17 years later I did go to college. But I naively (ngây thơ) chose a ​ (a)   that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and all of my working-class parents' savings were being spent on my college ​ (b)   . After six months, I couldn't see the ​ (c)   in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to ​ (d)   and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best ​ (e)   I ever made.

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Harvard’s campus paper called Bill Gates “Harvard’s most successful ​ (a)   ". Gates ​ (b)   Harvard in the fall of 1973. Two years later, he dropped out to ​ (c)   Microsoft with friend Paul Allen. And in 2007, he finally ​ (d)   an ​ (e)   doctorate from Harvard.

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The iPad, even Buzz Lightyear probably wouldn’t have existed if Steve Jobs stayed in school. Because his family couldn’t ​ (a)   his college education, Jobs had to ​ (b)   Reed College just after ​ entering for 6 months. Then he ​ (c)   Apple, NeXT Computer and Pixar, which had made great ​ (d)   on development of modern ​ (e)   and culture.

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Sắp xếp lại những thứ sau

• Steve Jobs was an American entrepreneur and inventor.

• He co-founded Apple Inc. in 1976 and played a vital role in shaping the technology industry.

• These technologies has transformed the way we live, work, and communicate.

• Under his leadership, Apple introduced groundbreaking products like the iPhone, iPad,...,

​ (a)   prepares participants for a particular job through the learning of specific skills.

​ (b)   focuses on the learning of facts and critical thinking skills.

• Vocational education
• Academic education

Sắp xếp lại những thứ sau

• Vocational colleges offer a wide range of courses that can be classified as academic

• However, specialised training may limit career opportunities in the future.

• raduates leave with diplomas and workplace experience that can help them get a job quicker

• Both vocational courses and university education have their advantages and disadvantages.

Sắp xếp lại những thứ sau

• Graduate degrees can open up a wide range of job opportunities.

• However, many university graduates find that they don’t have the experience that employers are looking for

• Academic education involves intensive learning on a wide range of industry-related subjects.

What type of school is better for me, vocational or academic?

Ask yourself a few questions:

1. Are you looking to enter the ​ (a)   in 4 years or are you looking for faster track

2. 2. What kind of ​ (b)   do you want?

3. 3. Are you looking for hands-on, ​ (c)   training? Or are you looking for a learning environment that ​ (d)   broad topics as well?

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Parents in rural Vietnam are increasingly investing in their children's English education, undeterred (không nản lòng) by the high costs involved.

Kim Thai, 43, from northern Vinh Phuc Province, has been taking his children more than 10 km from a small town in Tam Dao District to the province's capital city Vinh Yen to study English, ​ (a)   over VND240 million ($9,663) so far. "​ (b)   I have to bring my child to a class 50 km away, I will still do it," he said, ​ (c)   that classes in small districts are ​ (d)   for his children's needs. Thai believes that learning English has become a ​ (e)   trend among students and parents in recent years.

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In Cambodia, there are many students who graduate from high school and they still do not know about the ​ (a)   they are going to take when they enter university. This is considered as one of the biggest ​ (b)   that almost all the students are ​ (c)   right now. Some students just follow ​ (d)   or others to start their​ (e)  

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