Câu hỏi:
21/03/2020 2,381Read 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. Fill in the appropriate word in question 25
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 (25)_____ 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 recognising the fact that tiredness causes people to make silly mistakes and leads to (26) _______ working practices. Try setting clear (27) ______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 (28)______people who can multi-task 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 (29) ________ 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!
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Trả lời:
Chọn A.
Đáp án A
Ta có:
A. as a result of sth: kết quả của cái gì
B. therefore: bởi vậy + mệnh đề
C. owing to = because of = due to: bởi vì, do vì
Dịch: Ngày này chúng ta đang chịu áp lực để tăng khối lượng công việc mà chúng ta có thể đạt được trong thời gian ngắn nhất. Tốc độ của cuộc sống đe dọa để lại nhiều người trong chúng ta phía sau, và kết quả của áp lực này là chúng ta phải dành nhiều thời gian tìm kiếm những biện pháp nhanh chóng trực tiếp hơn trong môi trường làm việc của chúng ta.
CÂU HỎI HOT CÙNG CHỦ ĐỀ
Câu 1:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The internship in this company ______an influence on him for the rest of his life.
Câu 2:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
It is believed that in the near future robots will be used to doing things such as cooking.
Câu 3:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Most developing countries are in ________ of capital and technical assistance.
Câu 4:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
She smelt something ______ and saw smoke __________.
Câu 5:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released.
Câu 6:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
“I have a terrible headache.” “________”
Câu 7:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
The fire was brought under control thanks to the night watchman.
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