SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
TEST 1
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. a. general b. applicant c. usually d. October
2. a. parallel b. dependent c. educate d. primary
3. a. physical b. achievement c. government d. national
4. a. eleven b. history c. nursery d. different
5. a. consider b. similar c. actually d. carefully
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. Tommy left high school _______ the age _______ seventeen.
a. at / of b. in / for c. on / with d. of / in
7. The academic year in Vietnam is over _______ the end _______ May.
a. from / in b. for / on c. on / in d. at / of
8. In _______ most countries, it is compulsory for children to receive
primary education.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
9. Over _______ past few decades, _______ schools in the USA have
been testing various arrangements.
a. the / Ø b. Ø / Ø c. a / the d. Ø / the
10. As an _______, Mr. Pike is very worried about the increasing of juvenile
delinquency.
a. educate b. education c. educator d. educative
11. In England, primary education is provided by state schools run by the
government and by _______ fee-paying schools.
a. independent b. independently c. depended d. independence
12. The United Nations Secretary-General has often spoken of the need for
individual _______ and human rights in his speeches.
a. free b. freedom c. freely d. freeing
13. A/an _______ is an official document stating that you have passed an

24. All bottles _______ before transportation.
a. frozen b. were froze c. were frozen d. are froze
25. The trees _______.
a. were grown by John yesterday in the backyard
b. were grown in the backyard by John yesterday
c. were grown in the backyard yesterday by John
d. in the backyard were grown yesterday by John
26. _______ yet?
a. Have the letters been typed b. Have been the letters typed
c. Have the letters typed d. Had the letters typed
27. English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or
Singapore where ______ for administration, broadcasting and education.
a. is used b. it is used c. used d. being used
28. The telephone _______ by Alexander Graham Bell.
a. is invented b. is inventing c. invented d. was invented
29. Lots of houses _______ by the earthquake.
a. are destroying b. destroyed c. were destroying d. were destroyed
30. In the US the first stage of compulsory education _______ as elementary
education.
a. to be generally known b. is generally known
c. generally known d. is generally knowing
Error Identification.
31. The education children are received during their primary years is
A B (receiving)
crucial for both their personal development and their country as a
C D
whole.
32. The major goals of primary education is to achieve basic literacy and
A B C D
numeracy among all students. (are)

education system, an international student will find it difficult to make the right
academic choices. It is no surprise that the American education system and
the American school system host more international students than any other
country in the world!
36. The expression government-operated could best be replaced by
_____.
a. independent b. state c. vocational d. boarding
37. According to the text, students in the USA _______.
a. are made to take primary and secondary education in the country
b. are not necessarily take primary and secondary education in the
country
c. spend less than 12 years for primary and secondary education
d. needn't take primary and secondary education
38. The writer _______ the US education.
a. appreciates b. underestimates c. overstates d. dislikes
39. Which is true?
a. The US education is not good enough for foreign students.
b Foreign students are not offered opportunities in the US:
c. There are not many foreign students in the US.
d. Many leaders all over the world have studied in the US.
40. What is the writer's advice?
a. International students should not invest their future education in the
US.
b. International students should not study at a top USA university, a top
USA college, a vocational or high school.
c. Without a clear grasp of the American education system, an
international student can make the right academic choices
d. International students should have a thorough understanding of
how the American education system works before going there to
study.

5. a. computer b. establish c. business d. remember
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. The school library is open _______ all of the students and the teaching
staff of the school.
a. for b. over c. to d. among
7. I have just taken a Test of English as a Foreign Language or TOEFL
_______ short.
a. of b. in c. on d. for
8. He did not do well at school and left with few _______ qualifications.
a. academic b. academy c. academician d. academically
9. The Minister of the Education and Training Department appeared on TV
last night to _______ his new policy.
a. public b. publicly c. publicize d. publicizing
10. He owed his success not to privilege but to self-education and a driving
desire for _______.
a. achieve b. achiever c. achievement d. achievable
11. The college offers both _______ and professional qualifications.
a. government b. experience c. requirement d. academic
12. Fee-paying schools, often called "independent schools", "private
schools" or “_______ schools"
a. college b. primary c. secondary d. public
13. In the UK, _______ schools refer to government-funded schools which
provide education free of charge to pupils.
a. state b. secondary c. independent d. primary
14. Mathematics, a required subject in all schools, is __ into many branches.
a. grouped b. prepared c. divided d. added
15. Education has been developed in _______ with modern industry and the
mass media.

c. should do I be exploited d. should have done / exploited
26. This car _______.
a. was manufactured in Japan by Toyota last year
b. was manufactured by Toyota last year in Japan
c. was manufactured last year in Japan by Toyota
d. last year was manufactured by Toyota in Japan
27. Why _______ on time?
a. don't the exercises finish
b. weren't the exercises be finished
c. aren't the exercises being finished
d. aren't the exercises be finished
28. No longer _______ in our office since it _______.
a. have typewriters been used / computerized
b. typewriters have been used / was computerized
c. have typewriters been used / was computerized
d. typewriters have been used / computerized
29. When _______?
a. were computers used first b. were computers first used
c. did computers first use d. are computers first using
30. That machine is useless. It not been used for a long time
a. is b. was c. did d. has
Choose the best sentence that can be arranged from the words given.
31. our I will / school / if / access / much/ Internet / we / to / learn I the / better
/ has
a. If our school has access to the Internet, we will learn much better.
b. If we will learn much better, our school has access to the Internet.
c. If our school has much access, we will learn better to the Internet.
d. If we will learn better to the Internet, our school has much access.
32. exchange / allows / computers / and / us / to / the / ideas / connect / to / !
other / Internet

a. We can also use the Internet download music, movies and other works
for our enjoyment and relaxation and to access.
b. We can also use the Internet to access and download music,
movies and other works for our enjoyment and relaxation.
c. We can also use the Internet to download music, movies and access
and other works for our enjoyment and relaxation.
d. We can also use the Internet for our enjoyment and relaxation to
access and download music, movies and other works.
Read the two passages carefully and choose the correct answer.
In developing countries, people are sometimes unaware of the
importance of education, and there is economic pressure from those parents
who prioritize their children's, making money in the short term over any long-
term benefits of education. Recent studies on child labor and, poverty have
suggested that when poor families reach a certain economic threshold where
families are able to provide for their basic needs, parents return their children
to school. This has been found to be true, once the threshold has been
breached, even if the potential economic value of the children's work has
increased since their return to school.
Other problems are that teachers are often paid less than other
professions; a lack of good universities and a low acceptance rate for good
universities are evident in countries with a relatively high population density.
India has launched EDUSAT, an education satellite that can reach
remote parts of the country at a greatly reduced cost. There is also ail
initiative supported by several major corporations to develop a $100 laptop.
The laptops have been available since 2007. The laptops, sold at cost, will
enable developing countries to give their children a digital education. In
Africa, an "e-school program" has been launched to provide all 600,000
primary and high schools with computer equipment, learning materials and
internet access within 10 years. Volunteer groups are working to give more
individuals opportunity to receive education in developing countries through

taken by (42) _____ all UK students in the May and June following their 16th
birthday. If you come to a UK (43) _____ school before you (44) _____ the
age of 16, you will study towards GCSE examinations in up to 12 subjects.
Some subjects are compulsory, including English arid mathematics, and you
can select (45) _____, such as music, drama, geography and history from a
series of options. GCSEs provide a good all-round education (46) _____ you
can build on at college and eventually at university.
AS- and A-levels are taken after GCSEs. They are the UK qualifications
most (47) _____ accepted for entry to university and are available in subjects
from the humanities, arts, sciences and social sciences as well as in (48)
_____ subjects such as engineering, and leisure and tourism. You can study
up to four subjects at (49) _____ same time for two years, (50) _____ AS-
level examinations at the end of your first year (called the lower-sixth) and A-
level qualifications at the end of your second year (called the upper-sixth).
41. a. short b. long c. big d. long
42. a. similarly b. fortunately c. approximately d. virtually
43. a. dependence b. independence c. independent d. independently
44. a. reach b. come c. approach d. go
45. a. other b. each other c. another d. others
46. a. what b. that c. where d. whose
47. a. wide b. widely c. width d. widen
48. a. practical b. apprentice c. vocational d. physical
49. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
50. a. holding b. choosing c. putting d. taking
TEST 3
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. a. conference b. lecturer c. reference d. researcher
2. a. powerful b. interesting c. exciting d. difficult
3. a. memory b. exactly c. radio d. management
4. a. requirement b. condition c. example d. previous

frameworks.
a. told b. required c. demanded d. taken
15. In Scotland, students transfer from primary to secondary education at
approximately age 12.
a. compound b. base c. change d. move
16. He was so ill that he could not _______ his final examination and
cancelled it to the next year.
a. make b. do c. take d. gain
17. In Vietnamese schools, English, mathematics, and literature are three
_______ subjects, which are compulsory in many important national
examinations.
a. core b. part c. center d. middle
18. Although he has not got necessary experience, he used to take a
_______ in business administration.
a. curriculum b. course c. school d. class
19. Everything that _______ remained a secret.
a. overheard b. had been overheard
c. had overheard d. was overhearing
20. The refreshments _______ by Karen.
a. are going to be prepared b. are going to prepare
c. are preparing d. are to prepare
21. _______ by the police.
a. The stealing car has just been found
b. The stolen car has just been found
c. The stealing car has just found
d. The stolen car has just found.
22. _______ students required to wear uniforms at all times?
a. Are b. Do c. Did d. Will
23. _______ to you yet?
a. Are the book been giving back b. Was the book been given back

d. You are appreciated to honor me.
33. Barry continued to smoke even though we had advised him to quit.
a. Barry took our advice so he stopped smoking.
b. If we had advised Barry, he would have quit smoking.
c. Barry did not quit smoking because of our advice.
d. Despite being told not to smoke, Barry continued to do.
34. Many people think Steve stole the money.
a. It was not Steve who stole the money.
b. Steve is thought to have stolen the money.
c. Many people think the money is stolen by Steve.
d. The money is thought to be stolen by Steve.
35. The man suddenly realized that the neighbor was watching him.
a. The man suddenly realized that he was -being watched by the
neighbor.
b. The neighbor was watching the man and he suddenly realized that.
c. The neighbor was suddenly realized the man and watching him.
d. The man suddenly realized that he was watched by the neighbor.
Read the two passages carefully and choose the correct answer.
Vietnam's education system can be divided into 5 categories: pre-
primary, primary, intermediate, secondary, and higher education.
Public kindergartens usually admit children from the age of 18 months to
5 years. Children at 4 or 5 years of age are sometimes taught the alphabet
and basic math. This level of education is only popular in major cities.
Children normally start their primary education at the age of six.
Education at this level lasts 5 years and it is compulsory for all children. This
compulsory education may be one of the reasons why, despite remaining a
less developed country, the literate proportion of the country's population is
very high, over 90% on average.
Middle schools teach students from grade 6 to 9. This educational level
is generalized throughout most of the country - except in very remote

learn new skills, and you maybe encouraged to take graded music exams
(45) _____ by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, or Trinity
College. The exam grades gained from these are widely accepted toward
university entry (46) _____.
Independent schools do not usually offer vocationally focused
qualifications but if you are (47) _____ in these qualifications, you can find
out more in the ‘career-based and pre-university qualifications’ section.
The (48) _____ you pay to attend independent school, include your
course fees, accommodation and may include some or all extracurricular
activities. To check exactly what is included with the school you may be
asked to pay extra for language tuition.
Fees (49) _____ from school to school and are at the discretion of the
institution; there are no national standards. You should expect to pay a
minimum of £8,000 per year and fees can be (50) _____ high as £25,000.
41. a. see b. meet c. notice d. look
42. a. run b. worked c. indicated d. shown
43. a. if b. although c. so d. because
44. a. for b. in c. on d. of
45. a. offer b. to offer c. offering d. offered
46. a. questions b. troubles c. problems d. requirements
47. a. interested b. excited c. concerned d. worried
48. a. bills b. funds c. fees d. donations
49. a. transfer b. vary c. exchange d. interfere
50. a. as b. much c. more d. far