Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

In the USA, students (1)________ their secondary education at the age of 11. First they (2) __________ to Middle School for three years, from the age 14 to 18. Some students (3) __________ school when they are 16 and (4) __________ jobs. But most students (5) ____________ at High School still they are 18. Then they (6) __________ exams and they get " High School Diploma". There aren't any national exams.

All students at secondary school in the USA (7) _____________ English, maths, science and P.E, but students (8) __________ other subjects, so they don't all study the same subjects.

About 90% of (9) ___________ in the USA go to state school. About 10% go to (10) _____________ schools. Most of the private schools are religious schools.

HELP ME, PLEASE!

IV. Fill in the blank with NO MORE THAN three words from the passage.

My Sunshine school

I am studying at Sunshine secondary school. It is one of the best schools in my city and is famous for good teachers and modern facilities. My school is well-furnished with airy classrooms, modern laboratories and a big library with a huge collection of books. My school is situated between a large park and a swimming pool, so I sometimes play in the park or go swimming with my friends after school. Most students are really hard-working and talented. Our teachers are really strict. They pay high attention to our study results and behaviours. In spite of their strictness, they are fair and caring, so we love our teachers very much. They are very patient to guide us with our homework and help us in times of need.

1. Sunshine secondary school is well-known for __________and modern facilities.

2. Sunshine's library has a big __________ to serve its students.

3. The writer sometimes goes swimming in the __________after school.

4. Teachers at Sunshine care a lot about students' study __________.

5. Sunshine's students really love their teachers because they are __________.

*Đề cương giữa kỳ,mọi người giải nhanh hộ mình cái huhu

II. Read the following passage and answer the following questions. Write your answers in the provided space.
(1pt.)

SLEEPY TEENS

When school superintendent Russell Dever enters the local coffee shop at around 7:20 A.M., it is crowded with
students. “The line is out the door because our high school kids are getting coffee,” he said. And they are not standing in line
for the decaf – they need the caffeine to stay awake in class. Talk to American high school students and you hear the
complaints about how late they stay up, how little they sleep – and how early they must be in class.
These days, there is increasing concern in schools across the United States about students who are not completely
awake in morning classes. School officials in some states have even changed start times so teenagers can sleep later.
According to sleep expert Mary Carskadon, the fact that many teenagers work long hours outside of the school and have
computers and televisions in their bedrooms contributes to a serious lack of sleep. But, she said, the problem is also due to
biology. As the bodies of teenagers develop, their brains also change. These changes make teens more likely than adults to
have trouble sleeping at night.
Teenagers need at least eight to nine hours of sleep a night, but the average teen gets a lot less. Carskadon’s
study, completed in the fall of 2001 with researcher Amy Wolfson, showed that nearly 30 percent of students in the tenth

grade slept less than six hours on school nights. Less than 15 percent got more than eight hours of sleep each night. Eighth-
graders averaged eight hours of sleep a night, although that age group, she said, needs at least nine hours a night. Even

more remarkable are the results of a 1997-1998 school year study. In that study, 12 out of 24 U.S. high school students who
were part of an experiment at a sleep laboratory had brain wave patterns similar to those of someone with narcolepsy, a
serious condition that affects sleep. “What’s going in on is that at 8:30 in the morning these kids ... would normally be in
school sitting in a classroom, but ... their brain is still in the middle of the night,” said Carskadon.
Parent Dawn Dow says her son just cannot go to bed before 10 P.M. “Last year he was trying to put himself to bed
at 8:30 and was coming in 9:30 and 10 in tears saying, ‘I just can’t go to sleep.’ It is not a case of children wanting to be up
late ... It is a change in his chemistry.”
So would letting teenagers wake up later make a difference? Kyla Wahlstrom of the University of Minnesota in the
United States studies the effects of changing school starts time. She has looked at students in Edina and Minneapolis, two
cities in Minnesota, where public school officials have moved high school starting times past 8:30 A.M. In Minneapolis, the
middle school begins at 9:30 A.M. She said the later starting times have reduced students absences. They have also lowered
dropout rates by 8 percent over four years. In addition, she said, teachers report that students are not sleeping at their desks

during the first two hours of class anymore. She said 92 percent of parents from Edina reported that their teenagers are
easier to live with. The students reported that they were feeling less depressed and were getting better grades.
Big changes in school start times may not be possible in some areas. However, Wahlstrom said her research
shows that even small changes can contribute to a solution to this serious problem.
Questions 1 to 6: Decide if the following statements are true, false, or not given according to the information
in the reading passage. Write T (true), F (false), or NG (not given) in the provided space.
Question 1 Most teenagers sleep more than they should.
Question 2 There are scientific reasons that explain why teenagers have difficulty sleeping at night.
Question 3 The brains of teenagers are the same as the brains of adults.
Question 4 Teenagers can do their best schoolwork in the early morning.
Question 5 Some schools start their classes later so that teenage students can get more sleep in the morning.
Question 6 Many parents do not want high school officials to change school start times.

Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question .

School of the Air .

Many of us may be surprised to hear the name " School of the air ", but there are over ten of them i Australia . Alice Springs School of the Air is one of these in the Northern Territory . The school provides an educational services for about 120 children living in Central Australia . Students of this school live far from each other, so they don’t have normal lessons in classrooms, but they study at their homes. They get lessons from their teachers through post or e-mail. They send their work to the teachers and discuss it over the Internet. They can borrow books from the school library, and the books arrive by post. They also take part in outside classroom activities such as sports and games.
1. Alice Spring School of the Air teaches children in ................
A. Central Australia
B. Northern Australia
C. all Australia
2. Students get their lessons from their teachers ............................
A. through post or e-mail
B. through TV network
C. in classrooms
3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Students don’t have lessons at weekends.
B. Students can read books in the library.
C. Students can play sports and games.
4. The word “them” in the first paragraph refers to ...........................
A. many of us
B. schools in general
C. schools of the air
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. School in Australia
B. A special kind of school
C. A good way of learning

My dream school is a big school with a lot of modern equipment . students don ' t wear uniform , they wear what they like . in the mornings students study some main subjests like maths , physics , chemistry , biology , literature , computer science and english . in the afternoons , they take part in some clubs such as sports club , art club , english speaking club and so on . the school has a large library and a modern computer room . at break time , students go there to read books or play computer games . in the middle of the school , there is a large yard where students can play games . i hope there will be a school like this in the future .

1 . Do they have classes in the afternoons ?

2 Is there a computer room in the school ?

3 What do students do at their break time ?

Đọc đoạn văn sau và làm các bài tập kèm theo bên dưới: (2 điểm)

In Vietnam, there are two terms in a school year. They are the first term and the second term. At the end of each term, students usually have final exams. The school year starts in late August and ends in May. A school day is about four hours long.

Students go to school from Monday to Saturday. They never go to school on Sundays. On this weekend, they often play some sports such as soccer, badminton, or volleyball. Sometimes they help their parents with the housework.

A. True (T) or False (F).

1. _______ Students never help their parents at home.

2. _______ Students go to school from Monday to Sunday.

3. _______ They often play volleyball on the weekend.

4. _______ The school year starts in May.

                                                                           School of the air
Many of us may be surprised to hear the name “School of the air”, but there are over ten of them in Australia, Alice Springs School of the Air is one of these in the Northern Territory. The school provides an educational services for about 120 children living in Central Australia.
Students of this school live far from each other, so they don’t have normal lessons in classrooms, but they study at their homes. They get lessons from their teachers through post or e-mail. They send their work to the teachers and discuss it over the Internet. They can borrow books from the school library, and the books arrive by post. They also take part in outside classroom activities such as sports and games.
1. Alice Spring School of the Air teaches children in ................
A. Central Australia
B. Northern Australia
C. all Australia
2. Students get their lessons from their teachers ............................
A. through post or e-mail
B. through TV network
C. in classrooms
3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Students don’t have lessons at weekends.
B. Students can read books in the library.
C. Students can play sports and games.
4. The word “them” in the first paragraph refers to ...........................
A. many of us
B. schools in general
C. schools of the air
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. School in Australia
B. A special kind of school
C. A good way of learning

I. Read the text and decide whether the following statement are True( T) or False( F)

School education in Australia includes preschool, preparatory ( or kindergarten), primary school, secondary school (or high school) and senior secondary school (or college).

Schooling lasts for 13 years, from preparatory to senior secondary. School is compulsory until at least the age of 16. Types of schools include government schools, non-government schools (including faith-based schools such as Catholic or Islamic schools) and schools based on educational philosophies such as Montessori and Steiner. All schools must be registered with the state or territory education department and are subject to government requirements in terms of infrastructure and teacher registration.

1. _________School education in Australia includes preschool, preparatory, primary school, secondary school and senior secondary school .

2. _________ Schooling lasts for 12 years, from preparatory to senior secondary.

3. _________ School is compulsory until at least the age of 16.

4. _________There is only government schools in Australia

5. _________All schools must be registered with the state or territory education department