet other students, and travel

b. they meet other students, and to travel
c. so that they can meet other students, and travel
d. meet other students, but to travel
32. _______ that most students studying abroad have to encounter.
a. Suppose, with several certain difficulties
b. But, several certain difficulties
c. However, there are several certain difficulties
d. Moreover, there are several certain difficulties for them
33. Not being completely fluent in the language _______.
a. to make daily chores such as shopping and eating out pretty
uncomfortable
b. makes daily chores to go shopping and eat out pretty
uncomfortable
c. making daily chores like shopping and eating out pretty
uncomfortable
d. makes daily chores like shopping and eating out pretty
uncomfortable
34. Cross-cultural misunderstandings with classmates, professors
and others _______.
a. are unavoidable for most students studying abroad
b. are easy for most students studying abroad not to avoid
c. are too unavoidable for most students to study abroad
d. are unavoidable enough for most students to study abroad
35. Moreover, they may be distracted from their studies _______.
a. in spite of feeling homesick and missing their relatives and
friends
b. by feeling homesick and missing their relatives and friends
c. with the feeling of homesick and missing their relatives and
friends
d. and they feel homesick and miss their relatives and friends

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, more
than 0 of the highest-ranked 45 institutions are in the United States,
as measured by awards and research output. Public universities,
private universities, liberal arts colleges, and community colleges all
have a significant role in higher education in the United States. An
even stronger pattern is shown by the Webometrics Ranking of World
Universities with 0 US universities in the World's Top 00 universities.
The 006 American Community Survey conducted by the United
States Census Bureau found that 9.5 percent of the population had
attended college but had no degree, 7.4 percent held an associate's
degree, 7. percent held a bachelor's degree, and 9.9 percent held a
graduate or professional degree.
Educational attainment in the United States is similar to that of
other developed countries. Colleges and universities in the U.S. vary
in terms of goals: some may emphasize a vocational, business,
engineering, or technical curriculum while others may emphasize a
liberal arts curriculum. Many combine some or all of the above.
Students can apply to some colleges using the Common
Application. There is no limit to the number of colleges or universities
to which a student may apply, though an application must be
submitted for each.'
Graduate study, conducted after obtaining an initial degree and
sometimes after several years of professional work, leads to a more
advanced degree such as a master's degree. After additional years of
study and sometimes in conjunction with the completion of a master's
degree, students may earn a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.d.) or other
doctoral degree.
Only 8.9 percent of US students ever receive postgraduate degrees,
and most, after obtaining their bachelor's degree, proceed directly

into the workforce.
36. Not any other country has more highest-ranked universities and
institutions than the US does.
a. True b. False c. No information
37. Higher education in the USA is the same as that in the China.
a. True b. False c. No information
38. Each student can apply only one college or university.
a. True b. False c. No information
39. Students can continue studying to get a more advanced degree
after working for some years.
a. True b. False c. No information
40. After getting their bachelor's degree, most of US students
continue their studies.
a. True b. False c. No information
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Here's some advice for trying to find the university that works for
you.
1. You need to examine (4) _____ and your reasons for going to
university before you start your search. Why are you going? What
are your abilities and strengths? What are your weaknesses?
What do you want out of life? Are you socially self-sufficient (4)
_____ do you need warm, familial (4) _____? Talk with your family,
friends and high-school counselors as you ask these questions.
The people (44) _____ know you best can help you the most with
these important issues.
2. Very few high-school students have enough information or (45)
_____ to choose a major. You need to be well (46) _____ to
determine your interest and aptitude. Many students (47) _____
their minds two or three times before they settle on a major.
3. If you do not have to go to university right (48) _____ it is never

too late. There is no such thing as the perfect time to start
university. Some students benefit from a year off to work, study or
travel, and these experiences (49) _____ them to be better, more
engaged students. Some students choose to apply to university
and gain admission and then defer their entrance, while others
wait to apply until after they have had (50) _____ alternative
experience.
41. a. you b. your c. yours
d. yourself
42. a. or b. but c. nor
d. either
43. a. support b. bringing c. feeding d. growth
44. a. which b. whom c. who d.
whose
45. a. expenditure b. experience c. experiment d. expert
46. a. prepare b. prepared c. preparation d.
preparative
47. a. transform b. translate c. change
d. convert
48. a. for b. up c. over d.
away
49. a. allow b. make c. let d.
advise
50. a. a b. an c. the
d. Ø