People say Chinese food is the best in the world.. Chinese food is said to be the best in the world.. I agree that Chinese food is the best in the world.. Chinese food is eaten all over
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UNIT 4 : SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
Test 1
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
6 Your proposals are still examination
7 The judges awarded equal points _both finalists
8 Galileo’s ideas were well _advance of the age in which he lived
9 We grew more anxious every passing day
10 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?
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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
TEST 1
PHONETICS
1-5 Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
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
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
12 For the government, education is now at the stop of
13 We want the kids to have the best
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
16 A high proportion of candidates get low or _ grades in History
17 We need to concentrate on our business
18 Many students now have paid employment during
19 She wanted to take a career in order to have children
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”
23 “The maintenance people didn’t remove the chairs from the ballroom” “Don’t worry They _ them before the dance begins”
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A will have been moved B will have moved
24 Gold _ in California in the 19th 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
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
32 Don’t all of us want to be loved and need by other people?
33 The price of rice exports will been increased by the government
34 Does Dr Brown mind calling at home if his patients need his help?
35 Most of the jobs in the manufacturing factories will take over by robots
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 was said that he was born in London
C He was 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 your favorite sport It is a mistake to take up all physical activity Exercise can help you to relax You should (43) _ at least twenty minutes doing something differenet every day Parents don’t like it when their teenage children spend hours on the phone, but, in fact, (44) to a friend is very good for you; parents think that children are (45) time and money; but research says talking to friends gives you a chance to relax, and this will make the time you spend studying more effective
41 A make B do C go D write
42 A shall B will C should D have
43 A spend B waste C use D relax
44 A.saying B telling C communicating D chatting
45 A wasting B losing C spending D missing
46 – 50 Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best ansewers the question about the passage:
Education is not an end, but a means to an end In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them Our purpose is to fit them for life.
In some modern countries it has, for some time, been fashionable to think that bu free education for all – whether rich or poor, clever or stupid – one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a larger number of people with university degree;
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they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food If no one cleaned our streets and took the
the rubbish away from our house, we should get terrible diseases in your towns.
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to our brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.
46 The writer of the passage thinks that _
A education can settle most of the world’s problems
B free education for all probably leads to a perfect world
C free education wont’s help to solve social problems
D all the social problems cant’s be solved by education
47 The writer wats to prove that
A our society needs all kinds of jobs B our society needs free education for all
C a farmer is more important than a professor
D people with high education refuse to do what they think “low” work
48 According to the passage
A work with hands is dirty and shameful B work with hands is low work
C work with hands is the most important D we can’t regard work with hands as low work
49 The purpose of education is
A to choose a system of education B to prepare children mainly for their future work
C to let everyone receive education fit for him D to build a perfect world
50 The passage tells us about _ of education.
A the means B the system C the value D the type