In contrast to what many parents believe, students who get job (29) ________ skills in high school and choose
vocational careers often go on to get additional education. The modern workplace favours (30) ________ with great skills
who are open to continued learning. Most young people today will have many jobs over the course of their lifetime, and
(31) ________ good number will have many careers that require new and more sophisticated skills.
Just a few decades ago, our public education system provided many opportunities for young people to learn
about careers in manufacturing and other vocational trades. (32) ________, today, high-schoolers barely (33) ________ a
whisper about the many doors that the vocational education path can open. The “college-for-everyone” mentality has
prevented awareness of other possible career paths. The cost to the individuals and the economy as a whole is high. If we
want everyone’s kid to succeed, we need to bring vocational education back to the core of high school learning.
Adapted from: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholaswyman/2015/09/0l/why-we-desperately-need-to-bring-backvocational-training-in-schools/?sh=6970b2087add
Question 29: A. specific
B. formal
C. official
D. royal
Question 30: A. these
B. that
C. this
D. those
Question 31: A. the
B. a
C. Ø
D. one
Question 32: A. So
B. Therefore
C. Yet
D. Except
Question 33: A. see
B. taste
C. smell
D. hear

Question

In contrast to what many parents believe, students who get job (29) ________ skills in high school and choose 
vocational careers often go on to get additional education. The modern workplace favours (30) ________ with great skills 
who are open to continued learning. Most young people today will have many jobs over the course of their lifetime, and 
(31) ________ good number will have many careers that require new and more sophisticated skills.
Just a few decades ago, our public education system provided many opportunities for young people to learn 
about careers in manufacturing and other vocational trades. (32) ________, today, high-schoolers barely (33) ________ a 
whisper about the many doors that the vocational education path can open. The “college-for-everyone” mentality has 
prevented awareness of other possible career paths. The cost to the individuals and the economy as a whole is high. If we 
want everyone’s kid to succeed, we need to bring vocational education back to the core of high school learning.
Adapted from: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholaswyman/2015/09/0l/why-we-desperately-need-to-bring-backvocational-training-in-schools/?sh=6970b2087add
Question 29: A. specific
B. formal
C. official
D. royal
Question 30: A. these
B. that
C. this
D. those
Question 31: A. the
B. a
C. Ø
D. one
Question 32: A. So
B. Therefore
C. Yet
D. Except
Question 33: A. see
B. taste
C. smell
D. hear

Accepted Answer

Question 29: A. specific
Question 30: D. those
Question 31: B. a
Question 32: C. Yet
Question 33: D. hear

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