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 43 to 50.

It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school .The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important.

Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning. The agents of education can range from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished 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 are engaged in 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 an integral 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 approximately the same time, take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subject 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 communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A. The best school teaches a wide variety of subjects.
• B. Education and schooling are quite different experiences.
• C. Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework.
• D. The more years students go to school, the better their education is.

• Câu 2: Mã câu hỏi: 45265

  The word “bounds” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___________.

  • A. rules
  • B. experience
  • C. limits
  • D. exceptions

• Câu 3: Mã câu hỏi: 45266

  The word “chance” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to____________.

  • A. unplanned 
  • B. unusual
  • C. lengthy
  • D. lively

• Câu 4: Mã câu hỏi: 45267

  The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to ___________.

  • A. boundaries
  • B. similar textbooks
  • C. slices of reality
  • D. seats

• Câu 5: Mã câu hỏi: 45268

  The phrase “For example,” in paragraph 3, introduces a sentence that gives examples of _________.

  • A. similar textbooks
  • B. the results of schooling
  • C. the workings of a government
  • D. the boundaries of classroom subjects

• Câu 6: Mã câu hỏi: 45269

  The passage supports which of the following conclusions?

  • A. Without formal education, people would remain ignorant.
  • B. Education systems need to be radically reformed.
  • C. Going to school is only part of how people become educated.
  • D. Education involves many years of professional training.

• Câu 7: Mã câu hỏi: 45270

  The passage is organized by __________.

  • A. listing and discussing several educational problems
  • B. giving examples of different kinds of schools
  • C. narrating a story about excellent teacher
  • D. contrasting the meanings of two related words

• Câu 8: Mã câu hỏi: 45271

  The writer seems to agree that___________.

  • A. Education is more influential than schooling
  • B. Education is not as important as schooling
  • C. Schooling is unlimited and more informal
  • D. Schooling is as important than education