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 40 to 46.
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately in need of reform. Private schools existed, but only for the very rich. There were very few public schools because of the strong sentiment that children who would grow up to be laborers should not “waste” their time on education but should instead prepare themselves for their life’s work. It was in the face of this public sentiment that educational reformers set about their task. Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated. As Manager of Education in the state of Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various changes, which were soon matched in other school districts around the country. He extended the school year from five to six months and improved the quality of teachers by instituting teacher education and raising teacher salaries. Although these changes did not bring about a sudden improvement in the educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need for a further strengthening of the system.
According to the passage, Horace Mann wanted a better educational system for Americans because _______ .
A. Massachusetts residents needed something to do with their spare time
B. there was no excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated
C. education at the time was so cheap
D. people had nothing else to do except go to school
Chọn đáp án B
Theo đoạn văn, Horace Mann muốn có một hệ thống giáo dục tốt hơn cho người Mỹ bởi vì_______
A. Người dân Massachusetts cần một cái gì đó để làm trong thời gian rảnh rỗi
B. không có lời bào chữa trong một nước cộng hòa cho việc công dân phải thất học
C. giáo dục thời đó rất rẻ
D. mọi người không có việc khác ngoài việc đi học
Thông tin ở câu: “ Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated” (Horace Mann, có lẽ là người nổi tiếng nhất trong số các nhà cải cách, cảm thấy rằng không có lời bào chữa nào trong một nước cộng hòa cho việc công dân phải thất học)