Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42.
Cambridge University is considering axing compulsory written exams, allowing students to use laptops or iPads instead, after tutors complained that students' handwriting is becoming illegible. Academics say the move, which would bring an end to over 800 years of tradition, has come about because students rely too heavily on laptops in lectures, and are losing the ability to write by hand.
Dr Sarah Pearsall, a senior lecturer at Cambridge University, said handwriting is becoming a ''lost art'' among the current generation of students. She added, ''It's increasingly hard for our examiners to read students' scripts. Those with illegible writing are forced to come back to their college during the summer holidays to read their answers aloud in the presence of two university administrators. It's extraordinarily commendable that the University is considering reforms to its examination practices.''
Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham, said it is inevitable that universities will move to computers as handwriting deteriorates in the coming
years. ''We have to accept the reality. Handwriting has now become an optional, not a necessary, part of education. There simply isn't the same time in the curriculum for learning elegant, beautiful handwriting. Life is so quick now. Everybody writes as if they were a doctor writing a prescription,'' he said. ''Handwriting is not necessary for great thought, great English, or great intelligence. Some of our finest wordsmiths today write using laptops, and we have to fight to preserve what is really important, such as the use of great English or great sentence structures.''
Others, however, were not very positive about the move. Tracey Trussell, a handwriting expert, urged Cambridge to ensure that students continue to write by hand. She said, ''It's vital that people continue to write by hand. Writing by hand improves memory and equates to a higher rate of comprehension and information retention.'' There is also concern that schools could follow Cambridge's example by moving away from handwriting. Dr Jane Medwell, Associate Professor of Education at the University of Nottingham, is concerned that scrapping handwritten exams in universities could prompt ''downward curriculum pressure'' on primary and secondary schools to follow suit.
(Adapted from http://www. telegraph. co. uk)
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Cambridge University’s move away from handwriting has already set an unprecedented example for other schools to follow.
B. Sarah Pearsall acknowledged handwriting as an art form to be preserved among the current generation of students at Cambridge University.
C. Sir Anthony Seldon claimed that learning to use great English was more important than learning to write by hand beautifully.
D. Most of the tutors at Cambridge are skeptical of the university's decision regarding handwritten exams
Chọn C
Theo đoạn văn, ý nào đúng?
A. Việc Đại học Cambridge loại bỏ viết tay đã tạo ra một tiền lệ chưa từng có, là ví dụ điển hình để các trường khác làm theo.
B. Sarah Pearsall thừa nhận viết tay là một hình thức nghệ thuật cần được bảo tồn bởi các thế hệ sinh viên ở Đại học Cambridge.
C. Ngài Anthony Seldon khẳng định rằng việc học sử dụng tiếng Anh quan trọng hơn việc viết tay.
D. Phần lớn giảng viên ở Cambrige đều hoài nghi về quyết định bỏ bài thi viết tay của trường.
Dẫn chứng: “Handwriting is not necessary for great thought, great English, or intelligence. Some of our wordsmiths today write using laptops, and we have to fight to preserve what is really important, such as the use of great English or great sentence structure.”
Tạm dich: Viết tay không cần thiết cho các ý tưởng vĩ đại, tiếng Anh vĩ đại hay bộ óc vĩ đại. Chúng ta nên đấu tranh để bảo tồn những gì quan trọng hơn, như việc sử dụng tiếng Anh điêu luyện hay việc sắp cấu trúc câu đại tài.