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Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to each of the questions.
New surveys suggest that the technological tools we use to make our lives easier are killing our leisure time. We are working longer hours, taking fewer and shorter vacations (and when we do go away, we take our cell phones, PDAs, and laptops along). And, we are more stressed than ever as increased use of e-mail, voice mail, cell phones, and the Internet is destroying any idea of privacy and leisure.
Since the Industrial Revolution, people have assumed that new labor-saving devices would free them from the burdens of the workplace and give them more time to grow intellectually, creatively, and socially - exploring the arts, keeping up with current events, spending more time with friends and family, and even just 'goofing off'. But here we are at the start of the 21st century, enjoying one of the greatest technological boom times in human history, and nothing could be further from the truth. The very tools that were supposed to liberate us have bound us to our work and study in ways that were inconceivable just a few years ago. It would seem that technology almost never does what we expect.
In 'the old days', the lines between work and leisure time were markedly clearer. People left their offices at a predictable time, were often completely disconnected from and out of touch with their jobs as they traveled to and from work, and were off-duty once they were home. That is no longer true. In today's highly competitive job market, employers demand increased productivity, expecting workers to put in longer hours and to keep in touch almost constantly via fax, cell phones, e-mail, or other communications devices. As a result, employees feel the need to check in on what is going on at the office, even on days off. They feel pressured to work after hours just to catch up on everything they have to do. Workers work harder and longer, change their work tasks more frequently, and have more and more reasons to worry about job security.
Bosses, colleagues, family members, lovers, and friends expect instant responses to voice mail and e-mail messages. Even college students have become bound to their desks by an environment in which faculty, friends, and other members of the college community increasingly do their work online. Studies of time spent on instant messaging services would probably show staggering use.
This is not what technology was supposed to be doing for us. New technologies, from genetic research to the Internet, offer all sorts of benefits and opportunities. But, when new tools make life more difficult and stressful rather than easier and more meaningful - and we are, as a society, barely conscious of it - then something has gone seriously awry, both with our expectations for technology and our understanding of how it should benefit us.
According to the first three paragraphs, technological tools that were designed to make our lives easier________.
A. have brought us complete happiness
B. have fully met our expectations
C. have turned out to do us more harm than good
D. have not interfered with our privacy
New surveys suggest that the technological tools we use to make our lives easier are killing our leisure time. We are working longer hours, taking fewer and shorter vacations (and when we do go away, we take our cell phones, PDAs, and laptops along). And, we are more stressed than ever as increased use of e-mail, voice mail, cell phones, and the Internet is destroying any idea of privacy and leisure.
Since the Industrial Revolution, people have assumed that new labor-saving devices would free them from the burdens of the workplace and give them more time to grow intellectually, creatively, and socially - exploring the arts, keeping up with current events, spending more time with friends and family, and even just 'goofing off'. But here we are at the start of the 21st century, enjoying one of the greatest technological boom times in human history, and nothing could be further from the truth. The very tools that were supposed to liberate us have bound us to our work and study in ways that were inconceivable just a few years ago. It would seem that technology almost never does what we expect.
In 'the old days', the lines between work and leisure time were markedly clearer. People left their offices at a predictable time, were often completely disconnected from and out of touch with their jobs as they traveled to and from work, and were off-duty once they were home. That is no longer true. In today's highly competitive job market, employers demand increased productivity, expecting workers to put in longer hours and to keep in touch almost constantly via fax, cell phones, e-mail, or other communications devices. As a result, employees feel the need to check in on what is going on at the office, even on days off. They feel pressured to work after hours just to catch up on everything they have to do. Workers work harder and longer, change their work tasks more frequently, and have more and more reasons to worry about job security.
Bosses, colleagues, family members, lovers, and friends expect instant responses to voice mail and e-mail messages. Even college students have become bound to their desks by an environment in which faculty, friends, and other members of the college community increasingly do their work online. Studies of time spent on instant messaging services would probably show staggering use.
This is not what technology was supposed to be doing for us. New technologies, from genetic research to the Internet, offer all sorts of benefits and opportunities. But, when new tools make life more difficult and stressful rather than easier and more meaningful - and we are, as a society, barely conscious of it - then something has gone seriously awry, both with our expectations for technology and our understanding of how it should benefit us.
According to the first three paragraphs, technological tools that were designed to make our lives easier________.
A. have brought us complete happiness
B. have fully met our expectations
C. have turned out to do us more harm than good
D. have not interfered with our privacy
Theo 3 đoạn đầu tiên, các công cụ công nghệ được thiết kế để khiến cuộc sống của chúng ta dễ dàng hơn ______.
A. đã hoàn toàn mang lại hạnh phúc cho chúng ta
B. đã hoàn toàn đáp ứng kỳ vọng của chúng ta
C. hóa ra lại là lợi bất cập hại
D. đã không can thiệp đến sự riêng tư của chúng ta
Thông tin:
Since the Industrial Revolution, people have assumed that new labor-saving devices would free them from the burdens of the workplace and give them more time to grow intellectually, creatively, and socially - exploring the arts, keeping up with current events, spending more time with friends and family, and even just 'goofing off'. But here we are at the start of the 21st century, enjoying one of the greatest technological boom times in human history, and nothing could be further from the truth. (Kể từ Cách mạng Công nghiệp, mọi người đã cho rằng các thiết bị tiết kiệm sức lao động sẽ giải thoát chúng ta khỏi những gánh nặng nơi làm việc và cho chúng ta nhiều thời gian hơn để phát triển về trí tuệ, sáng tạo và xã hội - khám phá nghệ thuật, cập nhật các sự kiện hiện thời, dành nhiều thời gian hơn cho bạn bè và gia đình, và thậm chí “bỏ việc”. Nhưng chúng ta đang đứng tại đầu thế kỷ 21, tận hưởng một trong những thời đại bùng nổ công nghệ vĩ đại nhất trong lịch sử nhân loại, và không gì có thể, và điều này hoàn toàn sai.)
A. đã hoàn toàn mang lại hạnh phúc cho chúng ta
B. đã hoàn toàn đáp ứng kỳ vọng của chúng ta
C. hóa ra lại là lợi bất cập hại
D. đã không can thiệp đến sự riêng tư của chúng ta
Thông tin:
Since the Industrial Revolution, people have assumed that new labor-saving devices would free them from the burdens of the workplace and give them more time to grow intellectually, creatively, and socially - exploring the arts, keeping up with current events, spending more time with friends and family, and even just 'goofing off'. But here we are at the start of the 21st century, enjoying one of the greatest technological boom times in human history, and nothing could be further from the truth. (Kể từ Cách mạng Công nghiệp, mọi người đã cho rằng các thiết bị tiết kiệm sức lao động sẽ giải thoát chúng ta khỏi những gánh nặng nơi làm việc và cho chúng ta nhiều thời gian hơn để phát triển về trí tuệ, sáng tạo và xã hội - khám phá nghệ thuật, cập nhật các sự kiện hiện thời, dành nhiều thời gian hơn cho bạn bè và gia đình, và thậm chí “bỏ việc”. Nhưng chúng ta đang đứng tại đầu thế kỷ 21, tận hưởng một trong những thời đại bùng nổ công nghệ vĩ đại nhất trong lịch sử nhân loại, và không gì có thể, và điều này hoàn toàn sai.)
Đáp án C.