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
13. A university is an -institution of higher education and research, which grants _______ degrees at all levels in a variety of
subjects.
a. secondary b. optional c. academic d. vocational
14. _______ is used to describe the work of a person whose job is to treat sick or injured animals, or to describe the medical
treatment of animals.
a. Chemistry b. Pharmacy c. Medicine d. Veterinary
15. A _______ is an area of knowledge or study, especially one that you study at school, college, or university.

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
on both practice and theory. (concentrtes)
34. An university is an institution of higher education and research, which
A (A) B C
grants academic degrees; including Bachelor's degrees, Master's
D
degrees and doctorates in a variety of subjects.
35. Higher vocational education and training that combines teaching of
A B

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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
"Oxford", (41) ______ in the city of Oxford, in England, is (42) ______ oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is also
considered as one of the world's leading (43) ______ institutions. The university traces, its roots back to at least the end of the 11th
century, (44) ______ the exact date of foundation remains unclear. Academically, Oxford is consistently ranked in the world's top
ten universities. The University is also open (45) ______ overseas students, primarily from American universities, who may (46)
_____ in study abroad programs during the summer months for more than a century, it has served as the home of the Rhodes
Scholarship, (47) ______ brings highly accomplished students from a number of countries to study at Oxford as (48) ______ The
University of Oxford is also a place where many talented leaders from all over the world used to study. Twenty-five British Prime
Ministers attended Oxford, including Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. At (49) ______ 25 other international leaders have been
educated at Oxford, and this number includes King Harald V of Norway and King Abdullah II of Jordan. Bill Clinton is the first
American President to attend Oxford. Forty-seven Nobel (50) __ winners have studied or taught at Oxford.
41. a. put b. placed c. located d. stood
42. a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
43. a. learning b. academic c. graduating d. scholar
44. a. although b. because c. since d. if
45. a. to b. for c. from d. up
46. a. write b. name c. enroll d. require
47. a. that b. where c. whose d. which
48. a. postgraduates b. postgraduated c. postgraduation d. postgraduating
49. a. last b. least c. late d. lately
50. a. present b. gift c. medal d. prize
TEST 2
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. apply b. university c. identity d. early
2. a. choice b. achieve c. each d. chemistry

18. I would like to invite you to participate in the ceremony.
a. graduate b. graduated c. graduation d. graduating
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19. You can either come by bus _______ take a taxi.
a. and b. or c. not d. nor
20. Either you or I _______ going to meet Professor Pike at the airport.
a. am b. were c. are d. has been
21. If you _______ to my advice, you _______ in trouble now.
a. listened / were not b. listen / are not.
c. had listened / would not have been d. had listened / would not be
22. If you take the 8 a.m. flight to New York you _______ change planes.
a. could not have to b. will not have to
c. had not had to d. would not to have to
23. If it _______ warm yesterday, we would have gone to the beach.
a. was b. were c. had been d. could be
24. If it _______ an hour ago, the streets _______ wet now.
a. were raining / will be b. had rained / would be
c. rained / would be d. had rained / would have been
25. _______ here, he would helped us with these troubles.
a. Were Peter b. If were Peter
c. Unless were Peter d. Unless Peter were
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 _______.

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
As Chinese society changes, higher education is undergoing major transformations. The university model of the United States
and other Western countries has a powerful influence. New trends in Chinese higher education are attracting the attention of global
educators. Since the establishment of Western-oriented modern universities at the end of nineteenth century, Chinese higher
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education has continued to evolve. Over the past two decades, however, tremendous economic development in China has
stimulated reforms in higher education that have resulted in some remarkable changes.
The first modern institution, Peiyang University, was founded in Tianjin. The university changed its name to Tianjin University
in 1951 and became one of the leading universities in China: Next, Jiaotong University was founded in Shanghai in 1896. In the
1950s, most of this university was moved to Xi'an, an ancient capital city in northwest China, and became Xi'an Jiaotong University;
the part of the university remaining in Shanghai was 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

2. a. maximum b. decision c. requirement d. admission
3. a. institution b. university c. preferential d. indicative
4. a. available b. majority c. tutorial d. differently
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.
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