UNIT 4: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM PRACTICE TEST pptx

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