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
Education System of Viet Nam in the Past
Because of 1,000 years under the control of China, there were no records which indicated a formal education system in Viet Nam. In 939, Emperor Ngo Quyen expelled the Chinese invaders and declared Vietnamese independence. But the first two dynasties Ngo and Dinh did not last so long, and were busy with the national defense, so the education was just in pagodas. Ly Cong Uan, the founder king of the dynasty had been educated in a pagoda.
To the Ly dynasty, the fundamental education system was officially improved. King Ly Thanh Ton established the Temple of Literature at the ancient Capital of Thang Long to encourage people to appreciate the education. In 1075, the first exam was done by the order of King Ly Nhan Ton to select scholars for the office and the later year, 1076, the Imperial Academy, the first university in Viet Nam’s history, was set up for the education of sons of royalty and other high-ranking officials.
There were also many private classes taught by prominent scholars such as Chu Van An, Le Quy Don, Nguyen Binh Khiem, Phung Khac Khoan, Vo Truong Toan… The students would only study literature and ancient history of China, of Viet Nam for entirety of their schooling. Later on, the Public Administration curriculum was finally added to the programme. When the Ho Royal family ruled the country, students were taught simple mathematics.
From 1918 to 1945, Viet Nam’s education programme adopted the western education system with three levels: elementary, high school, and college. At all levels, from 1945 the Vietnamese national language is officially used. Students have the opportunity to learn literature, history, philosophy, law, science, math, medicine and other languages.
Question 28. In the 10th century, parent __________.
A. could let their children have a formal education.
B. were too busy to send their children to school.
C. could send their children to pagodas to have some schooling.
D. didn’t want their children go to school under the control of China.
Question29. All of the following were done during the Ly dynasty EXCEPT that __________.
A. all good students could go to Imperial Academy
B. King Ly Thanh Ton established the Temple of Literature
C. the Imperial Academy was established in 1076
D. King Ly Nhan Tong ordered to hold the first exam to select scholars.
Question30. In the past, students mostly learned _______________.
A. public administration
C. the ways to rule the country B. science subject and mathematics
D. literature and ancient history
Question31. We can infer from the passage that __________.
A. the private classes replaced the Imperial Academy
B. education was highly appreciated during the dynasties
C. mathematics was highly developed during the Ho dynasty
D. the prominent scholars such as Le Quy Don couldn’t teach at the Imperial Academy
Question32. From 1918 to 1945, Viet Nam’s education system ____________.
A. officially used the Vietnamese national language
B. was divided into three levels
C. was the same as the western education system
D. had a wide range of subjects at college
Chọn B
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
Giải thích:
A. worthless (adj): vô dụng, không có giá trị
B. valuable (adj): có giá trị, quý giá
C. prosperous (adj): thịnh vượng, phồn vinh
D. priceless (adj): vô cùng giá trị
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