A. INTERVIEW B. PARTY C. JOB D. CLASSIX. READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE...

27.A. interview B. party C. job D. class

IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the

correct answer to each of the questions.

Education system of Vietnam in the past

Because of 1,000 years under the control of China, there were no records which

indicated a formal education system in Vietnam. In 939, Emperor Ngo Quyen expelled

the Chinese invaders and declared Vietnamese independence. But the first two dynasties,

Ngo and Dinh, did not last so long, and were busy with the national defense, so the

education was just in pagodas. Ly Cong Uan, the founder king of the Lydynasty had been

educated in a pagoda.

To the Ly dynasty, the fundamental educational system was officially improved. King

Ly Thanh Tong established the Temple of Literature at the ancient Capital of Thang Long

to encourage people to appreciate the education. In 1075, the first exam was done by the

order of King Ly Nhan Tong to select scholars for office and the later year, 1076, the

Imperial Academy, the first university in Vietnam’s history, was set up for the education

of sons of royalty and other high – ranking officials.

There were also many private classes taught by prominent scholars such as Chu Van

An, Le Quy Don,

Nguyen Binh Khiem, Phung Khac Khoan, Vo Truong Toan... The students would only

study literature and ancient history of China, of Viet Nam for entirety of their schooling.

Later on, the Public Administration curriculum was finally added to the program. When

the Ho Royal family ruled the country, students were taught simple mathematics.

From 1918 to 1945, Vietnam’s education programme has adopted the western

educational system with three levels: elementary, high school, and college. At all levels,

from 1945 the Vietnamese National language is officially used. Students have the

opportunity to learn literature, history, philosophy, law, science, math, medicine and as

well as other languages.