Đề thi tuyển sinh cao đẳng năm 2010 môn Tiếng Anh Khối D - Mã đề 514 (Kèm đáp án)

r or on the job, whether in the kitchen or on a 
tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in school and the whole universe of 
informal learning. The agent (doer) of education can vary from respected grandparents to the people 
arguing about politics on the radio, from a child to a famous scientist. Whereas schooling has a 
certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a 
stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions. People receive 
education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term; it is a lifelong process, a 
process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s 
entire life. 
Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little 
from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at about the same time, 
take the assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, 
and so on. The pieces of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an 
understanding of the workings of governments, have been limited by the subjects being taught. For 
example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about 
political problems in their society or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are 
clear and undoubted conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling. 
Question 1: This passage is mainly aimed at ______. 
A. giving examples of different schools 
B. telling the difference between the meaning of two related words 
C. listing and discussing several educational problems 
D. telling a story about excellent teachers 
Question 2: In the passage, the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school” 
mostly implies that ______. 
A. education is totally ruined by schooli...s every day. 
B. Our education system needs to be changed as soon as possible. 
C. Without formal education, people won’t be able to read and write. 
D. Going to school is only part of how people become educated. 
Question 7: The word "they" in the last paragraph refers to ______. 
A. newest filmmakers B. high school students 
C. workings of governments D. political problems 
Question 8: Because the general pattern of schooling varies little from one setting to the next, school 
children throughout the country ______. 
A. are taught by the same teachers B. have the same abilities 
C. have similar study conditions D. do similar things 
Question 9: From the passage, we can infer that a high school teacher ______. 
A. is not allowed to teach political issues B. is bound to teach programmed subjects 
C. is free to choose anything to teach D. has to teach social issues to all classes 
Question 10: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? 
A. The best schools teach a variety of subjects. 
B. The more years students go to school, the better their education is. 
C. Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework. 
D. Education and schooling are quite different experience. 
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 11 to 20. 
For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming back to an 
empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have 
something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called “latchkey children”. 
They are children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad condition has 
become a subject of concern. 
Lynette Long was once the principal of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule 
against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. I...ouse with too much space 
C. a house with no furniture D. a house with nothing inside 
Question 12: One thing that the children in the passage share is that ______. 
A. they all wear jewelry B. they are from single-parent families 
C. they spend part of each day alone D. they all watch TV 
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Question 13: The phrase “latchkey children” in the passage means children who ______. 
A. close doors with keys and watch TV by themselves 
B. look after themselves while their parents are not at home 
C. are locked inside houses with latches and keys 
D. like to carry latches and keys with them everywhere 
Question 14: The main problem of latchkey children is that they ______. 
A. are also found in middle-class families B. are growing in numbers 
C. watch too much television during the day D. suffer a lot from being left alone 
Question 15: What is the main idea of the first paragraph? 
A. Why kids hate going home. B. How kids spend free time. 
C. Children’s activities at home. D. Bad condition of latchkey children. 
Question 16: Why did a lot of kids have chains around their necks with keys attached? 
A. They had to use the keys to open school doors. 
B. Schools didn’t allow them to wear jewelry, so they wore keys instead. 
C. They were fully grown and had become independent. 
D. They would use the keys to enter their houses when they came home. 
Question 17: What do latchkey children suffer most from when they are at home alone? 
A. Fear. B. Loneliness. C. Boredom. D. Tiredness. 
Question 18: Lynette Long learned of latchkey children’s problems by ______. 
A. interviewing their parents B. delivering questionnaires 
C. visiting their homes D. talking to them 
Question 19: What is the most common way for latchkey children to deal with fears? 
A. Hiding somewhere. B. Having a shower. 
C. Talking to the Longs. D. Lying under a TV. 
Question 20: It’s difficult to find out the number of latchkey children because ______. 
A. t