The first semester exam-14

Choose the word whose main stress is put differently from that of the others. 
A. education 	B. compulsory	C. academic	D. independent
A. secondary 	B. primary	C. category	D. certificate
A. Geography 	B. university	C. technology	D. methodical
A. require 	B. select 	C. follow 	D. divide 
A. academic 	B. advanced 	C. achievement 	D. aggressive 
Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences.
The state school system can be divided ______ two levels of education: primary education and secondary education. 
	A. in 	B. into 	C. up 	D. with 
______ the end of the school year, students take an exam in each subject. 
	A. On 	B. To 	C. In 	D. At 
Mr. Bush did not appear fully aware _______ the importance of this act. 
	A. to 	B. for 	C. of 	D. on 
Does the quality of teaching depend _______ class size? 
	A. in 	B. on 	C. of 	D. up 
Children are required to be in full-time education ____ the ages of 5 and 16. 
	A. at 	B. from 	C. between 	D. by 
In Britain it is ______ for children to attend school between the ages of five and sixteen. 
	A. enforced 	B. compulsory 	C. obliged 	D. made 
 In spite of his poor ______ , he was a most articulate speaker. 
	A. education 	B. educator 	C. educational 	D. educated 
By the age of twenty-five he had ______his ambition of becoming a pianist. 
	A. reached 	B. completed 	C. obtained 	D. achieved 
Rarely ______attracted so much media attention. 
	A. a debate has 	B. a debate was 	C. has a debate 	D. was a debate 
The world's population______considerably since 1950. 
	A. is increasing 	B. increased 	C. has increased 	D. has been increased 
Police ______illegal drugs in a secret hiding place in the star's home. 
	A. reported to have found 	B. are reported to have found 
	C. are reported having found 	D. are reported they have found 
As soon as the supplies _______, they will be distributed to the starving people. 
	A. arrives 	B. will arrive 	C. arrive 	D. arrived 
When are you going to have the roof ______? It leaks quite badly.
	A. repair 	B. to repair 	C. repairing 	D. repaired 
It's a long time since London ______in one of its infamous pea-souper fogs. 
	A. enveloped 	B. was enveloped 	C. has enveloped 	D. has been enveloped 
Renoir, ______ paintings are considered masterpieces all over the world, is one of the most popular French impressionist painters. 
	A. who 	B. which 	C. whose 	D. where 
Frozen food must be packed, ______and stored when the fruit is ripe. 
	A. be frozen 	B. must be frozen 	C. frozen 	D. it must be frozen 
If the level of VAT ______this year, small business will be affected. 
	A. raise 	B. will raise 	C. raised 	D. is raised 
They are believed ______over 300 species of trees in El Yunque rain forest in Puerto Rico. 
	A. to be 	B. being 	C. there are 	D. they are
_____ people applied for the position that we won't be able to make a decision for several weeks. 
	A. Too many	B. So many	C. A lot of	D. The
_______ through a prism, a beam of white light beaks into all the colors of the rainbow. 
	A. When shines 	B. It shines 	C. It is shone 	D. When shone 
______ July 20th , 1969, Astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped down onto the moon.
	A. In	B. At	C. On	D. Since
Any child has the right to an education_______ of sex, religion, race, or nationality. 
	A. despite 	B. because 	C. regardless 	D. providing
The students were warned off the land _______ they tried to camp there. 
	A. because	B. when	C. if	D. though
Were I rich, I ______ a hospital for the poor.
	A. built	B. will build	C. have built	D. would built
______ catch up with his studies, he worked through the summer. 
	A. While	B. In order to	C. Despite	D. Due to
He has received several scholarships ______ . 
	A. because of his academic and artistic ability
 	B. for both his academic ability as well as his artistic 
	C. as resulting of his academic in the art 
	D. in spite of his academic and artistic ability 
She is a faster and more careless driver than I am.
	A. She drives faster and more carelessly than I am.
	B. She doesn’t drive as faster and carelessly as I do.
	C. She drives faster and more careless than I do.
	D. She drives faster and more carelessly than I do.
I found a place to live in, but it was difficult.
 	A. I had difficulty to find a place to live in.	B. I had difficulty in finding a place to live in.
 	C. I was difficult in finding a place to live in. 	D. I had difficulty to live in a place.
It was so noisy that nothing could be heard.
	A. It was too noisy to hear nothing.	B. It was too noisy for anything to hear.
	C. It was too noisy for nothing to be heard.	D. It was too noisy to hear anything.
Music doesn’t interest Sonia.
	A. Sonia isn’t interesting in music. 	B. Sonia isn’t interested by music.
	C. Sonia takes no interest in music. 	D. Sonia is interested in music.
Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes each space of the passage. 
Lindsay Lewis is married with four children. In 1969 he (41)______ to Cambridge University and took a degree in economics. From 1972 to 1978 he taught (42)______ India and Japan. He returned to England to do research at Bristol University. He has lived in Fairfield (43)______ seven years and he is now the principal of a technical college. He was the chairman of Fairfield EducationCommittee in 1986. He was also a member of the Public Health Council for two years. In 1987 he (44)______ his best essay on education. He always wants to improve (45)______ and the government health services. His hobbies are swimming, playing chess, and collecting foreign coins.
A. go 	B. gone 	C. went 	D. goes
A. at 	B. for 	C. on 	D. in
A. during 	B. for 	C. since 	D. after
A. wrote 	B. writing 	C. written 	D. writes
A. education 	B. educator 	C. educational 	D. educate
Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected. 
Education is a subject which many British people deeply care about it. 
 	A 	B 	C 	D
Most people believe that the state should be provided education free of charge and to a high standard.
	A 	B 	C 	D
Recently, there has been a lot of debate about students have to pay their own fees at university.
	A 	B 	C 	D
Seldom I have seen a child with so much talent. 
	A 	B 	C 	D
Roberta was the first person to be asked speaking at the meeting. 
	A 	B 	C 	D
Read the passage below and choose the best answer ( A, B, C or D ) to each question.
Parents send their children to school to prepare for the time when they grow up. Children learn their native language so that they will be able to communicate fluently with other people around them. Moreover, they can preserve the valuable culture and literature of their country. They learn foreign languages in order to benefit from other countries’ heritage. The more foreign languages they learn, the more benefits they get. Children also learn mathematics to calculate, geography to know about nature, and history to know about human beings and historical events. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical uses in their life.
Parents send their children to school to ______.
	A. learn English 	B. play better
	C. make them grow up 	D. prepare for their future
Why do children have to learn their native language?
	A. To communicate fluently with other people around them.
	B. To learn foreign languages.
	C. To know about nature.
	D. To benefit from foreign countries' heritage.
According to the passage, children learn history to know about ________.
	A. the mankind 	B. people and historical events 
	C. practical uses in life 	D. events of the history
How many school subjects are mentioned in the passage?
	A. Four 	B. Seven 	C. Five 	D. Six
Most of the things children learn at school _______.
	A. have some practical uses 	B. are useless
	C. have no use	D. are not necessary
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