GIRLS’ EDUCATIONIMPROVING GIRLS’ EDUCATIONAL LEVELS HAS BEEN DEMONSTR...
BÀI 3: GIRLS’ EDUCATION
Improving girls’ educational levels has been demonstrated to have clear impacts on the health and
economic future of young women, which in turn improves the prospect of their entire community. The
infant mortality rate of babies whose mothers have received primary education is half that of children
whose mothers are illiterate.
In the poorest countries of the world, 50% of girls do not attend secondary school. Yet, research shows
that every extra year of school for girls increases their lifetime income by 15 %. Improving female
education, and thus the earning potential of women improves the standard of living for their own
children, as women invest more of their income in their families than men do. Yet, many
barriers
to
education for girls remain. In some African countries, such as Burkina Faso, girls are unlikely to attend
school for such basic reasons as a lack of private toilet facilities for girls.Higher attendance rates of
high schools and university education among women, particularly in developing countries, have helped
them
make inroads into
professional careers with better-paying salaries and wages. Education
increases a woman’s (and her partner’s and the family’s) level of health and health awareness.
Furthering women’s levels of education and advanced training also tends to lead to later ages of
initiation of sexual activity, later age at first marriage, and later ages at first childbirth, as well as an
increased likelihood to remain single, have no children, or have no formal marriage and alternatively,
have increasing levels of long-term partnerships.
It
can lead to higher rates of barrier and chemical
contraceptive use (and a lower level of sexually transmitted infections among women and their partners
and children), and can increase the level of resources available to women who divorce or are in a
situation of domestic violence. It has been shown, in addition, to increase women’s communication
with their partners and their employers, and to improve rates of civic participation such as voting or the
holding of office.
Câu 1:
What can be the best title for the reading passage?
A.
Education and Violence Against Women
B.
Women’s Rights to Lifelong Education
C.
Education and Women’s Empowerment
D.
Female Education and its Social Benefits
Câu 2:
It is stated in the first paragraph that ______.
A.
women who have little schooling often have no idea of raising their children
B.
it is the children’s schooling that helps their mothers increase their lifetime income
C.
women’s educational levels have an influence on the prospect of their community
D.
earning their own living, women take the responsibility of running the household
Câu 3:
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the first paragraph ?
A.
It is their husbands who help women improve their educational level.
B.
Children whose mothers are illiterate are unable to grow healthily.
C.
Many children in Asia have died because of their mothers’ ignorance.
D.
The higher their educational level is, the more money women earn.
Câu 4:
According to the passage, furthering women’s levels of education and advanced training
does not result in ______.
A.
higher rates of barrier and chemical contraceptive use
B.
an increased likelihood to remain single among women
C.
improved rates of civic participation among women
D.
an increased level of health awareness for the husbands
Câu 5:
The word “it”
in the passage refers to ______.
A.
higher attendance rates of high schools and university education
B.
furthering women’s levels of education and advanced training
C.
a woman’s level of health and health awareness
D.
increasing levels of long-term partnerships
Câu 6:
The word
“barriers”
in the passage is closest in meaning to ______.
A.
obstacles
B.
challenges
C.
stresses
D.
strains
Câu 7:
The phrase
“make inroads in”
in the passage can be best replaced by ______.
A.
celebrate achievement in
B.
succeed in taking
C.
make progress in
D.
take the chance in
Câu 8:
It is implied in the first paragraph that ______.
A.
there are numerous reasons for women not to come to class worldwide
B.
the husband in a family takes little responsibility in rearing the children
C.
the children’s standard of living largely depends on their mother’s income
D.
the mother in a family makes every effort to raise the children effectively