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Câu hỏi: 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.
Every summer, when the results of university entrance exam come out, many newspaper stories are published about students who are top-scorers across the country. Most portray students as hard-working, studious, smart and, generally, from low-income families. They are often considered heroes or heroines by their families, communes, villages and communities. And they symbolize the efforts made to lift them, and their relatives, out of poverty. The students are often too poor to attend any extra-classes, which make their achievements more illustrious and more newsworthy. While everyone should applaud the students for their admirable efforts, putting too much emphasis on success generates some difficult questions.
If other students look up to them as models, of course it's great. However, in a way, it contributes to society's attitude that getting into university is the only way to succeed. For those who fail, their lives are over. It should be noted that about 1.3 million high school students take part in the annual university entrance exams and only about 300,000 of them pass. What's about the hundreds of thousands who fail? Should we demand more stories about those who fail the exam but succeed in life or about those who quit university education at some level and do something else unconventional?
"I personally think that it's not about you scoring top in an entrance exam or get even into Harvard. It's about what you do for the rest of your life," said Tran Nguyen Le Van, 29. He is the founder of a website, vexere.com, that passengers can use to book bus tickets online and receive tickets via SMS. His business also arranges online tickets via mobile phones and email. Van dropped out of his MBA at the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona in the United States. His story has caught the attention of many newspapers and he believes more coverage should be given to the youngsters who can be role-models in the start-up community. Getting into university, even with honours, is just the beginning. "We applaud them and their efforts and obviously that can give them motivation to do better in life. However, success requires more than just scores" Van said. Van once told a newspaper that his inspiration also came from among the world's most famous drop-outs, such as Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook or Bill Gates who also dropped out of Harvard University.
Alarming statistics about unemployment continues to plague us. As many as 162,000 people with some kind of degree cannot find work, according to Labour Ministry's statistics this month. An emphasis on getting into university does not inspire students who want to try alternative options. At the same time, the Ministry of Education and Training is still pondering on how to reform our exam system, which emphasises theories, but offers little to develop critical thinking or practice. Vu Thi Phuong Anh, former head of the Centre for Education Testing and Quality Assessment at Viet Nam National University in HCM City said the media should also monitor student successes after graduation. She agreed there were many success stories about young people, but added that it was imbalanced if students taking unconventional paths were not also encouraged.
Viet Nam is, more than ever, in desperate need of those who think outside the box. Time for us to recognise talent, no matter where it comes from or how.
A. The majority of them are poor but intelligent and eager to learn.
B. They are hoped to find the way to better their families' lives.
C. Their success is more glorious because they attend more classes than others.
D. The students are admired for the great efforts.
Every summer, when the results of university entrance exam come out, many newspaper stories are published about students who are top-scorers across the country. Most portray students as hard-working, studious, smart and, generally, from low-income families. They are often considered heroes or heroines by their families, communes, villages and communities. And they symbolize the efforts made to lift them, and their relatives, out of poverty. The students are often too poor to attend any extra-classes, which make their achievements more illustrious and more newsworthy. While everyone should applaud the students for their admirable efforts, putting too much emphasis on success generates some difficult questions.
If other students look up to them as models, of course it's great. However, in a way, it contributes to society's attitude that getting into university is the only way to succeed. For those who fail, their lives are over. It should be noted that about 1.3 million high school students take part in the annual university entrance exams and only about 300,000 of them pass. What's about the hundreds of thousands who fail? Should we demand more stories about those who fail the exam but succeed in life or about those who quit university education at some level and do something else unconventional?
"I personally think that it's not about you scoring top in an entrance exam or get even into Harvard. It's about what you do for the rest of your life," said Tran Nguyen Le Van, 29. He is the founder of a website, vexere.com, that passengers can use to book bus tickets online and receive tickets via SMS. His business also arranges online tickets via mobile phones and email. Van dropped out of his MBA at the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona in the United States. His story has caught the attention of many newspapers and he believes more coverage should be given to the youngsters who can be role-models in the start-up community. Getting into university, even with honours, is just the beginning. "We applaud them and their efforts and obviously that can give them motivation to do better in life. However, success requires more than just scores" Van said. Van once told a newspaper that his inspiration also came from among the world's most famous drop-outs, such as Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook or Bill Gates who also dropped out of Harvard University.
Alarming statistics about unemployment continues to plague us. As many as 162,000 people with some kind of degree cannot find work, according to Labour Ministry's statistics this month. An emphasis on getting into university does not inspire students who want to try alternative options. At the same time, the Ministry of Education and Training is still pondering on how to reform our exam system, which emphasises theories, but offers little to develop critical thinking or practice. Vu Thi Phuong Anh, former head of the Centre for Education Testing and Quality Assessment at Viet Nam National University in HCM City said the media should also monitor student successes after graduation. She agreed there were many success stories about young people, but added that it was imbalanced if students taking unconventional paths were not also encouraged.
Viet Nam is, more than ever, in desperate need of those who think outside the box. Time for us to recognise talent, no matter where it comes from or how.
(Source: http://vietnamnews.vn)
What is NOT stated in the passage about the top-scorers in the entrance exam?A. The majority of them are poor but intelligent and eager to learn.
B. They are hoped to find the way to better their families' lives.
C. Their success is more glorious because they attend more classes than others.
D. The students are admired for the great efforts.
Giải thích:
Điều nào không được đề cập trong đoạn văn về những học sinh điểm cao trong kỳ thi tuyển sinh?
A. Đa số họ đều nghèo khó nhưng thông minh và ham học hỏi.
B. Họ hy vọng tìm được cách để làm cho cuộc sống gia đình mình trở nên tốt đẹp hơn.
C. Thành công của họ vẻ vang hơn vì họ đi học nhiều hơn những học sinh khác.
D. Những học sinh này được ngưỡng mộ bởi sự nỗ lực to lớn.
Thông tin:
+ Most portray students as hard-working, studious, smart and, generally, from low-income families. (Đa số chúng đều miêu tả các học sinh là chăm chỉ, cần cù, thông minh, và nói chung đều xuất thân từ các gia đình thu nhập thấp.)
→ A đúng
+ And they symbolize the efforts made to lift them, and their relatives, out of poverty. (Và họ tượng trưng cho những nỗ lực đã thực hiện để đưa họ, cùng người thân, thoát ra khỏi tình cảnh nghèo khó.)
→ B đúng
+ While everyone should applaud the students for their admirable efforts, putting too much emphasis on success generates some difficult questions. (Trong khi mọi người sẽ ngợi khen những học sinh này với những nỗ lực đáng ngưỡng mộ, thì việc chú trọng quá nhiều vào thành công sẽ gây ra một số vấn đề khó khăn.)
→ D đúng
+ The students are often too poor to attend any extra-classes, whichmake their achievements more illustrious and more newsworthy. (Những học sinh ấy thường quá nghèo để có thể đi học thêm, điều khiến cho những thành tựu của họ trông lừng lẫy và đáng đưa tin hơn.)
→ C sai
Điều nào không được đề cập trong đoạn văn về những học sinh điểm cao trong kỳ thi tuyển sinh?
A. Đa số họ đều nghèo khó nhưng thông minh và ham học hỏi.
B. Họ hy vọng tìm được cách để làm cho cuộc sống gia đình mình trở nên tốt đẹp hơn.
C. Thành công của họ vẻ vang hơn vì họ đi học nhiều hơn những học sinh khác.
D. Những học sinh này được ngưỡng mộ bởi sự nỗ lực to lớn.
Thông tin:
+ Most portray students as hard-working, studious, smart and, generally, from low-income families. (Đa số chúng đều miêu tả các học sinh là chăm chỉ, cần cù, thông minh, và nói chung đều xuất thân từ các gia đình thu nhập thấp.)
→ A đúng
+ And they symbolize the efforts made to lift them, and their relatives, out of poverty. (Và họ tượng trưng cho những nỗ lực đã thực hiện để đưa họ, cùng người thân, thoát ra khỏi tình cảnh nghèo khó.)
→ B đúng
+ While everyone should applaud the students for their admirable efforts, putting too much emphasis on success generates some difficult questions. (Trong khi mọi người sẽ ngợi khen những học sinh này với những nỗ lực đáng ngưỡng mộ, thì việc chú trọng quá nhiều vào thành công sẽ gây ra một số vấn đề khó khăn.)
→ D đúng
+ The students are often too poor to attend any extra-classes, whichmake their achievements more illustrious and more newsworthy. (Những học sinh ấy thường quá nghèo để có thể đi học thêm, điều khiến cho những thành tựu của họ trông lừng lẫy và đáng đưa tin hơn.)
→ C sai
Đáp án C.