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All of the following are true about microloans EXCEPT...

Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42
MICROTRENDS: IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL
In today's world, it seems like everyone is focused on the big picture". However, coming up with large scale solutions is not always what is needed. Sometimes it pays to think small - and that is exactly what many people are doing these days. By thinking small, lots of big minds have created some pretty amazing things.
One example of this is microloans. Microloans are tiny loans, in some cases just a few dollars, which are available to people in developing countries. Although this may not seem like a lot of money, microloans can help workers to escape poverty and start their own businesses. The person behind the modern microloan movement is a Bangladeshi man named Muhammad Yunus. He started the project in the 1970s by offering villagers low interest loans using his own money. Yunus wanted to offer poor people access to small loans so they wouldn't be forced to turn to gangsters if they needed funds. In 1983, he founded the Grameen Bank and soon after, similar organizations started popping up around the globe. Although there are still some issues with microloans, at the very least they offer everyone the potential of becoming an entrepreneur.
For most of the 20th century, companies required large sums of money and plenty of manpower to compete at the highest levels. In the late 1990s, the Internet changed this and many microenterprises came about. Microenterprises are smaller companies that employ less than 10 people and only require small sums of money to start. Being small offers lots of flexibility to these companies as they can react more quickly than corporate giants when a business opportunity arises. Many technology companies that produce mobile apps and websites fall into this category. Keep in mind that having a small staff doesn't mean small profits, as microenterprises can earn hundreds of millions of dollars per year.
Thinking small can also lead to a tremendous improvement in quality. One example of this is microbreweries, which are smaller-sized breweries that produce far less beer than traditional breweries. Since microbreweries don't have to target large markets and make millions of sales to stay open, they can monitor the brewing process carefully to make sure everything is perfect. In addition, microbreweries can experiment with unique flavors that many traditional brewers would shy away from. So, the next time you are asked to "think big", remember that good things may also come in small packages.
All of the following are true about microloans EXCEPT that ____________
A. they are tiny loans, maybe just a few dollars
B. so many banks offering small loans started appearing all over the world
C. they are often offered to poor local people
D. its original ideas were initiated by a Bangladeshi man named Muhammad Yunus
Giải thích:
Tất cả những điều dưới đây là đúng về khoản vay nhỏ, trừ:
A. Chúng là những khoản vay rất nhỏ, có thể chỉ vài đô la
B. rất nhiều ngân hàng cho vay nhỏ đang bắt đầu xuất hiện trên thế giới
C. Chúng thường được trao cho những người địa phương nghèo
D. Ý tưởng ban đầu được khởi xướng bởi một người Bangladesh tên Muhammad Yunus
Thông tin đưa ra ở các đáp án còn lại đều có thể được tìm thấy ở đoạn 2 trong bài. Chỉ có đáp án B không hợp lý.
Đáp án B.
 

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