Unit 4 SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM
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
6. a. expression b. easily c. depression d. disruptive
7. a. algebra b. musical c. politics d. apartment
8. a. mechanic b. chemistry c. cinema d. finally
9. a. typical b. favorite c. division d. organize
10.a. computer b. establish c. business d. remember
11. a. conference b. lecturer c. reference d. researcher
12.a. powerful b. interesting c. exciting d. difficult
13.a. memory b. exactly c. radio d. management
14.a. requirement b. condition c. example d. previous
15.a. library b. entertain c. understand d. referee
Choose the best answer:
16.Tommy left high school _______ the age _______ seventeen.
a. at / of b. in / for c. on / with d. of / in
17.The academic year in Vietnam is over _______ the end _______ May.
a. from / in b. for / on c. on / in d. at / of
18.In _______ most countries, it is compulsory for children to receive primary education.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
19.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
20.As an _______, Mr. Pike is very worried about the increasing of juvenile delinquency.
a. educate b. education c. educator d. educative
21.Peter is trying his best to study in hope that he will _______ fame and fortune in the near future.
a. lose b. run c. move d. achieve
22._______ is the study of the events of the past.

35.The telephone _______ by Alexander Graham Bell.
a. is invented b. is inventing c. invented d. was invented
36.Lots of houses _______ by the earthquake.
a. are destroying b. destroyed c. were destroying d. were destroyed
37.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
38.The school library is open _______ all of the students and the teaching staff of the school.
a. for b. over c. to d. among
39.I have just taken a Test of English as a Foreign Language or TOEFL _______ short.
a. of b. in c. on d. for
40.He did not do well at school and left with few _______ qualifications.
a. academic b. academy c. academician d. academically
41.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
42.The college offers both _______ and professional qualifications.
a. government b. experience c. requirement d. academic
43.Fee-paying schools, often called "independent schools", "private schools" or “_______ schools"
a. college b. primary c. secondary d. public
44.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
45.Mathematics, a required subject in all schools, is __ into many branches.
a. grouped b. prepared c. divided d. added
46.Education has been developed in _______ with modern industry and the mass media.
a. compulsory b. parallel c. selected d. following
47.School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.
a. depended b. required c. divided d. paid
48._______ music is _______ popular pastime at many schools.
a. Ø / a b. The / the c. A / the d. The / Ø
49.To apply to _______ UK independent school, you'll need to have _______ good standard of

c. have typewriters been used / was computerized d. typewriters have been used / computerized
60.When _______? a. were computers used first b. were computers first used
c. did computers first use d. are computers first using
61.That machine is useless. It not been used for a long time
a. is b. was c. did d. has
62.In England schooling is compulsory _______ all children from the age of 5 to 16.
a. with b. for c. to d. over
63.In Vietnam a school year lasts for nine months and is divided _______ two terms.
a. into b. to c. from d. on
64.To Vietnamese students, the _______ examination to university is very difficult.
a. require b. requirement c. requiring d. required
65.Despite many recent _______ advances, there are parts where schools are not equipped with
computers. a. technology b. technological c. technologically d. technologist
66.There is a wide range of _______ in the education system of the USA.
a. select b. selective c. selected d. selection
67._______ schooling is compulsory in Australia between _______ ages of six and seventeen.
a. The I Ø b. A / an c. Ø / the d. The / ah
68.In Scotland, students transfer from primary to secondary education at approximately age 12.
a. compound b. base c. change d. move
69.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
70.Although he has not got necessary experience, he used to take a _____ in business administration.
a. curriculum b. course c. school d. class
71.Everything that _______ remained a secret.
a. overheard b. had been overheard c. had overheard d. was overhearing
72.The refreshments _______ by Karen.
a. are going to be prepared b. are going to prepare c. are preparing d. are to prepare
73._______ 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.