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Many people now think that teachers give students too (05) …………………homework. They say that it is (06) …………………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 (07) …………………is that students have to repeat tasks which they have already done at school.
Recently in Greece many parents complained (08) …………………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 (09) …………………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 (10) …………………teaching their own children!
05. A. many B. much C. more D. less
06. A. necessary B. necessity C. unnecessary D. unnecessarily
07. A. cause B. reason C. purpose D. result
08. A. about B. to C. with D. on
09. A. make B. do C. take D. give
10. A. in B. at C. on D. with
(39 – 43). Read the passage below and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.
Many people now think that teachers give students too much homework. They say that it is unnecessary 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 result is that students have to repeat tasks which they have already done at school.
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 take 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 at teaching their own children!
39. Many parents would like their children to have less homework. F
40. Parents think that students should do a lot of work in their leisure time at home. F
41. A lot of homework has not been planned properly, according to many (Thiếu)
42. Only a small number of people think that homework is fair. T
43. Teachers suggest parents should teach their own children at home. T
IV. WRITING
(44 – 46). Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) that is almost the same in meaning as the sentence given.
44. ‘I’m leaving here for Hue tomorrow,’ Hoa said.
a. Hoa said that she is leaving there for Hue the day after.
b. Hoa said that she was leaving there for Hue the day after.
c. Hoa said that she would leave there for Hue the day aftey.
d. Hoa said that she would leave here for Hue the day after.
45. It’s no use reading that book.
a. You should read that book.
b. That book has not been used.
c. You shouldn’t use that book for reading.
d. That book is not worth reading.
46. I don’t really want to spend my vacations in France.
a. I would rather not spend my vacations in France.
b. I would like to spend my vacations in France.
c. I don’t often spend my vacations in France.
d. I prefer spending my vacations in France.
(47-50). Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
47. He will only phone if he changes his mind.
He won’t ______phone if he does not change his mind________________
48. I haven’t been to Bristol for three years.
The last time ____I went to Bristol was 3 years ago._______________
49. ‘Please sit down,’ the teacher said to his students.
The teacher _____told his students to sit down
____________________________________________
50. He is too short to play basketball.
He’s so ______short that he cannot play basketball. _______________________________________________
THE GENERATION GAP
people talk about the generation as a kind of division between young people and their parents. It is something which is (GENERAL) generally a problem when children enter their teenage years, and results in (COMPLAIN) complaints on both sides. Parents, for example, can often be heard to say that young people are disrespectful and disobedient, and in (ADD) addition, young people tend to be (RESPONSIBLE) irresponsible when spending because they don't appreciate the value of money. Adolsescents, on the other hand, complain that their parents don't understand them.
What has gone wrong? One (EXPLAIN) explanation lies in how society has changed in the past , children would (TYPICAL) typically continue the way of life of their parents. In today's world, parents are very (AMBITION) ambitious for their children because they want them to achieve more than they did. The problem is that children often (AGREE) disagree with their parent's plans. (TEENAGE) Teenagers also reach maturity at an (EARLY) earlier age than they used to and want their independence sooner. The resulting conflict is painful to both sides.
V. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to complete the sentence:
Children's education is changing rapidly today. In the past, teachers made children sit still for hours. They made them memorize all sorts of things. In other words, children had to go on repeating things until they knew them by heart. Today, many teachers wonder if it is possible to make children learn at all. They say you can only help them learn. They say you must let childrern learn and discover things for themselves.
1. What did teachers make children do in the past?
A. stand for hours C. repeat their homework B. memorize everything D. sit for days
2. Children in the past were made to learn everything……………………….
C. by hair D. by heart A. by head B. by hand
3. Nowadays, many teachers say that they only………………….
B. make children learn
D. teach children at home
C. help children learn
A. give children more homework
4. Today, the modern learning method is…………..
A. letting children play computer games.
B. making children read a lot of books.
C. doing homework for children.
D. letting children discover things for themselves.
