Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The stereotype of the male boss is rapidly giving way to the increasing presence of the female employer. Why are women so successful at (43) _______ businesses?
The reason is that women bring their own style to the job. They are very good at getting a group of people to work together for a common end, (44) _______ creates a cooperative rather than a competitive spirit within the firm. Furthermore, they are more likely to welcome diversity in their workforce. Women show more understanding of their employees' dual (45) ________ of work and family and are more flexible with employees over family issues than a male employer would be. This, they claim, creates loyal and hardworking workforce. (46) _______, business consultants warn that feminine sympathy and understanding can also be potentially undermining. If they are too tolerant of an employee's weakness, (47) _______ employees who have to pick up the slack may not only become resentful but begin to question the employer's judgment and ability to lead.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (47) is...
A. another
B. others
C. the other
D. each
The stereotype of the male boss is rapidly giving way to the increasing presence of the female employer. Why are women so successful at (43) _______ businesses?
The reason is that women bring their own style to the job. They are very good at getting a group of people to work together for a common end, (44) _______ creates a cooperative rather than a competitive spirit within the firm. Furthermore, they are more likely to welcome diversity in their workforce. Women show more understanding of their employees' dual (45) ________ of work and family and are more flexible with employees over family issues than a male employer would be. This, they claim, creates loyal and hardworking workforce. (46) _______, business consultants warn that feminine sympathy and understanding can also be potentially undermining. If they are too tolerant of an employee's weakness, (47) _______ employees who have to pick up the slack may not only become resentful but begin to question the employer's judgment and ability to lead.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (47) is...
A. another
B. others
C. the other
D. each
Giải thích:
Kiến thức về từ vựng
A. another: một người khác
B. others: những người khác
C. the other + N số nhiều: những người khác
D. each + N số ít: mỗi người
Sau từ cần điền là danh từ số nhiều "employees" nên ta chọn C
Thông tin: If they are too tolerant of an employee's weakness, the other employees who have to pick up the slack may not only become resentful but begin to question the employer's judgment and ability to lead.
Tạm dịch: Nếu họ quá dung túng cho điểm yếu của một nhân viên, những nhân viên khác phải nhận lỗi lầm có thể không chỉ trở nên bực bội mà còn bắt đầu nghi ngờ về khả năng lãnh đạo và đánh giá của người lãnh đạo.
Kiến thức về từ vựng
A. another: một người khác
B. others: những người khác
C. the other + N số nhiều: những người khác
D. each + N số ít: mỗi người
Sau từ cần điền là danh từ số nhiều "employees" nên ta chọn C
Thông tin: If they are too tolerant of an employee's weakness, the other employees who have to pick up the slack may not only become resentful but begin to question the employer's judgment and ability to lead.
Tạm dịch: Nếu họ quá dung túng cho điểm yếu của một nhân viên, những nhân viên khác phải nhận lỗi lầm có thể không chỉ trở nên bực bội mà còn bắt đầu nghi ngờ về khả năng lãnh đạo và đánh giá của người lãnh đạo.
Đáp án C.