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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 correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Indulging oneself is a common coping strategy that proves of almost no value in helping us deal with problems. Consider the example of Doug: whose girlfriend of 18 months has just broken up with him. In response, Doug has dived into a number of self- indulgent habits that he had previously held to a minimum. He is smoking at least a pack of cigarettes a day. As soon as he is home from work, he pours himself a slug of Corona Extra – a beverage he continues to sip through the evening until he passes out. On the weekends, he hits a nearby casino with some fellow single friends and gambles far more than he can afford to lose.
Doug would describe each of these behaviors – smoking, drinking and gambling – as pleasurable. And yet, when practiced to excess, each of them has a negative effect on his overall well-being. None of them addresses the problem that is the source of his stress – why his relationship with his girlfriend has ended.
People who respond to stressful events by indulging themselves are attempting to compensate for a lack of satisfaction in one area of their lives by providing themselves with an alternate form of satisfaction. Drinking, smoking, binge eating, shopping sprees, drug use, and gambling are all forms of one- indulgence commonly used to compensate for stressful events. Not surprisingly, this form of coping leads to its own problems, in the shape of poor physical health, addiction, and financial problems.
A recent form of this maladaptive coping style is seen in people who respond to the stress of daily life by spending excessive amount of time online. Some people become so immersed in the virtual world of online games, websites, social networking, and so on, that it seems no exaggeration to call them "Internet addicts". People who spend an inordinate amount of time on the Internet often describe themselves as feeling empty, lost, depressed and anxious when they are not able to be online. Their real-life relationships, as well as their ability to function at work or at school, suffer as they become more immersed in their online activities. Like other forms of self-indulgence as coping strategy, Internet overuse can end up creating, rather than solving problems in the subject's life.
What is the source of Doug's stress?
A. the fact that he gambles far more than he can afford to lose
B. his breakup with his girlfriend
C. his excessive drinking
D. the fact that he spends excessive time on the virtual world
Indulging oneself is a common coping strategy that proves of almost no value in helping us deal with problems. Consider the example of Doug: whose girlfriend of 18 months has just broken up with him. In response, Doug has dived into a number of self- indulgent habits that he had previously held to a minimum. He is smoking at least a pack of cigarettes a day. As soon as he is home from work, he pours himself a slug of Corona Extra – a beverage he continues to sip through the evening until he passes out. On the weekends, he hits a nearby casino with some fellow single friends and gambles far more than he can afford to lose.
Doug would describe each of these behaviors – smoking, drinking and gambling – as pleasurable. And yet, when practiced to excess, each of them has a negative effect on his overall well-being. None of them addresses the problem that is the source of his stress – why his relationship with his girlfriend has ended.
People who respond to stressful events by indulging themselves are attempting to compensate for a lack of satisfaction in one area of their lives by providing themselves with an alternate form of satisfaction. Drinking, smoking, binge eating, shopping sprees, drug use, and gambling are all forms of one- indulgence commonly used to compensate for stressful events. Not surprisingly, this form of coping leads to its own problems, in the shape of poor physical health, addiction, and financial problems.
A recent form of this maladaptive coping style is seen in people who respond to the stress of daily life by spending excessive amount of time online. Some people become so immersed in the virtual world of online games, websites, social networking, and so on, that it seems no exaggeration to call them "Internet addicts". People who spend an inordinate amount of time on the Internet often describe themselves as feeling empty, lost, depressed and anxious when they are not able to be online. Their real-life relationships, as well as their ability to function at work or at school, suffer as they become more immersed in their online activities. Like other forms of self-indulgence as coping strategy, Internet overuse can end up creating, rather than solving problems in the subject's life.
What is the source of Doug's stress?
A. the fact that he gambles far more than he can afford to lose
B. his breakup with his girlfriend
C. his excessive drinking
D. the fact that he spends excessive time on the virtual world
Nguồn gốc của stress của Doug là gì?
A. thực tế là anh ta đánh bạc nhiều hơn anh ta có thể trả được.
B. chia tay với bạn gái.
C. anh uống quá nhiều.
D. thực tế là anh ta dành quá nhiều thời gian cho thế giới ảo.
Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn 1 và trong đoạn 2 như sau:
Doug would describe each of these behaviors – smoking, drinking and gambling – as pleasurable. And yet, when practiced to excess, each of them has a negative effect on his overall well-being. None of them addresses the problem that is the source of his stress – why his relationship with his girlfriend has ended. (Doug cho là những hành vi này – hút thuốc, uống rượu và đánh bạc - là thú vị. Tuy nhiên, khi sử dụng quá mức, mỗi thứ trong chúng đều có ảnh hưởng tiêu cực đến sức khỏe tổng thể. Không cái nào trong số chúng giải quyết vấn đề cái mà là nguồn gốc của sự căng thẳng của anh ấy – lí do tại sao mối quan hệ của anh ấy với bạn gái đã kết thúc.)
=> Từ đoạn 1, ta hiểu rằng tác giả đưa ra ví dụ về Doug - người mới chia tay bạn gái đã tìm đến những thói quen tiêu cực như một cách nuông chiều bản thân để giải tỏa áp lực. Suy ra rằng, "vấn đề cái mà là nguồn gốc của sự căng thẳng, áp lực của Doug" trong đoạn 2 chính là việc anh ta đã chia tay với bạn gái của mình.
A. thực tế là anh ta đánh bạc nhiều hơn anh ta có thể trả được.
B. chia tay với bạn gái.
C. anh uống quá nhiều.
D. thực tế là anh ta dành quá nhiều thời gian cho thế giới ảo.
Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn 1 và trong đoạn 2 như sau:
Doug would describe each of these behaviors – smoking, drinking and gambling – as pleasurable. And yet, when practiced to excess, each of them has a negative effect on his overall well-being. None of them addresses the problem that is the source of his stress – why his relationship with his girlfriend has ended. (Doug cho là những hành vi này – hút thuốc, uống rượu và đánh bạc - là thú vị. Tuy nhiên, khi sử dụng quá mức, mỗi thứ trong chúng đều có ảnh hưởng tiêu cực đến sức khỏe tổng thể. Không cái nào trong số chúng giải quyết vấn đề cái mà là nguồn gốc của sự căng thẳng của anh ấy – lí do tại sao mối quan hệ của anh ấy với bạn gái đã kết thúc.)
=> Từ đoạn 1, ta hiểu rằng tác giả đưa ra ví dụ về Doug - người mới chia tay bạn gái đã tìm đến những thói quen tiêu cực như một cách nuông chiều bản thân để giải tỏa áp lực. Suy ra rằng, "vấn đề cái mà là nguồn gốc của sự căng thẳng, áp lực của Doug" trong đoạn 2 chính là việc anh ta đã chia tay với bạn gái của mình.
Đáp án B.