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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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Some organisations seem to expect staff to work more than the usual eight hours, without recognizing the fact that tiredness causes people to make silly mistakes and leads to (34)________ working practices. Try setting clear (35) _____ in your everyday work, however you must be careful that these are not unrealistic and can be achieved within the working day. We tend to (36) _____ people who can multitask because we think they are working hard - but do all the electronic gadgets they use increase their efficiency in the long run? Instead, they may distract them from the task in hand and cause a loss of concentration. Maybe (37) _____ with every email or mobile phone call immediately is not the best use of anyone's time. To sum up, my advice is to keep everything simple, and prioritise tasks - you will become happier at work - and so will your boss!
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (34) is...
A. inefficient
B. inefficiently
C. inefficiency
D. efficient
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR TIME
These days we are under pressure to increase the amount of work we can achieve in the shortest time. The pace of life threatens to leave many of us behind, and (33) _____ of this pressure, we spend time looking for short-cuts in our working lives. However, these time-saving measures may actually cause more problems than they solve.Some organisations seem to expect staff to work more than the usual eight hours, without recognizing the fact that tiredness causes people to make silly mistakes and leads to (34)________ working practices. Try setting clear (35) _____ in your everyday work, however you must be careful that these are not unrealistic and can be achieved within the working day. We tend to (36) _____ people who can multitask because we think they are working hard - but do all the electronic gadgets they use increase their efficiency in the long run? Instead, they may distract them from the task in hand and cause a loss of concentration. Maybe (37) _____ with every email or mobile phone call immediately is not the best use of anyone's time. To sum up, my advice is to keep everything simple, and prioritise tasks - you will become happier at work - and so will your boss!
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (34) is...
A. inefficient
B. inefficiently
C. inefficiency
D. efficient
Giải thích:
A. inefficient (adj): không hiệu quả
B. inefficiently (adv): một cách không hiệu quả
C. inefficiency (n): sự thiếu hiệu quả
D. efficient (adj): hiệu quả
Ta cần tính từ đứng trước cụm danh từ ‘working practices
Tạm dịch:
Some organisations seem to expect staff to work more than the usual eight hours, without recognizing the fact that tiredness causes people to make silly mistakes and leads to inefficient working practices. (Một số tổ chức dường như kỳ vọng nhân viên làm việc nhiều hơn 8 tiếng thông thường, mà không nhận ra thực tế rằng sự mệt mỏi khiến mọi người mắc những sai lầm ngớ ngẩn và dẫn đến những cách làm việc không hiệu quả.)
A. inefficient (adj): không hiệu quả
B. inefficiently (adv): một cách không hiệu quả
C. inefficiency (n): sự thiếu hiệu quả
D. efficient (adj): hiệu quả
Ta cần tính từ đứng trước cụm danh từ ‘working practices
Tạm dịch:
Some organisations seem to expect staff to work more than the usual eight hours, without recognizing the fact that tiredness causes people to make silly mistakes and leads to inefficient working practices. (Một số tổ chức dường như kỳ vọng nhân viên làm việc nhiều hơn 8 tiếng thông thường, mà không nhận ra thực tế rằng sự mệt mỏi khiến mọi người mắc những sai lầm ngớ ngẩn và dẫn đến những cách làm việc không hiệu quả.)
Đáp án A.