* Read this passage and write T (True), F (False) or N (No information) for each sentence.
Vietnam's education system can be divided into 5 categories: pre-primary, primary, intermediate, secondary, and higher education.
Public kindergartens usually admit children from the age of 8 months to 5 years. Children at 4 or 5 years of age are sometimes taught the alphabet and basic math. This level of education is only popular in major cities.
Children normally start their primary education at the age of six. Education at this level lasts 5 years and it is compulsory for all children. This compulsory education may be one of the reasons why, despite remaining a less developed country, the literate proportion of the country's population is very high, over
90% on average.
Middle schools teach students from grade 6 to 9. This educational level is generalized throughout most of the country - except in very remote provinces, which expect to popularize and standardize middle education fully within the next few years. Intermediate is a non-compulsory schooling form in Vietnam.
Secondary education, which consists of grades 10, 11 and 12, is standardized in all major urban regions, but is not in rural provinces. After 3 high school terms, all students must attend a graduation test. This test often consists of 6 subjects differently selected each year but has to contain the 3 compulsory ones:
Foreign Language (mostly English), Mathematics and Literature. The Vietnamese government intends to merge this test with the university entrance test in 2020.
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......1. Pre-primary education in Vietnam is popularized all over the country.
......2. Primary education is compulsory in Vietnam.
......3. Students from grade 6 to 9 have to take an important examination to continue their education at high school.
......4. Secondary education is standardized in all over the country.
......10. The graduation test for all high school students often consists of 6 subjects which are fixed years after years.

* Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.

1. There was no food left when I returned. They ate everything!

                  A                  B                                        C         D

2. If I got a scholarship to England, my parents would be very proud by me.

             A                         B                                         C                          D

3. The boy complained that someone had stolen his book and also his brothers.

                             A                     B                         C                                     D

4. We have been informed that most of animals at the zoo are starving to death.

                          A  B                        C                      D

5. Where I am living now is convenient for work because I don't have travel far.

          A                               B                     C                                              D

6. If she had visited us last summer, she would enjoy the hikes in the mountains.

                                   A                                      B                C      D

7. Methods of printing have developed by the newspaper industry over the past hundred years.

                     A                          B                                                          C                      D

8. She told that she was flying to Chicago last week. She must have been in her hotel room last night.

               A                       B                                                              C                 D

9. Food and drink prices in New York is very high; furthermore, renting an apartment is very expensive.

                                                                A                           B              C                           D     

10. These days people who do manual work often receive far much money than people who work in an office          

             A                             B                                                          C                                  D   

* Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.

1. There was no food left when I returned. They ate everything!

                  A                  B                                        C         D

2. If I got a scholarship to England, my parents would be very proud by me.

             A                         B                                         C                          D

3. The boy complained that someone had stolen his book and also his brothers.

                             A                     B                         C                                     D

4. We have been informed that most of animals at the zoo are starving to death.

                          A  B                        C                      D

5. Where I am living now is convenient for work because I don't have travel far.

          A                               B                     C                                              D

6. If she had visited us last summer, she would enjoy the hikes in the mountains.

                                   A                                      B                C      D

7. Methods of printing have developed by the newspaper industry over the past hundred years.

                     A                          B                                                          C                      D

8. She told that she was flying to Chicago last week. She must have been in her hotel room last night.

               A                       B                                                              C                 D

9. Food and drink prices in New York is very high; furthermore, renting an apartment is very expensive.

                                                                A                           B              C                           D     

10. These days people who do manual work often receive far much money than people who work in an               

             A                             B                                                          C                                  D

office.  

* Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.

1. I do not intend to tell you my plans. (of)

I have …………………………………………you my plans.

2. Despite his age, he’s still working. (retired)

He still …………………………………………despite his age.

3. Despite knowing the area well, I got lost. (even)

I got lost …………………………………………the area well.

4. Graham spends all his time doing research. (devoted)

Graham has …………………………………………doing research.

5. Susan regrets not going to the airport to say goodbye to her friend. (wishes)

Susan …………………………………………the airport to say goodbye to her friend.

* Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D.

1. If you visit a doctor, you must pay him a …………………….

A. fare  B. commission      C. fee              D. tip

2. A child whose parents are both dead is called an …………………….

A. emigrant            B. orphan            C. infant           D. author

3. He was unwilling to apologize but in the end I ……………………him to do so.

A. had      B. made    C. persuaded       D. let

4. Every summer, they set off for their ……………………farmhouse which is 300 kilometers away from the city.

A. downtown         B. metropolitan  C. urban             D. remote

5. The scenery is ……………………when viewed from the mountain top. It feels like your breath is being taken away.

A. spectacular        B. good       C. nice          D. peaceful

6. Despite many recent technological advances, there are parts where schools are not equipped   ……………………computers.

A. on    B. over            C. off           D. with

7. The police spokesman said he was ……………………to believe that the arrested man was the serial killer they had been looking for.

A. inclined            B. seemed    C. suspected         D. supported

8. My closest friend is not very ……………………and she likes having a small friend group but I like talking with a lot of people and hanging out.

A. society         B. sociable         C. social          D. socialist

9. We take turns to make an English presentation about keeping our environment clean and green. This opportunity makes everyone feel more ……………………in speaking English.

A. worried    B. tense        C. confident  D. frustrated

10. In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, Dong Ho paintings were difficult to sell and many ……………………quit their job.

A. craftsmen         B. crafts      C. craftsmanship              D. craft unions

* Read the passage and choose the best answers.

Many people now think that teachers give students too (1) …………………homework. They say that it is (2) …………………for children to work at home in their free time. Moreover, they argue that most teachers do not properly plan the homework tasks they give to students. The (3) …………………is that students have to repeat tasks which they have already done at school.Recently in Greece many parents complained (4) …………………the difficult homework which teachers gave to their children. Most people agree that homework is unfair. A student who can do his homework in a quiet and comfortable room is in a much better position than a student who does his homework in a small, noisy room with the television on. Some parents help their children with their homework. Other parents (5) …………………no interest at all in their children’s homework.

It is important, however, that teachers talk to parents about homework. A teacher should suggest suitable tasks for parents to do with their children. Parents are often better (6) …………………teaching their own children!

1. A. many   B. much     C. more    D. less

2. A. necessary B. necessity  C. unnecessary            D. unnecessarily

3. A. cause   B. reason    C. purpose         D. result

4. A. about           B. to           C. with         D. on

5. A. make     B. do          C. take    D. give

6. A. in    B. at            C. on          D. with