HIGHER EDUCATION
TEST 1
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. a. university b. application c. technology d. entertainment
2. a. mathematics b. engineering c. scientific d. laboratory
3. a. certificate b. necessary c. economy d. geography
4. a. interviewer b. preparation c. economics d. education
5. a. considerable b. information c. librarian d. technician
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. It is a course _______ two years for those who want to work as a
marketing agent.
a. of b. in c. for d. with
7. You can meet Mr. Pike, who is _______ behalf _______ the university to
solve the problems of foreign students.
a. on / of b. in / for c. with / at d. for / at
8. In most _______ developed countries, up to 50% of _______ population
enters higher education at some time in their lives.
a. Ø / the b. the / a c. Ø / Ø d. the / Ø
9. _______ colleges and _______ universities are the main institutions that
provide tertiary education.
a. The / Ø b. Ø / the c. The / the d. Ø / Ø
10. He graduated with doctorates of _______ and surgery from Florence,
gaining the highest honors that year.
a. medicine b. medical c. medicate d. medication
11. The making of good habits _______ a determination to keep on training
your child.
a. require b. requires c. requirement d. required
12. He was the only _______ that was offered the job.
a. apply b. application c. applicant d. applying

25. You are not allowed to use the club's facilities _____ you are a member.
a. unless b. if c. provided d. supposed
26. If she _______ the train last night, she here now.
a. took / were b. were taking / is
c. had taken / would have been d. had taken / would be
27. _______ if a war happened?
a. What you would do b. What would you do
c. What will you do d. What will you do
28. I would send her a fax if I _______ her number.
a. know b. knew c. had known d. could know
29. _______ it were well paid, I would accept this proposal.
a. Providing b. Unless c. But for d. If only
30. _______ more carefully, he would not have had the accident yesterday:
a. If Peter driven b. If had Peter driven
c. Had Peter driven d. Unless Peter had driven
Error Identification.
31. Higher education is very importance to national economies, and it is
A (important) B
also a source of trained and educated personnel for the whole country.
C D
32. Higher education in the United States specifically refers to post-
A B
secondary institutions, that offer associate degrees, master degrees or
C (institutions that)
Ph.d. degrees or equivalents.
D
33. Higher general education is based on theoretical expertise and might
A B
be contrasted with higher vocational education, which concentrating
C D

currently 23 non-public universities, accounting for 11% of the total number of
universities. These non-public universities are currently training 119,464
students, or 11.7% of the total number of students. The government is
planning to increase the number of non-public universities to 30% by 2007.
36. University Entrance Examination in Vietnamese is very _______.
a. interesting b. stressful c. free d. easy
37. The word those refers to _______.
a. exam subjects b. young people c. universities d. examinations
38. In 2004, the proportion of the students who got success in University
Entrance Examination was about _______ percent.
a. 5 b. 10 c. 20 d. 50
39. Which sentence refers to the University Entrance Examination in
Vietnam?
a. Students find it easy to get success in the University Entrance
Examination.
b. Math is compulsory in the University Entrance Examination.
c. Students are not allowed to choose their exam subjects.
d. There are four fixed groups of exam subjects for students to
choose.
40. According to the passage, _______.
a. the Vietnamese government will close all non-public universities by
next year.
b. the Vietnamese government does not appreciate non-public
universities
c. the Vietnamese government encourages the establishing of non-
public universities.
d. Vietnamese students have no alternative to continue their higher study
besides universities.
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
The University of Oxford, informally called "Oxford University", or simply

1. a. apply b. university c. identity d. early
2. a. choice b. achieve c. each d. chemistry
3. a. final b. applicant c. high d. decide
4. a. average b. indicate c. application d. grade
5. a. course b. four c. our d. yours
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. There are two types of higher education in _______ UK: higher general
education and higher vocational education.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
7. The examination results of the A-Levels determine if _______ student is
good enough to go to _______ university or college.
a. Ø / the b. a / a c. the / an d. Ø / an
8. Many parents do not let their children make a decision _______ their
future career.
a. in b. about c. on d. out
9. You are old enough. I think it is high time you applied _______ a job
a. in b. of c. for d. upon
10. He has not been offered the job because he cannot meet the _______ of
the company.
a. requirements b. applicants c. information d. education
11. _______ education is normally taken to include undergraduate arid
postgraduate education, as well as vocational education and training.
a. Primary b. Tertiary c. Secondary d. Intermediate
12. The University of Cambridge is a prestigious _______ of higher learning
in the UK
a. tower b. hall c. house d. institute
13. - Which subject do you _______ at university? - I major in Math.
a. do b. make c. practice d. demonstrate

26. _______ that problem with the car, we wouldn't have missed the speech.
a. If we had had b. If had we had
c. Unless we had had d. Provided that we had had
27. If I were a little taller, I _____ be able to water the plant on tl.1etop shelf.
a. did b. would c. had d. would have
28. If you hear from Susan today, _______ her to ring me.
a. tell b. to tell c. telling d. will tell
29. She had to have the operation _______.
a. unless she would dies b. if she would die
c. otherwise she will die d. or she would die
30. If the traffic _______ bad, I may get home late.
a. is b. were c. was d. had been
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original
one.
31. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf:
a. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.
b. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.
c. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.
d. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.
32. If only I had studied hard enough to pass the final exam.
a. I regret not studying hard enough to pass the final exam.
b. I had studied hard enough and I passed the final exam.
c. I studied too hard to pass the final exam.
d. I studied hard otherwise I would fail the final exam.
33. John speaks Chinese fluently because he used to live in China for ten
years.
a. Suppose John has lived in China for ten years, he can speak Chinese
fluently.
b. Provided that John lived in China for ten years, he could speak
Chinese fluently.

renamed Shanghai Jiaotong University.
Tianjin University celebrated its hundredth anniversary in 1995, followed
by Xi'an Jiaotong and Shanghai Jiaotong Universities in 1996. Other leading
universities, such as Zhejiang University (1897), Beijing University (1898),
and Nanjing University (1902) also recently celebrated their hundredth
anniversaries, one after another. These celebrations marked the beginning of
a new chapter in Chinese higher education.
36. The text is about _______.
a. Chinese education system
b. some famous universities in China
c. the western influences on Chinese education
d. application for a university in China
37. Chinese higher education _______.
a. is not affected by any others
b. has not really well-developed
c. has developed since the end of nineteenth century
d. is not paid any attention by global educators
38. Chinese higher education _______.
a. has been stable since nineteenth century
b. has decreased over the past two decades
c. has not got any changes
d. has been affected by the country's economic development
39. Tianjin University was founded in _______.
a. 1895 b. 1896 c. 1950 d. 1951
40. Which university celebrated the hundredth anniversaries in 2002?
a. Nanjing University b. Shanghai Jiaotong University
c. Xi'an Jiaotong University d. Beijing University
Full in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Since China adopted its open-door (41) _____ approximately twenty-
five years ago, Chinese higher education has begun once again to draw

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

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

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 (41) _____ and your reasons for going to
university before you start your search. Why are you going? What are