Unit 7: EDUCATION OPTIONS FOR SCHOOL-LEAVERS

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. degree B. doctorate C. graduate D. kindergarten
2. A. bachelor B. chapter C. chemistry D. teacher
3. A. culture B. student C. institution D. university
4. A. appreciate B. psychology C. programme D. respectively
5. A. academic B. apply C. apology D. achieve
6. A. distance B. mandatory C. doctorate D. major
7. A. college B. credit C. degree D. respective
8. A. passion B. collaboration C. analyse D. exchange
9. A. based B. pursued C. applied D. arranged
10. A. modes B. colleges C. distances D. enriches

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. internship B. applicant C. bachelor D. admission
2. A. studious B. dependent C. critical D. cultural
3. A. psychology B. achievement C. academy D. kindergarten
4. A. admission B. history C. nursery D. difference
5. A. mechanic B. chemistry C. cinema D. faculty
6. A. biology B. geography C. education D. relationship
7. A. broaden B. provide C. pursue D. succeed
8. A. college B. degree C. language D. subject
9. A. undergraduate B. opportunity C. qualification D. university
10. A. bachelor B. diploma C. internship D. scholarship

VOCABULARY
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
1. Don't play down John’s contribution to the development of country’s education.
A. pretend B. estimate C. undervalue D. cooperate
2. If the examiner can't make sense of what your essay is about, you'll get the low mark.
A. declare B. estimate C. communicate D. understand
3. If you want to get a high mark on a test, review the material carefully beforehand.
A. performance B. score C. figure D. note
4. Some students only cram for tests when there is little time left, so their results are not satisfactory.
A. prepare in a short period B. prepare in a long time
C. prepare well D. prepare badly
5. My application for the scholarship was turned down because the grade transcript was insufficient.
A. cancelled B. postponed C. reduced D. rejected
6. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.
A. depended B. required C. divided D. paid
7. In Scotland, students transfer from primary to secondary education at approximately age 12.
A. compound B. base C. change D. move
8. At the time, I didn't believe his remarks regarding our pupils' employment options were really
appropriate.
A. correct B. right C. exact D. suitable
9. Primary in the U.S is required for all children regardless of race, religion, sex, or family background.
 A. obligatory B. excellent C. free of charge D. easy
10. A woman can never be respected if she has no education or a good job.
A. looked up to B. looked down on C. kept up with D. come up with

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meanin the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
1. A further advantage of these audio-visual techniques is their independence from system availability.
A. benefit B. drawback C. characteristic D. danger
2. I thought you could change the world when I was a young, idealistic person.
A. applicable B. energetic C. practical D. thoughtless
3. We always appreciate feedback from friends, so if you have any questions or suggestions, please let us
know.
A. depress B. welcome C. disregard D. consider
4. There are no unique entry requirements for these elective courses.
A. exit B. score C. academic D. strict
5. Overall, continuing education continues to be crucial to the development of any nation.
A. Typically B. Particularly C. Basically D. Unexpectedly
6. Students also have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of optional courses in the university.
A. mandatory B. selective C. free D. limited
7. Tom did miserably on the final test, which caused a shock to everyone in the class.
A. took B. sat for C. failed D. passed
8. Schools today are less tough about discipline than they were in the past.
A. accurate B. severe C. strict D. loose
9. Well, Mrs Baker, you'll be pleased to hear that George has made a dramatic improvement in
geography.
A. meaningful B. important C. insignificant D. steady
10. University students get the chance to live independently, make new friends, and join various clubs in
addition to studying.
A. pleasantly B. easily C. comfortably D. dependently

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Numerous national exams require students to take English, which is a significant __________.
A. language B. test C. evaluation D. subject
2.__________ is the study of the geographical regions of the planet as well as their inhabitants, including
people, plants, and animals.
A. Science B. Geography C. History D. Technology
3. It is not easy at all to get a good job without any _________ qualifications.
A. academic B. social C. great D. favourite
4. At the __________ level, you can join three-year or four-year colleges.
A. primary B. secondary C. postgraduate D. undergraduate
5. Hugh is quite worried because he hasn't _______ for the end-of-term test.
A. examined B. researched C. studied D. read
6. Any pupil caught ________ was made to stand at the front of the class.
A. misbehave B. misbehaved C. misbehaviour D. misbehaving
7. They _________ sacrifices so that their only child could have a good education.
A. made B. did C. provided D. lent
8. He did not do well at school and left with few _________ qualifications.
A. academic B. academy C. academician D. academically
9. You have to be highly _________ to do well in these subjects.
 A. competitive B. competitor C. competition D. competing
10. Last night, to __________ his new strategy, the minister of the Department of Education and Training
appeared on television.
A. public B. publicly C. publicize D. publicizing
11. He owed his success not to privilege but to self-education and a driving desire for _______.
A. achieve B. achiever C. achievement D. achievable
12. __________ and professional qualifications are available from the institution of higher learning.
A. Government B. Experience C. Requirement D. Academic
13. Fee-paying schools, often called "independent schools", "private schools" or “_______ schools".
A. college B. primary C. secondary D. public
14. You'll find plenty of books on the ________ of business studies in the library.
A. lesson B. subject C. curriculum D. schedule
15. I wonder if you could tell me who was awarded the ________.
A. scholar B. scholastic C. scholarship D. scholarly
16. Although ________ education is compulsory in England; parents are not required to send their
children to state schools.
A. higher B. further C. secondary D. formal
17. Journalists sometimes wear ________ clothes to fit in well with the situation in which they are
working.
A. ordinary B. common C. habitual D. casual
18. My job now is not _________ to what I was majored in at university.
A. devoted B. related C. supposed D. belonging
19. My dad said that I'd better spend more time on my _________.
A. student B. studied C. studious D. studies
20. There are not many __________ courses in the last two years at university. Most of them are
compulsory.
A. required B. optional C. preferred D. additional
21. It is _________ to wear uniform to most high school nowadays.
A. obliged B. obliging C. obligational D. obligatory
22. When it comes to children's schooling problems, both parents have to ________ responsibility.
A. get B. respond C. compel D. take
23. Students who want to continue their _________ education in the UK are expected to take A-level
course.
A. high B. tertiary C. secondary D. post-graduate
24. 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
25. 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
26. My dad wants me to go to university, but I'm in ________ minds about it.
A. different B. my C. some D. two
27. In England schooling is compulsory _________ all children from the age of 5 to 16.
A. with B. for C. to D. over
28. In Vietnam a school year lasts for nine months and is divided _________ two terms.
A. into B. to C. from D. on
29. To Vietnamese students, the _________ examination to university is very difficult.
A. require B. requirement C. requiring D. required
30. Despite many recent ________ advances, there are parts where schools are not equipped with
computers.
 A. technology B. technological C. technologically D. technologist
31. There is a wide range of ________ in the education system of the USA.
A. select B. selective C. selected D. selection
32. If you need to _________ the teacher's attention, just put up your hand.
A. attract B. pay C. take D. pull
33. The functional skills such as fundamentals of agriculture, health and hygiene and population
education have also been incorporated in the primary school _________.
A. curriculum B. project C. plan D. schedule
34. I did six hours of ________ for the test, but I still failed badly.
A. education B. survey C. revision D. training
35. Australians and New Zealanders often have a/an ________ year before going to college or after
finishing high school to travel overseas independently.
A. gap B. new C. busy D. graduation
36. It's my _________ ceremony next week; I think my parents are looking forward to it more than I am.
A. graduation B. graduate C. graduating D. graduates
37. Although Tom has not got necessary experience, he used to take a _______ in business
administration.
A. curriculum B. course C. school D. class
38. Going to university is expensive because in addition to the tuition ________, there are expenses for
accommodation, books, living costs, etc.
A. grants B. fees C. fares D. scholarships
39. 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
40.___________ is the study of the events of the past.
A. Geography B. History C. Arts D. Literature
41. She was the first in her family to enjoy the privilege of a university _________.
A. schedule B. education C. science D. technology
42. Next year, I have to decide which area of medicine I want to _________ in.
A. come B. focus C. hand D. specialise
43. I got a diploma in business administration, but still sometimes wish I had been able to go to university
and get a _________.
A. certificate B. diploma C. degree D. scholarship
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. He didn't get the job he wanted because he didn't have the right___________.
A. knowledge B. qualifications C. relationship D. fame
46. More and more young people prefer __________education because they like to learn practical skills.
A. university B. college C. vocational D. higher
47. Many young people find it hard to get a job immediately after__________.
A. university B. school C. class D. graduation
48. Higher education is really for people who want formal learning in order to get an _________degree
A. academic B. university C. vocational D. college
49. This type of training not only provides students with hands-on__________, but also gives them wages
to cover their living costs.
A. knowledge B. practice C. experience D. salary
50. This month, Teen Talk magazine has received many letters from secondary school students asking
about the different _________ for school-leavers.
A. questions B. options C. opinions D. choices
51. ___________ only three hours, I can hardly focus on my work.
A. Having slept B. was slept C. slept D. sleeping
52. ___________ this movie last week, I still wanted to see it again.
A. Having seen B. Had seen C. Was seen D. Seeing
53.Tom was accused ___________ some top secret document.
A. to steal B. of having stolen C. for stealing D. to have stolen
54. But after ___________ it over, I decided to laugh at myself and just join anyway.
A. having thought B. I have thought C. thought D. to have thought
55. Are you sure you told me? I don’t recall ___________ about it.
A. having told B. having been told C. to have told D. to have been told
56.Mary said, “I regret ___________ him earlier in my life.”
A. to meet B. not having met C. to have met D. at meeting
57. Tome made a bad mistake at work, but his boss didn’t fire him. He is happy about _________ a
second chance.
A. giving B. having been given C. to have been given D. to give
58___________ from the horseback, he was taken to hospital and had an operation.
A. When falling B. As he was fallen C. After having fallen D. To fall
59. ___________ the bottles, Mike poured the drinks for everyone.
A. to open B. To have opened C. Being opened D. Having opened
60. Mr. Lee was upset by ___________ the truth.
A. not having been told B. us not to tell him C. he hadn’t been told D. being not told
61._________ the desalination plant, the company could offer an effective solution to the problem of
water scarcity.
A. To build B. Having built C. Being built D. Having been built
62. He forgot _________ promised to cut down on the carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere.
A. to promise B. have C. having D. had
63. _________for years, he died because of lung cancer.
A. Having been smoking B. Having smoked C. Have smoked D. Being smoked
64. Having _________ the important lesson, she couldn't finish her test.
A. missed B. passed C. gone D. taken
65. Even when arrested, he denied _________ cut down that tree.
A. has B. having C. have D. have had
66. I remembered having _________ off the lights after learning before leaving home.
A. switched B. switch C. switching D. switches
67. The public praised the local farmers for_________ millions of trees on the surrounding hills.
A. plant B. being planted C. being planting D. having planted
68. But after __________ it over, I decided to laugh at myself and just join anyway.
A. having thought B. I have thought C. thought D. to have thought
69. Mary said, “I regret ________ him earlier in my life.”
A. To meet B. not having met C. to have met D. at meeting
70. __________ from the horseback, he was taken to hospital and had an operation.
A. When falling B. As he was fallen C. After having fallen D. To fall
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