Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.LETTER TO THE EDITORThe Prime Minister's comments yesterday on education spending miss the point, as the secondary education system also needs a major overhaul. Firstly, the system only views the weakest learners as having special needs. The brightest and most conscientious students are not encouraged to develop to their full (31)_____. Secondly, there's too much testing and not enough learning. My fifteen-year-old daughter, for example, has just spent the last month or so (32)_____ for exams. These aren't even real, important exams, as her GCSEs will be next year. They're just mock exams. Is the work she's been doing really going to make her more knowledgeable about her subjects, or will she forget it all tomorrow? I suspect the (33)_____.Thirdly, the standard (34)_____ doesn't give students any tuition in developing practical work-related, living and social skills, or in skills necessary for higher education. How many students entering university have the first idea what the difference is between plagiarising someone else's work and (35)_____ good use of someone else's ideas? Shouldn't they have been taught this at school? How many of them are really able to go about self-study skill that's essential at university because there are no teachers to tell you what to do - in an efficient way? Indeed, hoe many students graduate from university totally unable to spell even simple English words correctly? The system is letting our children down.
Câu 1: (31)_____
A. plan
B. fame
C. potential
D. achievement
Câu 2: (32)_____
A. reading
B. lecturing
C. cheating
D. cramming
Câu 3: (33)____
A. latter
B. frontier
C. later
D. latest
Câu 4: (34)_____
A. timetable
B. curriculum
C. lecture
D. seminar
Câu 5: (35)_____
A. having
B. taking
C. making
D. creating
Giải chi tiết:
Giải thích:
plan (n): kế hoạch
fame (n): danh tiếng, tiếng tăm
potential (n, a): tiềm lực; tiềm năng
achievement (n): sự đạt được, thành tựu
Đáp án:C
Đáp án câu 2 là: DGiải chi tiết:
Giải thích:
read (v): đọc
lecture (v): giảng dạy
cheat (v): lừa, gian lận
cram (v): nhồi, nhét
Đáp án:D
Đáp án câu 3 là: AGiải chi tiết:
Giải thích:
the latter: cái sau
frontier (n): biên giới
later (so sánh hơn): muộn hơn
latest: gần đây
Đáp án:A
Đáp án câu 4 là: BGiải chi tiết:
Giải thích:
timetable (n): thời khoá biểu
curriculum (n): chương trình giảng dạy
lecture (n): bài thuyết trình; bài lên lớp
seminar (n): cuộc thảo luận chuyên đề
Đáp án:B
Đáp án câu 5 là: CGiải chi tiết:
Giải thích:
To make use of sth: tận dụng, sử dụng cái gì
Đáp án:C
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The higher the cost of living is, .
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The dog my father gave me is very lovely.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Last week, we an interesting film about the animal world.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
There has been growing public concern about the use of chemicals in food recently.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Harmful environmental factors can the development of certain diseases.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The success of the company in such a market is remarkable.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Peter bought a car as a present for his wife two weeks ago.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
A lot of research in medical science has been to improve human health.