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.
A recent study shows that an unequal share of household chores is still the norm in many households, despite the fact that many more women now have jobs. In a survey of 1,256 people ages between 18 and 65, men said they contributed an average of 37% of the total housework, while the women estimated their share to be nearly double that, at 70%. This ratio was not affected by whether the woman was working or not.
When they were asked what they thought was a fair division of labour, women with jobs felt that housework should be shared equally between male and female partners. Women who did not work outside the home were satisfied to perform 80% - the majority of the household work - if their husbands did remainder. Research has shown that, if levels increase beyond these percentages, women become unhappy and anxious, and feel they are unimportant.
After marriage, a woman is reported to increase her household workload by 14 hours per week, but for men the amount is just 90 minutes. So the division of labour becomes unbalanced, as a man's share increases much less than the woman's. It is the inequality and loss of respect, not the actual number of hours, which leads to anxiety and depression. The research describes housework as thankless and unfulfilling. Activities included in the study were cooking, cleaning, shopping, doing laundry, washing up and childcare. Women who have jobs report that they feel overworked by these chores in addition to their professional duties. In contrast, full-time homemakers frequently anticipate going back to work when the children grow up. Distress for this group is caused by losing the teamwork in the marriage.
The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to________
A. men
B. labour
C. jobs
D. women
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Đáp án D
Từ "they" ở đoạn 2 nói đến
A. đàn ông
B. công việc
C. nghề nghiệp
D. phụ nữ
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.
Dịch bài
Ở Mỹ, người ta rất quan trọng việc đúng giờ trong một cuộc hẹn, cho giờ học hay một buổi họp mặt, v.v… Tuy nhiên, điều này không hẳn đúng tại một vài quốc gia khác. Một vị giáo sư người Mỹ đã nhận ra sụw khác biệt này trong thời gian giảng dạy tại một đại học của Brazil. Tiết học dài 2 giờ được lên lịch bắt đầu từ 10 giờ sáng và kết thúc vào 12 giờ trưa. Ngày đầu tiên, vị giáo sư lên lớp đúng giờ, và lúc đó không có ai trong phòng học. Rất nhiều sinh viên đến sau 11 giờ. Dù tất cả họ đều chào giáo sư khi vào lớp, rất ít người xin lỗi vì đến muộn. Liệu có phải những sinh viên này có chút bất nhã? Ông quyết định nghiên cứu hành vi của các sinh viên.
Tại đại học Mỹ, sinh viên phải đến lớp đúng giờ. Ngược lại, tại Brazil, cả giảng viên và sinh viên đều không đến đúng giờ. Tại Mỹ, các tiết học bắt đầu đúng giờ và kết thúc theo thời gian quy định. Tại các lớp ở Brazil, rất ít sinh viên rời lớp giữa trưa, phần đông ở lại tới hơn 12:30 để thảo luận và đặt câu hỏi. Việc đến muộn không quá quan trọng tại Brazil, việc ở lại lớp muộn cũng tương tự.
Theo kết quả nghiên cứu, vị giáo sư nghiệm ra rằng các sinh viên Brazil không hề thiếu tôn trọng ông. Thay vì vậy, họ chỉ đơn giản là đang cư xử đúng kiểu Brazil. Cuối cùng thì vị giáo sư đã có thể thích ứng và thoải mái với nền văn hoá mới
He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 38 to 42
The United States has many different types of families. While most American families are traditional, (38) _____ a father, mother and one or more children, 22 percent of all American families in 1998 were headed by one parent, usually a woman. In a few families in the United States, there are no children. These childish couples may believe that they would not make good parents; they may want freedom from the (39) _____ of childbearing; or, perhaps they (40) _____ physically able to have children. Other families in the United States have one adult (41) _____ a stepparent. A stepmother or stepfather is a person who joins a family by marrying a father or mother.
Americans tolerate and accept these different types of families. In the United States, people have the right to privacy and Americans do not believe in telling other Americans what type of family group they must belong to. They respect each other’s (42) _____ regarding family groups. Families are very important to Americans.
Điền vào ô 42
My Dad is always willing to give a hand ______________ cleaning the house.
Small children are often told that it is rude _______ at other people.
Yesterday when I _____ at the station, the train _______ for 15 minutes.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 38 to 42
The United States has many different types of families. While most American families are traditional, (38) _____ a father, mother and one or more children, 22 percent of all American families in 1998 were headed by one parent, usually a woman. In a few families in the United States, there are no children. These childish couples may believe that they would not make good parents; they may want freedom from the (39) _____ of childbearing; or, perhaps they (40) _____ physically able to have children. Other families in the United States have one adult (41) _____ a stepparent. A stepmother or stepfather is a person who joins a family by marrying a father or mother.
Americans tolerate and accept these different types of families. In the United States, people have the right to privacy and Americans do not believe in telling other Americans what type of family group they must belong to. They respect each other’s (42) _____ regarding family groups. Families are very important to Americans.
Điền vào ô 41
These children often share their ______________ secrets with their mother.
Why don’t you make it bigger and more careful to ______ people’s attention?
