Exercises of unit 4

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UNIT 4
: SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
I. Fill in cach gap with a word from the box.
primary certificate tearaway kindergarten

education grade academic curriculum

education methodical compulsory core

1. In Vietnam there is a_______________ education for children from 5 to 11 .
2. The subjects of the________________form a coherent whole.
3. She didn’t like the course but she stuck it out to get the______________ .
4. _____________ is a school or class to prepare children aged five for school .
5. People believe that_________________is the most important issue facing the
government.
6. We are chiefly concerned with improving ______________standards.
7. Why get upset just because you got one bad_________________?
8. _______________year is the period of the year during which students go to
school or university.
9. ______________subjects are the subjects that all the students have to study
such as English and mathematics.
10. Good health care is of _______________importance.
11. We should have a________________ mind to deal with psychological matters.
12. ______________is a young person who is difficult to control and often does
stupid, dangerous and/or illegal things.
II.Supply the correct form of the word in bold .
1. watching television can be very________________ .(education)
2. You have to do well_______________________to get into medical school .

(academy)
3. His__________________towards her was becoming more and more
aggressive(behave)
4. Teachers must keep a record of student’__________________.(attend)
5. Attendance at my lectures has fallen off___________________.(consider)
6. Our school set up a project to ___________________the library system
(computer)
7. In the final_____________________ , it’s a matter of personal choice .(analyze)
8. Over 600 workers were made________________redundant .(compulsory)
III. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition.
1. It is compulsory ____________all motorcyclists to wear helmets.
2. Your grade will be based_____________four papers and a final exam.
3. Concern for the environment is _______________the core of our policies.
4. I have to write up the notes_______________homework.
5. This leaflet is produced_______________the information__________our
customers.
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6 . Your proposals are still ______________examination.
6. The judges awarded equal points_____________both finalists.
7. Galileo’s ideas were well_______________advance of the age in which he lived.
8. We grew more anxious________________every passing day.
9. He was tall_______________his age; he was taller than all his classmates.
IV.Choose the crrect verb form in each of the following sentences.
1. Tom has just promoted/has just beenn promoted to area manager of Eastern
Europe.
2. I have applied/ have been applied for a new job.
3. How many times have you made/ have you been made redundant?
4. Bob’s wife has just lost/ has just been lost her job.

5. My father has taken/ has been taken early retirement.
6. My brother has given/ has been given the sack.His boss said he was lazy.
7. The number of people out of work has risen/ has been risen to nearly 3 million.
8. A strike has called/ has been called by the air traffic controllers.
9. They haven’t offered/ haven’t been offered more money by the management.
10. How much money have you saved/have you been saved for your retirement?
V. Read the news stories and put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense,
Present Perfect or Simple Past, active or passive.
A. The Loch Ness Wallet
Fourteen years ago Spanish tourist Gaspar Sanchez (1.drop)_______________his
wallet into the waters of Loch Ness in Scotland. His passort, his car keys, his
business card and his money (2.lose)_____________in 150m of water. This
week the phone (3.ring)_______________in Sanchez’s Barcelona flat and a
Scottist policeman told him, “Sir, your wallet (4.find)_____________! It
(5.discover)_______________last Sunday on the bed of the loch by some
scientists in a submarine looking for the loch Ness monster!”
Sachez said, “The Whole thing is absolutely amzing. Apparently, my wallet and its
contents (6. put)______________in the post to me already. I should get them
tomorrow. I can’t believe it!”

B. Piscassos taken in £40m raid
Swedish police (1.just announce)_________________ that five paintings by
Picasso (2.steal)_______________ fron Stockhom’s Modern Museum. The
paintings (3.value)________________by experts at 500 million kronor (about £40
million).
Police beilive that they (4. take)________________early on Saturday
evening, but for some reason the museum’s burglar alarm (5. not go
off)_______________and the theft (6.not discover)______________until Monday
morning. No clues (7.find)_________________so far at the scene of the crime.
VI. Choose the correct answer.

1.I still can’t believed it! My bicycle_________last night.
A. was stolen B. was stealing C.stolen D. Stole
2. Ms Maier at the Ajax Company
A. is employing B. employed C. employing D. is employing
3. Something funny in class yesterday.
A. happened B. was happened C. happens D. is happened
4. The child’s arm was swollen because he by a bee
A. stung B. had stung C. had been stung D. had being stung
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5. Today many serious childhood disease by early immunization.
A. are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented
6. I with you on that subject.
A. am agree B. am agree C. agreeing D. agree.
7. Many American automobiles in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. have manufactured
C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
8. Let’s go ahead and do it now. Nothing by waiting.
A. accomplishes B. accomplished
C. has accomplished D. will be accomplished
9. “When ?” “In 1928.”
A. penicillin was discovered B. did penicillin discovered
C. was penicillin discovered D. did penicillin discover
10. In recent years, the government has imposed pollution controls on car
manufacturers. Both domestic and imported cars must anti-pollution
devices.
A. equip with B. be equipped with C. equip by D. be equipped by
11. A shortage of water is a problem in many parts of the world. In some areas water
from the ground faster than nature can replenish the supply.

A. is being taken B. has been taking C. is taking D. has taken
12. Vitamin C by the human body. It gets into the blood stream quickly.
A. absorbs easily B. is easily absorbing.
C. is easily absorbed D. absorbed easily
13. “When can I have my car back?” “I think it’ll late this afternoon.”
A. finish B. be finished C. have finished D. be finish
14. I didn’t think my interview went very well, but I guess it must have. Despite all my
anxiety, I for the job I wanted. I’m really going to work hard to justify their
confidence.
A. was hiring B. hired C. god hiring D. got hired
15. My country the pursuit of world peace.
A. is dedicating to B. is dedicated to
C. is dedicating to D. is dedicated to
16. About 15,000 years ago, that region under ice a mile deep.
A, buried B. was burying C. was buried D. had buried
17. Pete was new on the job, but he quickly himself into the established
routine of the office.
A. fit B. fits C. has been fit D. had been fit
18. The Mayan Indians an accurate and sophisticated calendar more
than seven centuries ago.
A. were developed B. developed C. are developed D. have been developed
19. George is Lisa.
A. marry with B. marry to C. married with D. married to
20. The rescuers for their bravery and fortitude in locating the lost
mountain climbers.
A. were praised B. praised C. were praising D. praising
TEST
PHONETICS
1-5. Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced
differently from that of the other words.

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1. A.weight B. height C. freight D. reign
2. A. pleasure B. measure C. ensure D. leisure
3. A. caught B. naughty C. draught D. caution
4. A. good B. boot C. shoot D. food
5. A. rush B. push C. flush D. crush

6-10. Pick out the work that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
6. A. signature B. generator C. scholarship D. achievement
7. A coincide B. community C. conception D. committee
8. A. envelop B. astronaut C. tuberculosis D. poverty
9. A. degree B. virtually C. assembly D. synthetic
10. A. earthquake B. transaction C. applicant D. patriot
A. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
11-30.Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each
sentence.
11. The national __________ is a program me of study in all the main subjects that
children aged 5 to 16 in state schools must follow.
A. syllabus B. course C. plan D. curriculum
12. For the government, education is now at the stop of ________________
A. agenda B. outline C. order D. plan
13. We want the kids to have the best ________________
A. probable B. possible C. possibly D. probably
14. Evening classes are considered a form of _________________ education
15. The expansion of ___________ education at college and university should be a
powerful force for change
A. further B. higher C. extra D. extended
16. A high proportion of candidates get low or _____________ grades in History

A. unavailable B. unlikely C. unclassified D. unmarked
17. We need to concentrate on our ____________ business.
A. central B. core C. centre D. terms
18. Many students now have paid employment during ______________
A. semester B. semesters C. term D. terms
19. She wanted to take a career ______________ in order to have children
A. leave B. stop C. end D. break
20. For __________ information on the diet, write to us at this address.
21.”Those eggs of different colors are very artistic” “Yes, they __________ in Russia”
A. were painted B. were paint C. were painting D. painted
22.”David is in prison for smoking drugs” “He ____________ that it was against the law”
A. is telling B. was told C. told D. tells
23. “The maintenance people didn’t remove the chairs from the ballroom”. “Don’t worry.
They _____________ them before the dance begins”
A. will have been moved B. will have moved
C. were moved D. moved
24. Gold ___________ in California in the 19
th
century.
A. was discovered B. has been discovered
C. was discover D. they discovered
25._________ that military spending is extremely high
A. We are felt B. It feels C. It is felt D. We feel that it is
26. If you wish to learn a new language, you must_________classes.
A. follow B. present C. attend D.assist
27. My favorite ________at school is history.
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A. topic B.class C. theme D.subject

28. His school report last term was very__________.
A. satisfied B. fulfilling C. satisfactory D. full
29.The students_________ to be at school at 8 am.
A. tell B. told C. have told D. were told
30. Our children_________ to school by bus every morning.
A. take B. are taken C. have taken D. are taking
31 - 35. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
31. Great singer of the world can be hearing at the Sydney Opera House.
A B C D
32. Don’t all of us want to be loved and need by other people?
A B C D
33. The price of rice exports will been increased by the government.
A B C D
34. Does Dr. Brown mind calling at home if his patients need his help?
A B C D
35. Most of the jobs in the manufacturing factories will take over by robots.
A B C D
36 - 40. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same
meaning as the given one.
36. People have discovered a new source of energy.
A. A new source of energy has discovered.
B. A new source of energy was discovered.
C. A new source of energy have been discovered.
D. A new source of energy has been discovered.
37. People say that he was born in London.
A. That is said he was born in London.
B. It aws said that he was born in London.
C. He aws said to be born in London.
D. He is said to have been born in London.
38. We have no seats left for the concert next Sunday.

A. All the seats for the concert next Sunday have been booked.
B. All the seats were sold for the concert next Sunday.
C. The concert next Sunday had no seats for us.
D. No seats left for us for the concert next Sunday.
39. People say Chinese food is the best in the world.
A. Chinese food is said to be the best in the world.
B. I agree that Chinese food is the best in the world.
C. Chinese food is eaten all over the world.
D. No food in the world is eaten as much as Chinese food.
40. The storm blew a lot of trees down last night.
A. A lot of trees were blown down last night by the storm.
B. A lot of trees were cut down last night.
C. The storm could hve blown a lot of trees down.
D. The storm was strong enough to blow down old trees.
C. READING
41 - 45. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank
space in the following passage:
If you want to (41)_________your best in an exam, you should be relaxed and so one
of the best things to do is to take regular breaks even if they are only for a few minutes.
During revision time, you (42)__________ take some time off to go for a walk or play
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