Câu hỏi: 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 27 to 31.
Telecommuting is some form of computer communication between employees' homes and offices. For employees whose job involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the location of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines, when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their employers. A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8,7 million telecommuters. But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as significant as predicted when Business Week published "The Portable Executive" as its cover story a few years ago. Why hasn't telecommuting become more popular?
Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many managers. They claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed, thereby complicating the manager's responsibilities.
It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are often reluctant to accept the opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting. Some people feel that even when a space in their home is set aside as a work area, they never really get away from the office.
The author mentions all of the following as concerns of telecommuting, EXCEPT _______.
A. the lack of interaction with a group
B. the work place is in the home
C. the opportunities for advancement
D. the different system of supervision
Telecommuting is some form of computer communication between employees' homes and offices. For employees whose job involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the location of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines, when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their employers. A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8,7 million telecommuters. But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as significant as predicted when Business Week published "The Portable Executive" as its cover story a few years ago. Why hasn't telecommuting become more popular?
Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many managers. They claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed, thereby complicating the manager's responsibilities.
It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are often reluctant to accept the opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting. Some people feel that even when a space in their home is set aside as a work area, they never really get away from the office.
The author mentions all of the following as concerns of telecommuting, EXCEPT _______.
A. the lack of interaction with a group
B. the work place is in the home
C. the opportunities for advancement
D. the different system of supervision
Giải thích:
Tác giả nhắc đến tất cả điều sau như là mối quan ngại về làm việc từ xa, ngoại trừ ______.
A. sự thiếu tương tác với một nhóm
B. nơi làm việc là ở nhà
C. cơ hội thăng tiến
D. hệ thống giám sát khác nhau
Thông tin:
+ Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting. (Đa số mọi người đều cảm thấy rằng họ cần sự tương tác thường xuyên với một nhóm, và nhiều người quan ngại rằng họ sẽ không được cân nhắc thăng chức nếu họ không hiện hữu trong văn phòng.)
→ A, C đúng
+ Some people feel that even when a space in their home is set aside as a work area, they never really get away from the office. (Một số người lại cảm thấy rằng thậm chí khi một khoảng trống trong nhà họ được bố trí thành một khu vực làm việc, thì họ cũng không bao giờ thật sự rời khỏi văn phòng.)
→ B đúng
Tác giả nhắc đến tất cả điều sau như là mối quan ngại về làm việc từ xa, ngoại trừ ______.
A. sự thiếu tương tác với một nhóm
B. nơi làm việc là ở nhà
C. cơ hội thăng tiến
D. hệ thống giám sát khác nhau
Thông tin:
+ Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting. (Đa số mọi người đều cảm thấy rằng họ cần sự tương tác thường xuyên với một nhóm, và nhiều người quan ngại rằng họ sẽ không được cân nhắc thăng chức nếu họ không hiện hữu trong văn phòng.)
→ A, C đúng
+ Some people feel that even when a space in their home is set aside as a work area, they never really get away from the office. (Một số người lại cảm thấy rằng thậm chí khi một khoảng trống trong nhà họ được bố trí thành một khu vực làm việc, thì họ cũng không bao giờ thật sự rời khỏi văn phòng.)
→ B đúng
Đáp án D.