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 word "They" in the second paragraph refers to _______.
A. Telecommuters
B. responsibilities
C. Managers
D. Telephone lines
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 word "They" in the second paragraph refers to _______.
A. Telecommuters
B. responsibilities
C. Managers
D. Telephone lines
Giải thích:
Từ "They" trong đoạn 2 đề cập đến ____.
A. Những người làm việc từ xa
B. Những trách nhiệm
C. Những người quản lý
D. Những đường dây điện thoại
Thông tin:
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. (Nhưng ngoài ra, cũng có những sự chống cự tích cực từ phía các quản lý. Họ cho rằng việc giám sát những người làm việc từ xa trong một lực lượng lao động lớn nằm rải rác ở khắp đất nước là quá khó khăn, hay ít nhất thì các hệ thống quản lý họ cũng chưa được phát triển, từ đó làm phức tạp trách nhiệm của nhà quản lý.)
Từ "They" trong đoạn 2 đề cập đến ____.
A. Những người làm việc từ xa
B. Những trách nhiệm
C. Những người quản lý
D. Những đường dây điện thoại
Thông tin:
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. (Nhưng ngoài ra, cũng có những sự chống cự tích cực từ phía các quản lý. Họ cho rằng việc giám sát những người làm việc từ xa trong một lực lượng lao động lớn nằm rải rác ở khắp đất nước là quá khó khăn, hay ít nhất thì các hệ thống quản lý họ cũng chưa được phát triển, từ đó làm phức tạp trách nhiệm của nhà quản lý.)
Đáp án C.