Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question. How...

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8 tháng 5 2019

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question. How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely...

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. The vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, says his work weeks vary from a “manageable” 45 hours to 80 hours, but average 60 hours.

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; "and the third one is on the family side", says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October. "If I happen to miss a birthday or anniversary, I know things are out of control." Being "too busy" is highly subjective. But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers' compensation figures show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. The effects of stress are also expensive. Comcare, the Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads. Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with business problems. "Just a fresh pair of eyes over an issue can help," he says.

Executive stress is not confined to big organizations. Vanessa Stoykov has been running her own advertising and public relations business for seven years, specializing in work for financial and professional services firms, Evolution Media has grown so fast that it debuted on the BRW Fast 100 list of fastest-growing small enterprises last year - just after Stoykov had her first child. Stoykov thrives on the mental stimulation of running her own business. "Like everyone, I have the occasional day when I think my head's going to blow off," she says. Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short-term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day -rather than delegating more work, She says: “We're hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it's actually more work rather than less.”

The word "consecutive" in paragraph 2 mostly means ______.

A. interrupted

B. solitary

C. successive

D. intermitten

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8 tháng 5 2019

Đáp án C

Từ "consecutive" trong đoạn 2 gần như có nghĩa là ____________.

A. gián đoạn B. một mình
C. liên tiếp D. không liên tục

Từ đồng nghĩa: consecutive (liên tục) = successive

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; “and the third one is on the family side”, says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October.

(Ba tín hiệu cảnh báo Plumridge về khối lượng công việc của ông ấy là: giấc ngủ, lịch trình công việc và gia đình. Ông ấy biết mình đang phải làm việc quá nhiều khi ông ấy có 3 đêm liên tiếp ngủ ít hơn 6 tiếng; khi ông ấy liên tục phải điều chỉnh lịch các cuộc họp; và mặt thứ 3 là về phia gia đình, ông Plumridge, bố của một đứa con gái 3 tuổi và đang chờ đợi đứa con thứ 2 vào tháng 10, cho biết)

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13 tháng 3 2017

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question. How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely...

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. The vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, says his work weeks vary from a “manageable” 45 hours to 80 hours, but average 60 hours.

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; "and the third one is on the family side", says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October. "If I happen to miss a birthday or anniversary, I know things are out of control." Being "too busy" is highly subjective. But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers' compensation figures show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. The effects of stress are also expensive. Comcare, the Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads. Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with business problems. "Just a fresh pair of eyes over an issue can help," he says.

Executive stress is not confined to big organizations. Vanessa Stoykov has been running her own advertising and public relations business for seven years, specializing in work for financial and professional services firms, Evolution Media has grown so fast that it debuted on the BRW Fast 100 list of fastest-growing small enterprises last year - just after Stoykov had her first child. Stoykov thrives on the mental stimulation of running her own business. "Like everyone, I have the occasional day when I think my head's going to blow off," she says. Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short-term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day -rather than delegating more work, She says: “We're hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it's actually more work rather than less.”

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

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Dương Hoàn Anh

13 tháng 3 2017

Đáp án A

Chủ đề THE WORLD OF WORK

Câu nào trong các câu sau có thể là tiêu đề cho đoạn văn?

A. Áp lực ở nơi làm việc

B. Giờ làm việc trung bình của các nhà quản trị cấp cao

C. Những nhóm người bận rộn chính

D. Những cảnh báo của khối lượng công việc

Căn cứ vào thông tin toàn bài:

Đoạn 1: Mức độ được coi là bận rộn đối với nhiều nhóm người khác nhau.

Đoạn 2: Những cảnh báo về khối lượng công việc và giải pháp.

Đoạn 3: Áp lực quản trị ở các tổ chức, công ty.

Như vậy, toàn bài đang nói về áp lực ở nơi làm việc nên câu A là tiêu đề phù hợp nhất.

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20 tháng 5 2017

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question. How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely...

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. The vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, says his work weeks vary from a “manageable” 45 hours to 80 hours, but average 60 hours.

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; "and the third one is on the family side", says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October. "If I happen to miss a birthday or anniversary, I know things are out of control." Being "too busy" is highly subjective. But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers' compensation figures show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. The effects of stress are also expensive. Comcare, the Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads. Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with business problems. "Just a fresh pair of eyes over an issue can help," he says.

Executive stress is not confined to big organizations. Vanessa Stoykov has been running her own advertising and public relations business for seven years, specializing in work for financial and professional services firms, Evolution Media has grown so fast that it debuted on the BRW Fast 100 list of fastest-growing small enterprises last year - just after Stoykov had her first child. Stoykov thrives on the mental stimulation of running her own business. "Like everyone, I have the occasional day when I think my head's going to blow off," she says. Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short-term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day -rather than delegating more work, She says: “We're hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it's actually more work rather than less.”

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.

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Dương Hoàn Anh

20 tháng 5 2017

Đáp án A

Có thể suy ra từ đoạn văn rằng ___________.

A. áp lực xuất hiện ở hầu hết các vị trí ở nơi làm việc.

B. những người lao động làm việc ở các tổ chức lớn sẽ chịu áp lực nhiều hơn những tổ chức khác.

C. kinh doanh càng phát triển, mọi người càng bị áp lực hơn.

D. các đồng nghiệp giỏi có thể giúp làm giảm áp lực.

Căn cứ các thông tin trong bài:

For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. (Với hầu hết các nhà quản trị cấp cao, khối lượng công việc dao động giữa cực kì bận rộn và điên cuồng).

Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. (Nhân viên bị căng thẳng nghỉ làm trung bình 16.6 tuần.)

Executive stress is not conﬁned to big organizations. (Áp lực quản trị không chỉ giới hạn ở các tổ chức lớn).

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17 tháng 8 2018

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question. How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely...

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. The vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, says his work weeks vary from a “manageable” 45 hours to 80 hours, but average 60 hours.

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; "and the third one is on the family side", says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October. "If I happen to miss a birthday or anniversary, I know things are out of control." Being "too busy" is highly subjective. But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers' compensation figures show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. The effects of stress are also expensive. Comcare, the Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads. Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with business problems. "Just a fresh pair of eyes over an issue can help," he says.

Executive stress is not confined to big organizations. Vanessa Stoykov has been running her own advertising and public relations business for seven years, specializing in work for financial and professional services firms, Evolution Media has grown so fast that it debuted on the BRW Fast 100 list of fastest-growing small enterprises last year - just after Stoykov had her first child. Stoykov thrives on the mental stimulation of running her own business. "Like everyone, I have the occasional day when I think my head's going to blow off," she says. Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short-term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day -rather than delegating more work, She says: “We're hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it's actually more work rather than less.”

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.

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Dương Hoàn Anh

17 tháng 8 2018

Đáp án B

Như đã để cập trong đoạn 2, những câu sau đây là đúng về áp lực công việc, ngoại trừ ____.

A. giấc ngủ bị xáo trộn và suy giảm sức khỏe thể chất và tinh thần là triệu chứng của việc quá bận rộn.

B. Thời gian bị mất do áp lực xếp sau cùng so với các thương tổn khác ở nơi làm việc.

C. Chi phí chi trả cho các sang chẩn tâm lý là khá cao.

D. Việc giải tỏa không phải là cách hữu hiệu để giải quyết áp lực.

Từ khóa: true/ the work stress/ except

Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn 2:

“But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers’ compensation ﬁgures Show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 Weeks. The effects of stressﬁl are also expensive. Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief — a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads.

(Nhưng với bất kì cá nhân nào, các dấu hiệu về việc quá bận rộn trong một thời gian dài có thể bắt đầu xuất hiện dưới dạng các căng thẳng: giấc ngủ bị xáo trộn và sự suy giảm sức khỏe thể chất và tinh thần. Số liệu bồi thường cho công nhân cả nước chỉ ra rằng áp lực gây mất thời gian nhiều nhất so với bất kì thương tổn nào ở nơi làm việc. Nhân viên bị căng thẳng nghỉ làm trung bình 16.6 tuần. Những tác động của căng thẳng cũng rất tốn kém. Công ty bảo hiểm của Chính phủ Liên bang báo cáo rằng trong 2 năm 2003 - 2004, các yêu cầu bồi thường cho sang chấn tâm lý chiếm 7% tổng số ca, nhưng chiếm gần 27% chi phí đền bù. Các nhà chuyên gia cho biết chìa khóa để đương đầu với căng thẳng không phải là tập trung vào việc giải tỏa - một trận golf hay mát xa - mà là đánh giá lại khối lượng công việc)

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29 tháng 5 2017

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question. How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely...

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. The vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, says his work weeks vary from a “manageable” 45 hours to 80 hours, but average 60 hours.

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; "and the third one is on the family side", says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October. "If I happen to miss a birthday or anniversary, I know things are out of control." Being "too busy" is highly subjective. But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers' compensation figures show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. The effects of stress are also expensive. Comcare, the Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads. Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with business problems. "Just a fresh pair of eyes over an issue can help," he says.

Executive stress is not confined to big organizations. Vanessa Stoykov has been running her own advertising and public relations business for seven years, specializing in work for financial and professional services firms, Evolution Media has grown so fast that it debuted on the BRW Fast 100 list of fastest-growing small enterprises last year - just after Stoykov had her first child. Stoykov thrives on the mental stimulation of running her own business. "Like everyone, I have the occasional day when I think my head's going to blow off," she says. Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short-term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day -rather than delegating more work, She says: “We're hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it's actually more work rather than less.”

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

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Dương Hoàn Anh

29 tháng 5 2017

Đáp án B

Theo đoạn văn cuối, giải pháp nào mà Vanessa Stoykov đã thực hiện để làm giảm căng thẳng công việc?

A. giao phó nhiều việc hơn

B. đi nghỉ vào các cuối tuần

C. thuê thêm nhiều lao động

D. cho phép thêm thời gian hay thay đổi kì vọng

Từ khóa: measure j Vanessa Stoykov/ reduce work stress

Căn cứ thông tin đoạn 3:

"Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short - term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day - rather than delegating more work. She says: “We’re hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it’s actually more work rather than less."

(Bởi vì đang là giai đoạn tăng trưởng của công việc kinh doanh, Stoykov phải tập trung vào việc giảm các áp lực ngắn hạn - những ngày cuối tuần ở vùng núi, thỉnh thoảng có một ngày chăm sóc sức khỏe tinh thần - hơn là giao phó thêm nhiều việc. Cô ấy cho biết: “chúng tôi đang thuê thêm rất nhiều người lao động, nhưng bạn cần phải đào tạo họ, dạy cho họ về văn hóa và khách hàng, vì vậy, đó thực sự là có nhiều việc hơn chứ không phải ít hơn”).

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12 tháng 9 2018

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question. How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely...

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. The vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, says his work weeks vary from a “manageable” 45 hours to 80 hours, but average 60 hours.

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; "and the third one is on the family side", says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October. "If I happen to miss a birthday or anniversary, I know things are out of control." Being "too busy" is highly subjective. But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers' compensation figures show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. The effects of stress are also expensive. Comcare, the Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads. Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with business problems. "Just a fresh pair of eyes over an issue can help," he says.

Executive stress is not confined to big organizations. Vanessa Stoykov has been running her own advertising and public relations business for seven years, specializing in work for financial and professional services firms, Evolution Media has grown so fast that it debuted on the BRW Fast 100 list of fastest-growing small enterprises last year - just after Stoykov had her first child. Stoykov thrives on the mental stimulation of running her own business. "Like everyone, I have the occasional day when I think my head's going to blow off," she says. Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short-term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day -rather than delegating more work, She says: “We're hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it's actually more work rather than less.”

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

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Dương Hoàn Anh

12 tháng 9 2018

Đáp án C

Từ “he” trong đoạn 2 để cập đến từ nào?

A. Comcare, Công ty Bảo hiểm Liên bang

B. chuyên gia

C. Neil Plumridge, phó chủ tịch của Công ty tư vấn quản lý AT Kearney

D. Người lao động

Căn cứ thông tin đoạn 2:

Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with

business problems.

(Neil Plumridge nói rằng ông ấy ưu tiên việc tìm ra những gì phải thay đổi; điều đó có thể là phân bổ thêm nguồn lực cho 1 công việc, cho phép thêm nhiều thời gian hay thay đổi kì vọng. Quyết định đưa ra có thể mất vài ngày. Ông ấy cũng dựa vào lời khuyên của các đồng nghiệp, ông ấy nói rằng các đồng nghiệp của ông chỉ bảo cho nhau về các vấn đề kinh doanh).

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4 tháng 12 2019

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question. How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely...

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or V to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

How busy is too busy? For some it means having to miss the occasional long lunch; for others, it means missing lunch altogether. For a few, it is not being able to take a "sickie" once a month. Then there is a group of people for whom working every evening and weekend is normal, and frantic is the tempo of their lives. For most senior executives, workloads swing between extremely busy and frenzied. The vice-president of the management consultancy AT Kearney and its head of telecommunications for the Asia-Pacific region, Neil Plumridge, says his work weeks vary from a “manageable” 45 hours to 80 hours, but average 60 hours.

Three warning signs alert Plumridge about his workload: sleep, scheduling and family. He knows he has too much on when he gets less than six hours of sleep for three consecutive nights; when he is constantly having to reschedule appointments; "and the third one is on the family side", says Plumridge, the father of a three-year-old daughter, and expecting a second child in October. "If I happen to miss a birthday or anniversary, I know things are out of control." Being "too busy" is highly subjective. But for any individual, the perception of being too busy over a prolonged period can start showing up as stress: disturbed sleep, and declining mental and physical health. National workers' compensation figures show stress causes the most lost time of any workplace injury. Employees suffering stress are off work an average of 16.6 weeks. The effects of stress are also expensive. Comcare, the Federal Government insurer, reports that in 2003-04, claims for psychological injury accounted for 7% of claims but almost 27% of claim costs. Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads. Neil Plumridge says he makes it a priority to work out what has to change; that might mean allocating extra resources to a job, allowing more time or changing expectations. The decision may take several days. He also relies on the advice of colleagues, saying his peers coach each other with business problems. "Just a fresh pair of eyes over an issue can help," he says.

Executive stress is not confined to big organizations. Vanessa Stoykov has been running her own advertising and public relations business for seven years, specializing in work for financial and professional services firms, Evolution Media has grown so fast that it debuted on the BRW Fast 100 list of fastest-growing small enterprises last year - just after Stoykov had her first child. Stoykov thrives on the mental stimulation of running her own business. "Like everyone, I have the occasional day when I think my head's going to blow off," she says. Because of the growth phase the business is in, Stoykov has to concentrate on short-term stress relief - weekends in the mountains, the occasional "mental health" day -rather than delegating more work, She says: “We're hiring more people, but you need to train them, teach them about the culture and the clients, so it's actually more work rather than less.”

The word "reassess" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to______.

A. re-evaluate

B. consider

C. reduce

D. estimate

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Dương Hoàn Anh

4 tháng 12 2019

Đáp án A

Từ “reassess” trong đoạn 2 gần nghĩa nhất với từ _________.

A. đánh giá lại B. xem xét
C. làm giảm D. ước tính

Từ đồng nghĩa: reassess (đánh giá lại) = re-evaluate

Experts say the key to dealing with stress is not to focus on relief - a game of golf or a massage - but to reassess workloads (Các nhà chuyên gia cho biết chìa khóa để đương đầu với căng thẳng không phải là tập trung vào việc giải tỏa - một trận golf hay mát xa - mà là đánh giá lại khối lượng công việc).

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3 tháng 12 2019

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. We live in a world of tired, sleep deprived people. In his book Counting Sheep, Paul Martin – a behavioural biologist – describes a society which is just too busy to sleep and which does not give sleeping the importance it deserves. Modern society has invented reasons not to sleep. We are now a 24/7 society where shops and...

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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.

We live in a world of tired, sleep deprived people. In his book Counting Sheep, Paul Martin – a behavioural biologist – describes a society which is just too busy to sleep and which does not give sleeping the importance it deserves.

Modern society has invented reasons not to sleep. We are now a 24/7 society where shops and services must be available all hours. We spend longer hours at work than we used to, and more time getting to work. Mobile phones and email allow us to stay in touch round the clock and late-night TV and the Internet tempt us away from our beds. When we need more time for work or pleasure, the easy solution is to sleep less. The average adult sleeps only 6.2 hours a night during the week, whereas research shows that most people need eight or even eight and a half hours’ sleep to feel at their best. Nowadays, many people have got used to sleeping less than they need and they live in an almost permanent state of ‘sleep debt’.

Until the invention of the electric light in 1879 our daily cycle of sleep used to depend on the hours of daylight. People would get up with the sun and go to bed at nightfall. But nowadays our hours of sleep are mainly determined by our working hours (or our social life) and most people are woken up artificially by an alarm clock. During the day caffeine, the world’s most popular drug, helps to keep us awake. 75% of the world’s population habitually consume caffeine, which up to a point masks the symptoms of sleep deprivation.

What does a chronic lack of sleep do to us? As well as making us irritable and unhappy as humans, it also reduces our motivation and ability to work. This has serious implications for society in general. Doctors, for example, are often chronically sleep deprived, especially when they are on ‘night call’, and may get less than three hours’ sleep. Lack of sleep can seriously impair their mood, judgment, and ability to take decisions. Tired engineers, in the early hours of the morning, made a series of mistakes with catastrophic results. On our roads and motorways lack of sleep kills thousands of people every year. Tests show that a tired driver can be just as dangerous as a drunken driver. However, driving when drunk is against the law but driving when exhausted isn’t. As Paul Martin says, it is very ironic that we admire people who function on very little sleep instead of criticizing them for being irresponsible. Our world would be a much safer, happier place if everyone, whatever their job, slept eight hours a night.

New English File Upper-intermediate by Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig, OUP

According to the third paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Our social life has no influence on our hours of sleep.

B. The sun obviously determined our daily routines.

C. The electric light was invented in the 19th century.

D. The electric light has changed our daily cycle of sleep.

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Dương Hoàn Anh

3 tháng 12 2019

Đáp án A

câu nào sau đây KHÔNG THẬT?

A. Đời sống xã hội của chúng ta không ảnh hưởng đến giấc ngủ của chúng ta.

B. Mặt trời rõ ràng đã xác định thói quen hàng ngày của chúng tôi.

C. Ánh sáng điện được phát minh vào thế kỷ 19.

D. Ánh sáng điện đã thay đổi chu kỳ ngủ hàng ngày của chúng ta

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9 tháng 6 2017

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 36 to 42. Millions of people are using cellphones today. In many places, it is actually considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cellphones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication - having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected. The explosion in...

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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 36 to 42.

Millions of people are using cellphones today. In many places, it is actually considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cellphones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication - having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.

The explosion in mobile phone use around the world has made some health professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.

On the other hand, medical studies have shown changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones. Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at young age because of serious memory loss. He couldn't remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer's doctor didn't agree.

What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.

As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise not to use your mobile phone too often.

The word "means" in the passage most closely means ______.

A. “meanings”

B. “expression”

C. “method”

D. “transmission”

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Dương Hoàn Anh

9 tháng 6 2017

Đáp án B

Giải thích: “On the other hand, medical studies have shown changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones”. Brain cells = the smallest units of the brain: tế bào não

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