Topic 21: Jobs (Phần 2)

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Câu 1:

Which of the following could be the main idea of the passage?

A. Many jobs will disappear in the future.
B. AI will replace the workers’ positions in almost jobs.
C. Manufacturing jobs are predicted to be the first ones to disappear.
D. Changing jobs is not a new trend in the future.
Câu 2:

It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that “blue and white collar jobs” are related to ______.

A. people whose uniforms’ colors are blue and white.
B. people who are distinguished by the colors of their collars.
C. people who do physical work in industry and who work in an office.
D. people (mainly women) who do low-paid jobs, for example in offices and restaurants.
Câu 3:

The word “irreversible” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _________.

A. impermanent     
B. remediable
C. reparable 
D. unalterable
Câu 4:

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about jobs in the future?

A. AI, robots and technologies continuously used will put more labourers out of their jobs.
B. Every country has applied many policies to prepare for the massive loss of jobs in the next 25 years.

C. Many different organizations are called to cooperate in renovating the workforce.

D. Working Nation is an organization founded to warn the public and make plans to save people from job loss.
Câu 5:

According to paragraph 4, what is the advantage of mechanization?

A. Although mechanization drives people out of work, it also creates more jobs.
B. People can change their jobs to be more suitable with the society.
C. People will no longer need the useless like horseshoes.
D. Workers will spend less time on manufacturing with the help of machines.
Câu 6:

The word “obsolete” in paragraph 5 could be best replaced by __________.

A. outdated
B. modern 
C. fashionable   
D. adventurous
Câu 7:

What does the word “they” in paragraph 5 refer to?

A. people 
B. tasks
C. computers
D. the entire middle class
Câu 8:

Why does the author mention in the last paragraph that accountants, doctors, lawyers, teachers, bureaucrats, and financial analysts are not safe jobs?

A. Because they are easy to make mistakes or misdiagnosis in doing their jobs.
B. Because the salaries paid for these jobs may be frozen in the future.
C. Because computers are likely to analyze and process a great amount of data with high accuracy.
D. Because these jobs directly influence politics and social stability.
Câu 9:

The passage mainly discuss ________.

A. The link between pay and job satisfaction.

B. The importance of job satisfaction in today’s workplace.

C. Job gratification in organisational behaviours.
D. How employee satisfaction affects customer satisfaction.
Câu 10:

The word “repercussions” in paragraph 1 can be replaced by _______.

A. rips-off  
B. consequences
C. echoes 
D. by-products
Câu 11:

According to paragraph 1, what is most suitable generalisation for the relationship between worker satisfaction and client satisfaction?

A. Happy employees equal happy customers whereas unhappy employees lead to unhappy customers.
B. No customers will show interest in the well-being of the waiters or servers.
C. The customers only want to see a miserable and poorly paid employees for their own gratification.
D. The standard of the company and the qualifications of the worker set the criteria for their clientele.
Câu 12:

The word “asset” in paragraph 2 can be replaced by _______.

A. estate  
B. money
C. wealth
D. tool
Câu 13:

The word “their” in paragraph 4 refers to _____.

A. employees  
B. employers
C. ways
D. generations
Câu 14:

According to paragraph 3, what are the employees NOT advised to do for better working experience?

A. They should have brief talks with their superiors to understand their own performance.
B. They should be allowed to have a friendly and touchy-feely relationship with their seniors.
C. They should be trained so as to work not only professionally but also progressively and creatively.
D. They should be encouraged to consult with their managers any problems or issues.
Câu 15:

Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. Collecting report on the lifestyles and nightlives of the employees will do the company good.

B. Gaining profits should be the target of corporations nowadays instead of customer services.

C. The employees hold great knowledge when it comes to understanding the customers.
D. Only the Millennial and Gen Z employees will go as far as to demand company to invest talent and treat them fairly
Câu 16:

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. The career ladder is hard to climb, especially with a manual underpaid job.
B. A business’s efforts can so easily be ruined by bad social statuses of its employees.
C. Employee loyalty and commitment influence the image of the company in the eye of its business partners.
D. Employee satisfaction raises productivity and betters service, thus customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Câu 17:

Which best serves as the title for the passage?

A. Employment rates taking an unexpected turn.
B. Working from sweatshops to famed factories.
C. Disruption awaiting in education sector.
D. A full-blown unemployment crisis is looming.
Câu 18:

The word “marked” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. striking   
B. memorable
C. unusual 
D. appreciable
Câu 19:

The word “this” in paragraph 2 refers to __________ .

A. The projected number of child labour.
B. The soar of higher education admission.

C. The reliance on research for policy-making.

D. The decrease of overall employment.
Câu 20:

What does the phrase “the noughties” in paragraph 2 most likely mean?

A. the first three years of the 2000s.
B. the century from 2001 to 2100.
C. the years from 2000 to 2010. 
D. the decade from 2000 to 2009.
Câu 21:

According to paragraph 3, what can be concluded from the statistical information?

A. The world economic plight is affecting the Indian education sector.
B. It is evident that the country is drastically suffering from job crisis.
C. It is humble of technical students to start from the bottom of the ladder.
D. Most of the current corporates function on the grounds of nepotism.
Câu 22:

According to paragraph 4, what is NOT mentioned as the advisable action for the governing body?

A. Identify the roots of unemployment problems.
B. Stop turning a blind eye to the worrisome figures.
C. Invest a large sum of money for graduates to train abroad.
D. Strategise to counter-measure the growth of the jobless.
Câu 23:

Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy is headed by Raghavan Jagnnathan.
B. 7000 people responded to the cleaner recruitment of Coimbatore Municipal Corporation.
C. Raghavan wrote that most graduates have enough skills to compete in the knowledge market.
D. The last thing the government should do is to improve the educational standard.
Câu 24:

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. The recent employment growth in India plunged significantly according to new report.
B. The slowdown of jobs in India is the signal for the country’s imminent economic boom.
C. The employability of Indian menial workers continues to be painfully low in recent years.
D. Companies and businesses must design a proper solution for this job crisis as soon as possible.
Câu 25:

Which of the following could be the title of the passage?

A. The stress of workplace
B. The average of working hours of senior executives
C. Some major groups of busy people
D. The warning signs of workload
Câu 26:

The word “consecutive” in paragraph 2 mostly means ____________.

A. interrupted 
B. solitary   
C. successive
D. intermittent
Câu 27:

According to the vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, what is NOT the warning sign about his workload?

A. not having enough time to sleep
B. continuously rearranging his appointments
C. not being able to attend his family’s celebrations
D. spending too much time for his family and children
Câu 28:

As mentioned in paragraph 2, the following sentences are true about the work stress, EXCEPT _____________.

A. Disturbed sleep and reducing mental and physical health are the symptom of being too busy.
B. The lost time caused by stress ranks last in comparison with other workplace injuries.
C. The cost paid for psychological injury was rather high.
D. Relief is not the effective way to cope with stress.
Câu 29:

The word “reassess” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to __________.

A. re-evaluate
  B. consider 
C. reduce
D. estimate
Câu 30:

What does the word “he” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Comcare, the Federal Government insurer

B. Expert
C. Neil Plumridge, The vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney
D. Employee
Câu 31:

According to the last paragraph, what measure does Vanessa Stoykov take to reduce work stress?

A. delegating more work
B. taking brief vacations on weekends
C. hiring more people  
D. allowing more time or changing expectations
Câu 32:

It can be inferred from the passage that _______________.

A. stress appears in almost every position in workplace.
B. employees working in big organizations will suffer more stress than others.
C. the more the business grows, the more stress people get.
D. good colleagues can help to reduce stress.
Câu 33:

Which best serves as the title for the passage?

A. Taking every career development opportunities.
B. Why children should listen to their predecessors.
C. The major influence of parents on children’s future.
D. Should parents choose their children’s career?
Câu 34:

The word “they” in paragraph 1 refers to _____.

A. cases 
B. children  
C. decisions 
D. parents
Câu 35:

According to paragraph 2, what does the comedian’s case emphasize about parents’ attitude?

A. Parents think they are doing the right thing of steering their children in the right direction.
B. Parents should understand their children and recognise that they are individuals with personal dreams.
C. Parents should instil an attitude of self belief by being positive and a little bit exaggerating.
D. Parents prioritize maintaining a mature parent-child relationship over their children’s future jobs.
Câu 36:

The word “parameter” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by_______.

A. constant
B. restriction
C. framework
D. criterion
Câu 37:

According to paragraph 4, what action helps parents to provide better career advices for children?

A. Analysing the most suitable career option for children.
B. Holding unrealistic expectations for the youth.

C. Seeking to understand teenagers’ hobbies and passions.

D. Regularly attending parent/teacher meetings.
Câu 38:

The word “endeavor” in paragraph 4 can be replaced by _______.

A. try
B. toil  
C. struggle
D. dream
Câu 39:

Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. Children have aspirations as well as abilities to choose the best career option to pursue.
B. Fourteen is the milestone where children’s first realisation of career choices manifest.
C. Michael Sengazi has successfully pursued the lawyer path in an international corporate.
D. Shalom Azabe is currently the most esteemed professor at Kampala Christian University.
Câu 40:

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Parents should keep discussions and decisions open to their children regarding career choices.
B. Children and teenagers absorb their parents attitudes and expectations of them as they grow up.
C. Parents are always a positive influence in decisions affecting a young person’s vocational development.
D. Adolescents are averse to parental guidance in the area of career choice and vocational development.
Câu 41:

What aspect of rural colonial North America does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Farming practices  
B. The work of artisans
C. The character of rural neighborhoods
D. Types of furniture that were popular
Câu 42:

The word “inception” in the passage is closest in meaning to ____.

A. investigation
B. location
C. beginning  
D. records
Câu 43:

The word "fabricating" in the passage is closest in meaning to ____.

A. constructing
B. altering
C. selecting
D. demonstrating
Câu 44:

According to the passage, from whose skin were shoes produced?

A. pig
B. deer
C. buffalo  
D. dog
Câu 45:

It can be inferred from the passage that the use of artificial light in colonial times was ____.

A. especially helpful to woodworkers
B. popular in rural areas
C. continuous in winter   
D. expensive
Câu 46:

Why did colonial artisans want to "regularize their schedules"?

A. To enable them to produce high quality products
B. To enable them to duplicate an item many times

C. To impress their customers

D. To keep expenses low
Câu 47:

The word "few" in the passage refers to ____.

A. woodworkers 
B. finished pieces 
C. customers
D. chests
Câu 48:

It can be inferred that the artisans referred to in the passage usually produced products that were ____.

A. simple
B. delicate
C. beautifully decorated
D. exceptionally long-lasting
Câu 49:

The word “novel” in paragraph 2 is closet in meaning to __________.

A. thunderous 
B. groundbreaking 
C. hammering
D. magnificent
Câu 50:

Which of the following is NOT TRUE, according to paragraph 2?

A. An ineffective meeting reduces brain power.
B. Employees need time to recover after a bad meeting.

C. MRS has only been further investigated by researchers recently.

D. Employees are more productive when recovering from MRS.
Câu 51:

What can be inferred from the passage?

A. More interactive meetings are less mentally exhausting.

B. Experts consider meetings a complete waste of money.

C. Switching between tasks is very physically demanding.
D. Companies should only communicate using e-mails.
Câu 52:

What does Joseph A. Allen suggest employees do to quickly regain mental stamina?

A. Have meetings that are separated by 30 minutes
B. Try to interact more with others in the meeting
C. Go somewhere that makes them feel better.
D. Think of meetings as a happy place.
Câu 53:

The word “bounce back” in paragraph 4 can be best replaced by ___________.

A. encourage  
B. upgrade  
C. recover  
D. develop
Câu 54:

In which case should managers only send e-mails to their employees?

A. When a meeting is too costly to organize.

B. When no urgent information needs to be communicated.

C. When their employees are too exhausted to join meetings.
D. When a meeting is necessary but too time-consuming.
Câu 55:

The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to by ___________.

A. employees 
B. lectures
C. interaction
D. meetings
Câu 56:

Which of the following best serves as a title for the passage?

A. Employees’ Negative Attitude Towards Meetings
B. A Workplace Disease And How We Can Stop It
C. The Reason Why Meetings Make Us Feel Tired
D. How To Make Meetings More Interactive