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
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.

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.
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Children in (41) _____ Netherlands must be at least four years old to (42)
_____ primary education. Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed
attend primary school, (43) _____ this is not compulsory until children reach

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.
a. compulsory b. parallel c. selected d. following
16. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.
a. depended b. required c. divided d. paid
17. _______ music is _______ popular pastime at many schools.

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. The Internet allows us to connect to other computers and exchange
ideas.
b. The Internet exchange ideas and allows us to connect to other
computers.

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 such
programs as the Perpetual Education Fund. An International Development
Agency project started with the support of American President Bill Clinton uses
the Internet to allow co-operation by individuals on issues of social
development.

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
5. a. library b. entertain c. understand d. referee
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.

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
c. Has been the book given back d. Has the book been given back
24. What he has done to me _______.
a. cannot forgiven b. cannot be forgiven
c. cannot forgive d. cannot be forgiving