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The passage discusses the differences between education and schooling. It states that education is a lifelong process that occurs both formally through school and informally through various life experiences. Schooling, on the other hand, is a more structured process that takes place in institutional settings and has standardized content and schedules. While schooling plays an important role, it represents only a portion of one's education. The key difference is that education is a broader, more open-ended concept that continues throughout a person's entire life.

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Part 1 of 2 - READING 1: Read The Passage and Answer The Questions

The passage discusses the differences between education and schooling. It states that education is a lifelong process that occurs both formally through school and informally through various life experiences. Schooling, on the other hand, is a more structured process that takes place in institutional settings and has standardized content and schedules. While schooling plays an important role, it represents only a portion of one's education. The key difference is that education is a broader, more open-ended concept that continues throughout a person's entire life.

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TEST 5

Part 1 of 2 - READING 1: Read the passage and answer the questions.

The countryside of Britain is well known for its beauty and many contrasts: its bare
mountains and moorland, its lakes, rivers and woods, and its long, often wild coastline.
Many of the most beautiful areas are national parks and are protected from development.
When British people think of the countryside they think of farmland, as well as open
spaces. They imagine cows or sheep in green fields enclosed by hedges or stone walls,
and fields of wheat and barley. Most farmland is privately owned but is crossed by a
network of public footpaths.
Many people associate the countryside with peace and relaxation. They spend their free
time walking or cycling there, or go to the country for a picnic or a pub lunch. In
summer people go to fruit farms and pick strawberries and other fruit. Only a few people
who live in the country work on farms. Many commute to work in towns. Many others
dream of living in the country, where they believe they would have a better and
healthier lifestyle.
The countryside faces many threats. Some are associated with modern farming
practices, and the use of chemicals harmful to plants and wildlife. Land is also needed
for new houses. The green belt, an area of land around many cities, is under increasing
pressure. Plans to build new roads are strongly opposed by organizations trying to
protect the countryside. Protesters set up camps to prevent, or at least delay, the building
work.
America has many areas of wild and beautiful scenery, and there are many areas,
especially in the West in states like Montana and Wyoming, where few people live. In
the New England states, such as Vermont and New Hampshire, it is common to see
small farms surrounded by hills and green areas. In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and other
Midwestern states, fields of corn or wheat reach to the horizon and there are many
miles between towns.
Only about 20% of Americans live outside cities and towns. Life may be difficult for
people who live in the country. Services like hospitals and schools may be further away
and going shopping can mean driving long distances. Some people even have to drive
from their homes to the main road where their mail is left in a box. In spite of the
disadvantages, many people who live in the country say that they like the safe, clean,
attractive environment. But their children often move to a town or city as soon as they
can.
As in Britain, Americans like to go out to the country at weekends. Some people go on
camping or fishing trips, others go hiking in national parks.
Question 1: We can see from the passage that in the countryside of Britain ______.
A. none of the areas faces the sea
B. only a few farms are publicly owned
C. most beautiful areas are not well preserved
D. it is difficult to travel from one farm to another
Question 2: The word “enclosed” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. rotated
B. embraced
C. blocked
D. surrounded

Question 3: Which is NOT mentioned as an activity of relaxation in the countryside of


Britain?
A. Going swimming
B. Picking fruit
C. Going for a walk
D. Riding a bicycle

Question 4: What does the word “they” in paragraph 2 refer to?


A. Those who dream of living in the country
B. Those who go to fruit farms in summer
C. Those who go to the country for a picnic
D. Those who commute to work in towns

Question 5: Which of the following threatens the countryside in Britain?


A. Protests against the building work
B. Modern farming practices
C. Plants and wildlife
D. The green belt around cities

Question 6: The phrase “associated with” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to


______.
A. supported by
B. referred to
C. separated from
D. related to

Question 7: According to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT ______
A. the use of chemicals harms the environment of the countryside
B. camps are set up by protesters to stop the construction work
C. the green belt is under pressure because of the need for land
D. all organizations strongly oppose plans for road construction

Question 8: The phrase “reach to the horizon” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to


______.
A. are limited
B. are endless
C. are horizontal
D. are varied
Part 2 of 2 - READING 2: Read the passage. Then answer the questions below
It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get an education.
Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to
school. The difference between schooling and education implied by this remark is
important.
Education is much more open-ended than schooling. Education knows no limits. It can
take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in the kitchen or on
the tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in school and the whole
universe of informal learning. The agent (doer) of education can vary from respected
grandparents to the people arguing about politics on the radio , from a child to a famous
scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often
produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to
discover how little is known of other religions. People receive education from infancy
on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term; it is a lifelong process, a process
that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of
one’s entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern
varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school
at about the same time, take the assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar
textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The pieces of reality that are to be
learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of
governments, have been limited by the subjects being taught. For example, high school
students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political
problems in their society or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There
are clear and undoubted conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling.
1. This passage is mainly aimed at _____. 
A. listing and discussing several educational problems
B. telling the difference between the meanings of two related words
C. telling a story about excellent teachers
D. giving examples of different schools

2. In the passage, the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school”


mostly implies that _____.
A. schooling prevents people discovering things
B. schooling takes place everywhere
C. all of life is an education
D. education is totally ruined by schooling

3. The word “informal” in the passage mostly means _____. 


A. unusual
B. relaxing
C. involving many school subjects
D. fantastic

4. According to the passage, the doers of education are _____.


A. only respected grandparents
B. mainly politicians
C. mostly famous scientists
D. almost all people

5. What does the writer mean by saying “education quite often produces surprises”?
A. It’s surprising that we know little about other religions.
B. Educators often produce surprises.
C. Informal learning often brings about unexpected results.
D. Success of informal learning is predictable.

6. Which of the following would the writer support?


A. Our education system needs to be changed as soon as possible.
B. Going to school is only part of how people become educated.
C. Schooling is of no use because students do similar things every day.
D. Without formal education, people won’t be able to read and write.

7. The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to _____.


A. high school students
B. political problems
C. workings of governments
D. newest filmmakers

8. Because the general pattern of schooling varies little from one setting to the next,
school children throughout the country _____.
A. are taught by the same teachers
B. have the same abilities
C. do similar things
D. have similar study conditions

9. From the passage, we can infer that a high school teacher _____. 
A. is free to choose anything to teach
B. is not allowed to teach political issues
C. is bound to teach programmed subjects
D. has to teach social issues to all classes

10. Which of the following is TRUE according to passage?


A. Education and schooling are quite different experience.
B. Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework.
C. The best schools teach a variety of subjects.
D. The more years students go to school, the better their education is.

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