Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Who talks more – men or women? Most people believe that women talk more. However, linguist Deborah Tannen, who has the studied the communication style of men and women, says that this is a stereotype. According to Tannen, women are more verbal – talk more – in private situations, where they use conversation as the “glue” to hold relationship together. But, she says, men talk more in public situations, where they use conversation to exchange information and gain status. Tannen points out that we can see these difference even in children. Little girls often play with one ‘best friend’ and their play includes a lot of conversation. Little boys often play games in groups, their play usually involves more doing than talking. In school, girls are often better at verbal skills, while boys are often better at mathematics.

A recent study at Emory University helps to shed light on the roots of this difference. Researchers studied conversation between children aged 3–6 and their parents. They found evidence that parents talk very differently to their sons than they do to their daughters. The startling conclusion was that parents use more language with their girls. Specifically, when parents talk with their daughters, they use more descriptive language and more details. There is also far more talk about emotions, especially with daughters than with sons.

The word “they” refers to ______.

A. Situations

B. Men

C. Men and women

D. Women

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

B

Từ “they” ám chỉ đến__________

A.tình huống

B. đàn ông

C. đàn ông và phụ nữ

D. phụ nữ

Từ “they” thay thế cho danh từ “men” ở vế trước

Dẫn chứng: But, she says, men talk more in public situations, where they use conversation to exchange information and gain status.

Tạm dịch: Nhưng, cô ấy nói, đàn ông nói nhiều hơn ở những tình huống công cộng, khi họ dùng đoạn đối thoại để trao đổi thông tin và tạo địa vị          

=> Đáp án B