QUESTION FOR READING ( UNIT 7- GLOBAL SUCCESS)

If you are not interested in traditional academic subjects and want to work ina specific trade, then vocational education is the right choice for you. You will gain the practical skills and knowledge necessary for a specific job. In addition, a vocational school may also offer you an apprenticeship. This type of training not only provides students with hands-on experience, but also gives them wages to cover their living costs. Most importantly, vocational training is usually much shorter than a college or university course. After getting their vocational qualifications, graduates can immediately start work and earn a salary.

QUESTION: Which of the following best serves as the heading for paragraph 3?

• Getting vocational training

• Getting to college or university

• Earning a salary while studying

• Living independently

If you are not interested in traditional academic subjects and want to work in a specific trade, then vocational education is the right choice for you. You will gain the practical skills and knowledge necessary for a specific job. In addition, a vocational school may also offer you an apprenticeship. This type of training not only provides students with hands-on experience, but also gives them wages to cover their living costs. Most importantly, vocational training is usually much shorter than a college or university course. After getting their vocational qualifications, graduates can immediately start work and earn a salary.

QUESTION: According to paragraph 3, vocational training is usually much …………a college or university course

• longer than   

• shorter than

• easier than

• nicer than

Higher education is really for people who want formal learning in order to get an academic degree. If you are good at certain subjects and need a degree related to those subjects, then university is the right choice for you. Besides studying, university students also have the opportunity to live independently, make new friends, and join different clubs. Many students still manage to work part-time during their university years. In addition, college or university students usually have an advantage over students from vocational schools when it comes to further studies after a degree. They will also have broader career options and an advantage in the job market.

QUESTION: The word “formal” in paragraph 2 is OPPOSITE in meaning to _____.

• informal 

• survey

• invitation

• outline

If you are not interested in traditional academic subjects and want to work ina specific trade, then vocational education is the right choice for you. You will gain the practical skills and knowledge necessary for a specific job. In addition, a vocational school may also offer you an apprenticeship. This type of training not only provides students with hands-on experience, but also gives them wages to cover their living costs. Most importantly, vocational training is usually much shorter than a college or university course. After getting their vocational qualifications, graduates can immediately start work and earn a salary.

QUESTION: The word “apprenticeship” in paragraph 3 refers to _____.

• a period of time doing in the school laboratory

• a period of time working in an office   

• a period of time working for and leaning from a skilled person

• a period of time working as a teacher at a high school

Higher education is really for people who want formal learning in order to get an academic degree. If you are good at certain subjects and need a degree related to those subjects, then university is the right choice for you. Besides studying, university students also have the opportunity to live independently, make new friends, and join different clubs. Many students still manage to work part-time during their university years. In addition, college or university students usually have an advantage over students from vocational schools when it comes to further studies after a degree. They will also have broader career options and an advantage in the job market.

QUESTION: The word “manage” in paragraph 2 is CLOSEST in meaning _____.

• do something difficult

• slow down something

• make something difficult  

• succeed in doing something difficult

Which job requires special training and skillss?

• trade

• engineer    

• doctor

• teacher

Higher education is really for people who want formal learning in order to get an academic degree. If you are good at certain subjects and need a degree related to those subjects, then university is the right choice for you. Besides studying, university students also have the opportunity to live independently, make new friends, and join different clubs. Many students still manage to work part-time during their university years. In addition, college or university students usually have an advantage over students from vocational schools when it comes to further studies after a degree. They will also have broader career options and an advantage in the job market.

QUESTION: Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the paragraph 2?

• give wages to cover the living costs

• join different clubs

• make new friends  

• live independently

Where do the students get a degree related to an academic subject?

• vocational school   

• university

• institution

• school

In which paragraph does the writer mention that students will also have broader career options and an advantage in the job market?

• Paragraph 1   

• Paragraph 3  

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 4

In which paragraph does the writer mention that students will gain the practical skills and knowledge necessary for a specific job?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 4

• Paragraph 3