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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 
Question 01: A. countryman 	B. postman 	C. policeman 	D. commander 
Question 02: A. boats 	B. speaks 	C. beliefs 	D. leaves 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 03: A. relation 	B. arrange 	C. summary 	D. eliminate 
Question 04: A. different 	B. important 	C. essential 	D. negation 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 
Question 05: Cortes, who conquered Mexico city and destroyed it lately, considered Mexico City to be the most beautiful city he had ever seen. 
A. who conquered	B. destroyed it lately	C. to be	D. he had ever seen
Question 06: There are vast, open grazing lands, an area that receives little rain than the farming region west of the Missouri River. 
	A. open grazing 	B. an area 	C. little rain 	D. west of
Question 07: Although the Indians lacked animals they had the ability to cultivate plants suitably for daily use. 
	A. lacked animals 	B. had the ability 	C. plants suitably	D. daily use 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
Question 08: ________ Mr. John Smith is old, he still goes jogging everyday. 
	A. So that 	B. Although 	C. In spite of 	D. Because 
Question 09: She didn’t tell me why she________ to school the day before. 
	A. didn’t come 	B. doesn’t come 	C. hadn’t come 	D. hasn’t come 
Question 10: Never________ such a magnificent firework display. 
	A. have I seen before B. before have I seen C. have before seen I 	D. have before I seen 
Question 11: I have had such important decisions________ for the last three months. 
	A. to make 	B. to do 	C. to give 	D. to put 
Question 12: ________ back to her home town, Julia Robert found everything new and attractive. 
	A. On arriving 	B. As she arrives 	C. When arrived 	D. On arrival 
Question 13: The city centre was crowed________ tourists. 
	A. with 	B. up 	C. in 	D. of 
Question 14: Jack London wrote several________ novels on adventure. 
	A. interest 	B. interesting 	C. interested 	D. interestingly 
Question 15: The government has tried to________ the price of petro, but they failed. 
	A. get over 	B. bring on 	C. bring down 	D. put in 
Question 16: The mother is very________ about the health of her little son. 
	A. concerned 	B. careful 	C. nervous 	D. confused 
Question 17: Mexico is the most popular vacation________ for people from the United States. 
	A. destination 	B. departure 	C. target 	D. connection 
Question 18: My uncle took________ photography when he retired from work. 
	A. after 	B. over 	C. up 	D. on 
Question 19: Although the coach had not thought her a good tennis player at first, she________ to be a champion. 
	A. came out 	B. turned out 	C. turned up 	D. came around 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. 
Question 20: – Brian: “Have you________ traveled to New York?” 	–Linda: “Yes, _____________.” 
	A. once/ once 	B. yet/ never 	C. never/ never 	D. ever/ once 
Question 21: – David: “Thanks for your help, Mary.” 	– Mary: “_____________.” 
	A. With you 	B. It’s my pleasure	C. Never remind me 	D. With all my heart 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 22: The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water. 
	A. revived 	B. surprised 	C. connived 	D. survived 
Question 23: She was brought up in a well-off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing. 	A. wealthy 	B. kind 	C. broke 	D. poor 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 24: Henry has found a temporary job in a factory. 
	A. eternal 	B. genuine 	C. permanent 	D. satisfactory 
Question 25: Mr. Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly. 
	A. amicable 	B. inapplicable 	C. hostile 	D. futile 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 
Question 26: If they had arrived a moment later, they would have missed the start of the film. 
	A. They arrived just in time for the start of the film. 
	B. They missed the start of the film because they arrived late. 
	C. They didn’t arrive early enough for the start of the film. 
	D. They wouldn’t have missed the start of the film if they had arrived earlier. 
Question 27: Thanh suggested going to the park the following Sunday. 
	A. “Why don’t we go to for the park next Sunday?” Thanh said. 
	B. “Shall I go to the park next Sunday?” Thanh said. 
	C. “Let us go to the park next Sunday?” Thanh said. 
	D. “How about going to the park next Sunday?” Thanh said. 
Question 28: The firemen had to break the door down. 
	A. The firemen shouldn’t have broken the door down. 
	B. It was necessary for the firemen to break the door down. 
	C. Breaking the door down required the help of the firemen. 
	D. It was against the law that the firemen broke the door down. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 
Question 29: We thought the figures were correct. However, we have now discovered some errors. 
	A. Even though the figures were correct, we have now discovered some errors. 
	B. It never occurs to us that we could discover some errors in the figures unexpectedly. 
	C. Although we thought the figures were correct, we have now discovered some errors. 
	D. Due to some errors we have discovered in the figures, we think they are incorrect. 
Question 30: The students presented a strong argument at the meeting. They represented their classes. 
A. The students, representing their classes, presented a strong argument at the meeting. 
B. The students, presenting a strong argument at the meeting, represented their classes. 
C. The students represented their classes as they presented a strong argument at the meeting. 
D. The students represented by their classes presented a strong argument at the meeting. 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35. 
	The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The schools teach a (31)_______ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students bother to learn it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate, with people and to (32)_______ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will both understand what you are driving at and be persuaded. 
	Of course, skill in expression is not enough (33)_______ itself. You must have something to say in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends much on your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself. 
	Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (34)_______ teach. The foundations for skill in expression have to be laid early: an interest in and an ear (35)_______ language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations during your school years, you may never have an opportunity again. 
Question 31: A. large 	B. great 	C. far 	D. lost 
Question 32: A. interpret 	B. give out 	C. transfer 	D. present 
Question 33: A. on 	B. for 	C. by 	D. in 
Question 34: A. quite 	B. hardly 	C. truly 	D. really 
Question 35: A. by 	B. of 	C. for 	D. when 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42. 
	(1) Aging is the process of growing old. It occurs eventually in every living thing provided, of course, that an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely. The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people, such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin. Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include loss of playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing and eyesight, or even a slight graying of the coat. Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect. 
	(2) Most body parts grow bigger and stronger, and function more efficiently during childhood. They reach their peak at the time of maturity, or early adulthood. After that, they begin to decline. Bones, for example, gradually become lighter and more brittle. In the aged, the joints between the bones also become rigid and more inflexible. This can make moving very painful. 
	(3) All the major organs of the body show signs of aging. The brain, for example, works less efficiently, and even gets smaller in size. Thinking processes of all sorts are slowed down. Old people often have trouble in remembering recent events. 
	(4) One of the most serious changes of old age occurs in the arteries, the blood vessels that lead from the heart. They become thickened and constricted, allowing less blood to flow to the rest of body. This condition accounts, directly or indirectly, for many of the diseases of the aged. It may, for example, result in heart attack. 
	(5) Aging is not a uniform process. Different parts of the body wear out at different rates. There are great differences among people in their rate of aging. Even the cells of the body differ in the way they age. The majority of cells are capable of reproducing themselves many times during the course of a lifetime. Nerve cells and muscle fibers can never be replaced once they wear out. 
	(6) Gerontologists - scientists who study the process of aging - believe this wearing out of the body is controlled by a built-in biological time-clock. They are trying to discover how this clock works so that they can slow down the process. This could give man a longer life and a great number of productive years. 
Question 36: What is the main idea of the first paragraph? 
	A. Signs of aging are easier to detect in animals than in plants. 
	B. Aging occurs in every living thing after it has reached maturity. 
	C. Not all signs of aging are visible. 
	D. The outward signs of aging may be seen in old people. 
Question 37: What does the word “it” in line 2 refers to? 
	A. aging 	B. a living thing 	C. an illness 	D. an accident 
Question 38: All of the followings may be the outward signs of aging EXCEPT_______. 
	A. the graying of the hair 	B. the wrinkling of the skin 
	C. the decline in hearing and eyesight 	D. the loss of appetite 
Question 39: When does the human body begin to lose vigor and the ability to function efficiently? 
	A. Soon after reaching adulthood 	B. During childhood 
	C. Early adulthood 	D. Past middle age 
Question 40: The word “brittle” as used in the second paragraph means_______.
	A. soft and easily bent 	B. hard and endurable 
	C. hard but easily broken 	D. rigid and inflexible 
Question 41: According to the passage, what condition is responsible for many of the diseases of the old? 
	A. The arteries have become thickened and constricted. C. The brain gets smaller in size.
	B. The blood vessels lead from the heart. 	D. Bones become lighter and brittle. 
Question 42: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? 
	A. All living things grow old. 	B. Aging is unavoidable in any living things. 
	C. Plants show less signs of aging than any other living things. 
	D. Most body parts wear out during the course of a lifetime. 
Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50. 
	(1) Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year. 
	(2) At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school. 
	(3) Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, homeschooling in the U.S. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once it was the only choice for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that many believe is failing. 
Question 43: The number of parents who want to teach their own children in the U.S. is_______. 
	A. remaining unchanged 	B. remaining the same C. going up 	D. going down 
Question 44: The past participle “homeschooled” in the first paragraph is best equivalent to _______ at home”. A. be taught 	B. self-learned 	C. untaught 	D. self-studied 
Question 45: This estimated number was presented by_______. 
	A. a government office 	B. school teachers 	C. the parents D. homeschooled children 
Question 46: According to some experts, the exact number of homeschooled children in the US in the last year of the 20th century must be_______. 
	A. 1,600,000 	B. 850,000 	C. 1,900,000 	D. 1,700,000 
Question 47: More parents teach their children because they completely _ the current educational system. A. please with 	B. object to 	C. appeal to 	D. approve of 
Question 48: The noun “dissatisfaction” in this paragraph is best equivalent to “________”. 
	A. disappointment 	B. disagreement 	C. discrimination 	D. discouragement 
Question 49: Many parents stop their children from going to school because it is now too_______ for them. 	A. explosive 	B. expensive 	C. dangerous 	D. humorous 
Question 50: The attitude of the author towards homeschooling can be best described as_______.
	A. acceptable 	B. favorable 	C. remarkable 	D. unfavorable 
______THE END______
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Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 211
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
Họ và tên thí sinh:. SBD:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 
Question 01: A. countryman 	B. postman 	C. policeman 	D. commander 
Question 02: A. boats 	B. speaks 	C. beliefs 	D. leaves 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 03: A. relation 	B. arrange 	C. summary 	D. eliminate 
Question 04: A. different 	B. important 	C. essential 	D. negation 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 
Question 05: Cortes, who conquered Mexico city and destroyed it lately, considered Mexico City to be the most beautiful city he had ever seen. 
A. who conquered	B. destroyed it lately	C. to be	D. he had ever seen
Question 06: There are vast, open grazing lands, an area that receives little rain than the farming region west of the Missouri River. 
	A. open grazing 	B. an area 	C. little rain 	D. west of
Question 07: Although the Indians lacked animals they had the ability to cultivate plants suitably for daily use. 
	A. lacked animals 	B. had the ability 	C. plants suitably	D. daily use 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
Question 08: ________ Mr. John Smith is old, he still goes jogging everyday. 
	A. So that 	B. Although 	C. In spite of 	D. Because 
Question 09: She didn’t tell me why she________ to school the day before. 
	A. didn’t come 	B. doesn’t come 	C. hadn’t come 	D. hasn’t come 
Question 10: Never________ such a magnificent firework display. 
	A. have I seen before B. before have I seen C. have before seen I 	D. have before I seen 
Question 11: I have had such important decisions________ for the last three months. 
	A. to make 	B. to do 	C. to give 	D. to put 
Question 12: ________ back to her home town, Julia Robert found everything new and attractive. 
	A. On arriving 	B. As she arrives 	C. When arrived 	D. On arrival 
Question 13: The city centre was crowed________ tourists. 
	A. with 	B. up 	C. in 	D. of 
Question 14: Jack London wrote several________ novels on adventure. 
	A. interest 	B. interesting 	C. interested 	D. interestingly 
Question 15: The government has tried to________ the price of petro, but they failed. 
	A. get over 	B. bring on 	C. bring down 	D. put in 
Question 16: The mother is very________ about the health of her little son. 
	A. concerned 	B. careful 	C. nervous 	D. confused 
Question 17: Mexico is the most popular vacation________ for people from the United States. 
	A. destination 	B. departure 	C. target 	D. connection 
Question 18: My uncle took________ photography when he retired from work. 
	A. after 	B. over 	C. up 	D. on 
Question 19: Although the coach had not thought her a good tennis player at first, she________ to be a champion. 
	A. came out 	B. turned out 	C. turned up 	D. came around 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. 
Question 20: – Brian: “Have you________ traveled to New York?” 	–Linda: “Yes, _____________.” 
	A. once/ once 	B. yet/ never 	C. never/ never 	D. ever/ once 
Question 21: – David: “Thanks for your help, Mary.” 	– Mary: “_____________.” 
	A. With you 	B. It’s my pleasure	C. Never remind me 	D. With all my heart 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 22: The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water. 
	A. revived 	B. surprised 	C. connived 	D. survived 
Question 23: She was brought up in a well-off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing. 	A. wealthy 	B. kind 	C. broke 	D. poor 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 24: Henry has found a temporary job in a factory. 
	A. eternal 	B. genuine 	C. permanent 	D. satisfactory 
Question 25: Mr. Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly. 
	A. amicable 	B. inapplicable 	C. hostile 	D. futile 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 
Question 26: If they had arrived a moment later, they would have missed the start of the film. 
	A. They arrived just in time for the start of the film. 
	B. They missed the start of the film because they arrived late. 
	C. They didn’t arrive early enough for the start of the film. 
	D. They wouldn’t have missed the start of the film if they had arrived earlier. 
Question 27: Thanh suggested going to the park the following Sunday. 
	A. “Why don’t we go to for the park next Sunday?” Thanh said. 
	B. “Shall I go to the park next Sunday?” Thanh said. 
	C. “Let us go to the park next Sunday?” Thanh said. 
	D. “How about going to the park next Sunday?” Thanh said. 
Question 28: The firemen had to break the door down. 
	A. The firemen shouldn’t have broken the door down. 
	B. It was necessary for the firemen to break the door down. 
	C. Breaking the door down required the help of the firemen. 
	D. It was against the law that the firemen broke the door down. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 
Question 29: We thought the figures were correct. However, we have now discovered some errors. 
	A. Even though the figures were correct, we have now discovered some errors. 
	B. It never occurs to us that we could discover some errors in the figures unexpectedly. 
	C. Although we thought the figures were correct, we have now discovered some errors. 
	D. Due to some errors we have discovered in the figures, we think they are incorrect. 
Question 30: The students presented a strong argument at the meeting. They represented their classes. 
A. The students, representing their classes, presented a strong argument at the meeting. 
B. The students, presenting a strong argument at the meeting, represented their classes. 
C. The students represented their classes as they presented a strong argument at the meeting. 
D. The students represented by their classes presented a strong argument at the meeting. 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35. 
	The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The schools teach a (31)_______ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students bother to learn it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate, with people and to (32)_______ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will both understand what you are driving at and be persuaded. 
	Of course, skill in expression is not enough (33)_______ itself. You must have something to say in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends much on your ability to make other people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself. 
	Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (34)_______ teach. The foundations for skill in expression have to be laid early: an interest in and an ear (35)_______ language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations during your school years, you may never have an opportunity again. 
Question 31: A. large 	B. great 	C. far 	D. lost 
Question 32: A. interpret 	B. give out 	C. transfer 	D. present 
Question 33: A. on 	B. for 	C. by 	D. in 
Question 34: A. quite 	B. hardly 	C. truly 	D. really 
Question 35: A. by 	B. of 	C. for 	D. when 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42. 
	(1) Aging is the process of growing old. It occurs eventually in every living thing provided, of course, that an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely. The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people, such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin. Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include loss of playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing and eyesight, or even a slight graying of the coat. Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect. 
	(2) Most body parts grow bigger and stronger, and function more efficiently during childhood. They reach their peak at the time of maturity, or early adulthood. After that, they begin to decline. Bones, for example, gradually become lighter and more brittle. In the aged, the joints between the bones also become rigid and more inflexible. This can make moving very painful. 
	(3) All the major organs of the body show signs of aging. The brain, for example, works less efficiently, and even gets smaller in size. Thinking processes of all sorts are slowed down. Old people often have trouble in remembering recent events. 
	(4) One of the most serious changes of old age occurs in the arteries, the blood vessels that lead from the heart. They become thickened and constricted, allowing less blood to flow to the rest of body. This condition accounts, directly or indirectly, for many of the diseases of the aged. It may, for example, result in heart attack. 
	(5) Aging is not a uniform process. Different parts of the body wear out at different rates. There are great differences among people in their rate of aging. Even the cells of the body differ in the way they age. The majority of cells are capable of reproducing themselves many times during the course of a lifetime. Nerve cells and muscle fibers can never be replaced once they wear out. 
	(6) Gerontologists - scientists who study the process of aging - believe this wearing out of the body is controlled by a built-in biological time-clock. They are trying to discover how this clock works so that they can slow down the process. This could give man a longer life and a great number of productive years. 
Question 36: What is the main idea of the first paragraph? 
	A. Signs of aging are easier to detect in animals than in plants. 
	B. Aging occurs in every living thing after it has reached maturity. 
	C. Not all signs of aging are visible. 
	D. The outward signs of aging may be seen in old people. 
Question 37: What does the word “it” in line 2 refers to? 
	A. aging 	B. a living thing 	C. an illness 	D. an accident 
Question 38: All of the followings may be the outward signs of aging EXCEPT_______. 
	A. the graying of the hair 	B. the wrinkling of the skin 
	C. the decline in hearing and eyesight 	D. the loss of appetite 
Question 39: When does the human body begin to lose vigor and the ability to function efficiently? 
	A. Soon after reaching adulthood 	B. During childhood 
	C. Early adulthood 	D. Past middle age 
Question 40: The word “brittle” as used in the second paragraph means_______.
	A. soft and easily bent 	B. hard and endurable 
	C. hard but easily broken 	D. rigid and inflexible 
Question 41: According to the passage, what condition is responsible for many of the diseases of the old? 
	A. The arteries have become thickened and constricted. C. The brain gets smaller in size.
	B. The blood vessels lead from the heart. 	D. Bones become lighter and brittle. 
Question 42: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? 
	A. All living things grow old. 	B. Aging is unavoidable in any living things. 
	C. Plants show less signs of aging than any other living things. 
	D. Most body parts wear out during the course of a lifetime. 
Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50. 
	(1) Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at home. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year. 
	(2) At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students. The children are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school. 
	(3) Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, homeschooling in the U.S. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger and bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support groups, an