At the beginning of the nineteenth

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately in need
of reform. Private schools existed, but only for the very rich. There were very few public schools
because of the strong sentiment that children who would grow up to be laborers should not “waste” their
time on education but should instead prepare themselves for their life’s work. It was in the face of this
public sentiment that educational reformers set about their task. Horace Mann, probably the most
famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated. As
Superintendent of Education in the state of Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various
changes, which were soon matched in other school districts around the country. He extended the school
year from five to six months and improved the quality of teachers by instituting teacher education and
raising teacher salaries. Although these changes did not bring about a sudden improvement in the
educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need for a further strengthening of
the system.
Câu 21: The best title for the passage could be_____.
A. The Beginnings of Reform in American Education
B. Nineteenth – the Century of Reform
C. A Flight for Change
D. American Education in the Beginning of the 19th Century
Câu 22: The passage implied that to go to a private school, a student needed_____.
A. a high level of intelligence B. a strong educational background
C. a lot of money D. good grades
Câu 23: The word “desperately” in the passage mostly means_____.
A. obviously B. urgently C. completely D. partly
Câu 24: The author of the passage puts the word “waste” in quotation marks because he_____.
A. does not want students to waste their time on education
B. is quoting someone else who said that education was a waste of time
C. thinks that education is not really a waste of time
D. wants to emphasize how much time is wasted on education
Câu 25: According to the passage, Horace Mann wanted a better educational system for Americans
because_____.
A. Massachusetts residents needed something to do with their spare time
B. education at the time was so cheap
C. all citizens should be educated in a republic
D. people had nothing else to do except go to school
Câu 26: The word “reformers” in the passage mostly means_____.
A. people who try to change things for the better B. people who believe that education is wasted
C. people who really enjoy teaching D. people who work for the government
Câu 27: The word “citizen” in the passage mostly means_____.
A. a person who lives in a particular city
B. a person who works in a particular place
C. a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work
D. a person who has the legal right to belong to a particular country
Câu 28: From 1837 to 1848, Horace Mann_____.
A. raised money for the educational development in Massachusetts
B. managed education in the state of Massachusetts
C. funded many projects to improve the educational system for Americans
D. worked as a headmaster in a school in the state of Massachusetts
Câu 29: According to the passage, which sentence is NOT TRUE ?
A. Horace Mann suggested schools prepare children for their life’s work.
B. Horace Mann was a famous US educational reformer
C. Horace Mann brought about changes in many schools in the United States.
D. Horace Mann began raising teachers’ salaries.
Câu 30: According to the passage, which of the following is a change that Horace Mann instituted?
A. Increased pay for students. B. The matching of other districts’ policies
C. Better teacher training. D. The five-month school year.