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Nội dung Text: ĐỀ THI ANH VĂN NGÀNH THÔNG DỊCH VIÊN ANH-PHÁP 2009 – 2010_1
- TRƯỜNG CD VĂN HÓA NGHỆ THUẬT VÀ DU LỊCH SÀI GÒN
ĐỀ THI ANH VĂN NGÀNH THÔNG DỊCH VIÊN ANH-PHÁP 2009 – 2010
THỜI GIAN: 90 PHÚT
I/ True (T) or False (F)
1. The U.S national gove rnment has no responsibilities to its education?
2. Education of all ages in the U.S is under the direct control of state and
local government.
3. Fund for running schools is provided by the U.S federal government and
taxes.
4. The national Board of Education decides the curriculum and general
standard of education.
5. In the U.S, education from school to university is free of charge.
6. Only students from elite private schools have chances to go to the best
American
Univers ities.
7. The majority of students at Harvard University are from elite private school
8. It is more difficult to get a chance to study at Har vard now tha n it was
before the
World War II.
9. All of the states in the U.S have their own univers ities.
II/ Ans wer the questions
1. What is K – 12?
- 2. What do American children learn at elementary schools?
3. What are “electives”? At what level of education are American children
offered electives?
4. What is “school board”? What does it do?
5. What kind of school conflicts with the ideal of equality of opportunity?
Why? Why do parents want their children to go to this kind of school?
6. Who is John Dewey? What are his two impo rtant ideas that influence the
American teaching
mod el?
7. What are the four principles of the American teaching model? Give
examples for each.
8. What is Special Education?
9. What are the two tracks of study provided by most high schools?
10. What are the different types of colleges in the Uni ted States?
11. What does a student take into consideration when choosing a college?
12. How to get accepted into a college?
13. What are the two things which prevent many American students from
attending university?
14. What kinds of courses does an America n college student ta ke?
15. Why do you think American uni versities are someti mes criticized for
offering too many electives? What is the advanta ge of doing so?
16. Where do American universities get money to run their institutions ?
III/ Below is the A meri can education la dder. Fill in the missi ng infor mation.
- Education ladder Age required Grades
1. (1) 5
2. (2) 6 - 11 1st – 6th
3. Secondary schools
+ Junior high school/mi ddle schools
+ High schools 12- 13/14 7th – 8th/9th
14/15 - 18
Dth rees
eg t h
4. Higher education
- 4.1 Undergra duate studies Bachelor
degree/colle ge
4.2 Professional studies
4.3 (4) Master’s degree or
Doctoral degree
* Religio us instruction is offered by American religio us pri vate school but not
by
* An American student usually spends _ years at college to have a bachelor
degree.
* A lar ge American University typically consists of several colle ges, program,
one or more schools.
IV/ Choose the c orrect answer.
1. Which of these statements is not true?
a. American high school students ha ve the choice of going to a free public
school or a private one where they must pay tuition.
b. The American education system is base d on strong principles of equality of
opportunity.
c. After 12 years of schools American students receive a bachelor’s degree
diplo ma at graduation.
2. Which of these statements is
- true?
a. Most of the money to pay for American publ ic schoo ls comes from
local taxes.
b. Religious schools that serve middle-class students receive money
from the national government, but elite private schools do not.
c. The national Department of Education determines the curriculum f or all
schools and sets the standard for high school graduation and colle ge
admission.
3. Since 1900, the percenta ge of young Americans who attend college has . .
....
. a. Increased slightly from less than 10 percent to about 20
perce nt. b. Increased enormously fro m 10 percent to over 60
percent.
c. Stayed about the same, at around 20 percent.
4. What most Americans like most about hi gher education is . . . .
. . . . a. Its cultural value.
b. Its monetary
value. c. Its moral
value.
- 5. Which of the following would not be considered an extracurricular?
a. A school baseball team.
b. The student governme nt of a
school. c. A classroom research
project.
Discussion
Imagine you plan an ideal school. Describe it in detail. You may want to
include the following points: Who would the student be? What ki nd of building
would you use? Would the school ha ve a special emphasis? (science, music,
sports). What woul d the teachers be like? (age, experience, roles) Who would
determine the cur riculum? What about tests and ho mework? How woul d
disci plines be mai ntained? What would be the role of the parents? What special
activities wo uld the students have? What would a typical day like? What do you
think others would say about this school?
I. Choose the c orrect answer
1. The main reason the early settlers came to the North American
continent and established colonies was because they wanted to be free
from .
A. the power of kings, priests, and noble
men. B. the influence of their families.
- C. the problems of poverty and hunger.
2. There are no titles of nobility in the United States today because .
A. no one likes aristocrats.
B. the church does not allow it.
C. they are forbidden by the Constitution.
3. The price that Americans pay for their individual freedom is .
A. self -
reliance B.
competi tion C.
hard work
4. The Americans belief in self - reliance means that .
A. receiving money fro m charity, fami ly, or the government is never
allowed. B. if a person is very dependent on others, he or she will
be respected by
others.
C. people must ta ke care of the mselves and be independent or ris k
losing their personal freedom.
5. The American belief in equality of opportunity means that .
A. all Americans are rich.
B. Americans believe that e veryone should be
equal. C. everyone should ha ve equal chance to
succeed.
6. In the United States, learning to compete successfully is .
A. a part of growing up.
B. not seen as healthy by most people.
C. not necessary because the Americans believe in equality.
7. Traditionally, immigrants have been able to raise their standard of
- living by coming to the United States because .
A. America ns value money and nothing else.
B. there have been such abundant natural
resources. C. the rich have shared their wealth
with the poor.
8. Americans see their material possessions as .
A. having nothing to so with social
status. B. the natural reward or their
hard work. C. no indication of a
person’s abilities.
9. The belief in the value of hard work .
A. develope d because it was necessary to work hard to convert
national resources into material goods.
B. developed because the immigrants who came here had a natural love
of hard
work.
- C. has never been a part of American value system because people
have so much.
10. In reality, such American ideals as equality of opportunity and self – reliance
.
A. are not real because there is no equal ity in the United States.
B. are always put into practice in the Unite d States and truly
descri be
America n life.
C. are only partly carried out in real life but are still i mportant because
people believe in the m.
II/ Cloze Summary Paragraph. This paragraph summarizes t he chapter.
Fill in each blank wit h any word that makes sense.
The earliest settlers came (1) North America because
they (2) to be free fro m (3) placed on their lives (4)
European government, churches and (5)
societies.They created a (6) nation where
the emphasis (7) on the freedom of
(8) indi vidual. The price paid (9) individua l freedom is
(10) ; Americans are expected to ta ke (11) of the msel ves an d
not (12) on others. A second (13) _ why immigrants have come to
the United States is the (14) of opportunity. Americans (15)
that everyone should ha ve an (16)
chance to succeed, the (17) for this equality is (18) for everyone. The
third reason why immi grants (19)
come is to raise their (20) of living. Material (21) has
become the measure (22) successand social (23)
, their (24) is the price. Material possessions are seen as the
natural (2 5) for hard work. Although these six (26)
- values ma y not always (27) put in practice in (28)
, they are ideals which (29) every aspect of America n (30)
.
III/ Which American traditional val ue is each state me nt about?
1. Life is a race. The winner takes it all.
2. You have to work hard to succeed in life.
3. Everyo n e can have a chance to better their condition.
4. Everyo n e should stand on their own two feet.
5. Money is a measure of success and social status.
6. A merica ns want and require the right to control
their own life.
- IV/ Gap- filli ng
1. America is said to be hard to make generalizations about because of its
great
and & its population .
2. The main reason for many early settlers coming to America : freedom
from controls by kings, priests, and .
3. A retired factory wor ker feels unwanted by society because he is no
longer
working. His situation can be best described as the negati ve effects of .
4. The “American drea m” best reflects the American value of .
5. The value of
them suffer fro m stresses. causes Americans to be energetic, but it also
makes
6. The most basic and respected traditional American value is .
7. On the frontier, the family background was of importa nce.
8. Americans see their as the measure of success and social status.
9. American pop-stars are considered to be
V/ Which value does each of t he following A merican practices reflect?
1. Children are expected to leave home at 18 or 21.
2. Children get in vol ved in sports at a young a ge.
3. Doping in sports is a serious cri me.
4. Business first, chatting later. _
- 5. Show more respect to the young and men than the old and women.
class.
- 6. “No trespassin g”, “Keep out “ can be seen at the gate of houses.
7. “Go Dutch” when eatin g out.
8. You have to earn your respect.
9. Americans don’t expect a strong sense of commitment in friendship.
10. Everyo n e has a voice.
11. “Ra gs to riches” stories.
12. Cheatin g at exam or plagia ris m is a serious crime.
13. Children are someti mes allowed to call their parents and grandparents by
their first names.
14. Keeping up with the Joneses.
15. “Ti me is money.”
16. A suspicion of a strong govern ment.
17. Marriage for love
18. Infor mal America ns
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