Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the questions.
On his first day of school, Pat Fitzsimons was bullied. From that moment on, he did not like school. He struggled through it until he could finally leave at the age of 15 , lacking even basic skills. After leaving school, Pat worked in a knitwear factory and later on a building site. His supervisors noticed his potential and offered him an apprenticeship to become a plasterer. As a plasterer, he earned enough money to get by, but his inability to read and write still bothered him. "When it came to forms and dealing with banks - I couldn't do any of that. Because I couldn't read, spell, or write, which was a major challenge and an embarrassment. But that was just the reality of my education and who I was," said Pat.
When Pat could no longer work in construction, he knew he had to take action. [I] He slowly learned to read and took up something he had always enjoyed: the arts. [II] Evening art classes helped him reenter education. [III] His teacher, Karen, spotted Pat's talent and encouraged him to go to art college. [IV] Empowered by her, Pat went to the Institute of Design and Technology where a great team of teachers encouraged him further to pursue his learning journey.
With financial support from a grant and encouragement from his teachers, Pat thrived in college. The support from the staff helped him fill out forms and apply for financial aid. His college experience was entirely different from his time in school, and after four years of hard work, Pat graduated. "When I graduated, I found it amazing because I thought that was the day that was never going to come. That was the day I thought I would never see because I was going to be a drop-out. I was convinced that I could not do this. But the encouragement from the college and the teachers was so great. They made me believe, not in the education, but in myself!" said Pat Fitzsimons.
(Adapted from https://www.unesco.org)
Trả lời cho các câu 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 dưới đây:
Question 21. What is the main idea of the reading passage?
Đáp án đúng là: A
Đáp án cần chọn là: A
Question 22. What does the word "that" in paragraph 1 refer to?
Đáp án đúng là: D
Đáp án cần chọn là: D
Question 23. Who recognized Pat's talent?
Đáp án đúng là: A
Đáp án cần chọn là: A
Question 24. The phrase "going to be a drop-out" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
Đáp án đúng là: C
Đáp án cần chọn là: C
While his first reaction was: 'No, college is not for me!', Karen insisted that Pat would do well at art college.
Đáp án đúng là: D
Đáp án cần chọn là: D
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