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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 5 to 9.

Although I left university with a good degree, I suddenly found that it was actually quite hard to find a job. After being unemployed for a few months, I realized I had to take the first thing that came along or I'd be in serious financial difficulties. And so, for six very long months, I became a market research telephone interviewer. I knew it wasn't the best company in the world when they told me that I'd have to undergo three days of training before starting work, and that I wouldn't get paid for any of it. Still, I knew that the hourly rate when I actually did start full time would be a lot better than unemployment benefit, and I could work up to twelve hours a day, seven days a week if I wanted. So, I thought of the money I'd earn and put up with three days of unpaid training. Whatever those three days taught me - and I can't really remember anything about them today - I wasn't prepared for the way I would be treated by the supervisors. It was worse than being at school. There were about twenty interviewers like myself, each sitting in a small, dark booth with an ancient computer and a dirty telephone. The booths were around the walls of the fifth floor of a concrete office block, and the supervisors sat in the middle of the room, listening in to all of our telephone interviews. We weren't allowed to talk to each other, and if we took more than about two seconds from ending one phone call and starting another, they would shout at us to hurry up and get on with our jobs. We even had to ask for permission to go to the toilet. I was amazed how slowly the day went. Our first break of the day came at eleven o'clock, two hours after we started. I'll always remember that feeling of despair when I would look at my watch thinking, 'It must be nearly time for the break', only to find that it was quarter to ten and that there was another hour and a quarter to go. My next thought was always, 'I can't believe I'm going to be here until nine o'clock tonight.' The most frightening aspect of the job was that I was actually quite good at it. 'Oh, no!' I thought. ‘Maybe I'm destined to be a market researcher for the rest of my life.' My boss certainly seemed to think so. One day - during a break, of course - she ordered me into her office. 'Simon,' she said, 'I'm promoting you. From tomorrow, you're off telecoms and onto credit card complaints. I'm sure you can handle it. There's no extra pay, but it is a very responsible position.' Three weeks later, I quit. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made.

Why did the writer become a market research telephone interviewer?

A. He had financial problems.

B. He had the right university degree for the job.

C. It was the first job he was offered.

D. He knew it was only for six months.

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Đáp án đúng: A

Giải thích: Dẫn chứng: Although I left university with a good degree, I suddenly found that it was actually quite hard to find a job. After being unemployed for a few months, I realized I had to take the first thing that came along or I'd be in serious financial difficulties. And so, for six very long months, I became a market research telephone interviewer.

Dịch: Mặc dù tôi đã tốt nghiệp đại học với một tấm bằng tốt, tôi đột nhiên thấy rằng nó thực sự khá khó khăn để tìm việc. Sau khi thất nghiệp vài tháng, tôi nhận ra mình phải làm điều gì đó nếu không tôi sẽ gặp khó khăn nghiêm trọng về tài chính. Và như vậy, trong sáu tháng rất dài, tôi đã trở thành người phỏng vấn qua điện thoại nghiên cứu thị trường.

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Câu 2:

The writer had doubts about the company when ____.

A. they only offered him three days of training

B. they told him he wouldn't receive payment for his training

C. they told him he had to be trained first

D. he was told what the hourly rate would be

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Đáp án đúng: B

Giải thích: Dẫn chứng: I knew it wasn't the best company in the world when they told me that I'd have to undergo three days of training before starting work, and that I wouldn't get paid for any of it.

Dịch: Tôi biết đó không phải là công ty tốt nhất trên thế giới khi họ nói với tôi rằng tôi sẽ phải trải qua ba ngày đào tạo trước khi bắt đầu làm việc và rằng tôi sẽ không được trả tiền cho ba ngày đó.

Câu 3:

His workplace could be best described as ____.

A. large and noisy

B. silent and dirty

C. untidy and crowded

D. old-fashioned and uncomfortable

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Đáp án đúng: D

Giải thích: Dẫn chứng: It was worse than being at school. There were about twenty interviewers like myself, each sitting in a small, dark booth with an ancient computer and a dirty telephone. The booths were around the walls of the fifth floor of a concrete office block, and the supervisors sat in the middle of the room, listening in to all of our telephone interviews.

Dịch: Nó còn tệ hơn cả việc học ở trường. Có khoảng hai mươi người phỏng vấn giống như tôi, mỗi người ngồi trong một buồng nhỏ và tối với một chiếc máy tính cũ và một chiếc điện thoại bẩn thỉu. Các buồng điện thoại nằm xung quanh các bức tường của tầng năm của một văn phòng bê tông, và các giám sát viên ngồi ở giữa phòng, nghe tất cả các cuộc phỏng vấn qua điện thoại của chúng tôi.

Câu 4:

How did he feel when he realized it wasn't time for the break yet?

A. He felt that he would have to go home early.

B. He felt that he wouldn't survive to the end of the day.

C. He felt that the end of the day seemed so long away.

D. He felt that he must have made a mistake.

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Đáp án đúng: C

Giải thích: Dẫn chứng: I was amazed how slowly the day went. Our first break of the day came at eleven o'clock, two hours after we started. I'll always remember that feeling of despair when I would look at my watch thinking, 'It's must be nearly time for the break', only to find that it was quarter to ten and that there was another hour and a quarter to go. My next thought was always, 'I can't believe I'm going to be here until nine o'clock tonight.'

Dịch: Tôi đã rất ngạc nhiên về việc một ngày trôi qua chậm chạp đến như thế nào. Giờ giải lao đầu tiên trong ngày của chúng tôi đến vào lúc 11 giờ, hai giờ sau khi chúng tôi bắt đầu. Tôi sẽ luôn nhớ cảm giác tuyệt vọng đó khi tôi nhìn đồng hồ và nghĩ, 'Chắc sắp đến giờ giải lao rồi', chỉ để biết rằng bây giờ là mười giờ mười lăm và còn một giờ rưỡi nữa. Suy nghĩ tiếp theo của tôi luôn là, 'Tôi không thể tin rằng tôi sẽ ở đây cho đến chín giờ tối nay.'

Câu 5:

What was unusual about Simon's promotion?

A. It showed how good he was at his job.

B. It meant he would be phoning different people.

C. It involved greater responsibility.

D. There was no increase in salary.

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Lời giải của GV VietJack

Đáp án đúng: D

Giải thích: Dẫn chứng: One day - during a break, of course - she ordered me into her office. 'Simon,' she said, 'I'm promoting you. From tomorrow, you're off telecoms and onto credit card complaints. I'm sure you can handle it. There's no extra pay, but it is a very responsible position.'

Dịch: Một ngày nọ - tất nhiên là trong thời gian nghỉ giải lao - cô ấy gọi tôi vào văn phòng của cô ấy. “Simon,” cô ấy nói, “Tôi sẽ thăng chức cho anh. Từ ngày mai, anh không làm việc với hệ thống viễn thông nữa mà chuyển sang khiếu nại thẻ tín dụng. Tôi chắc rằng anh có thể xử lý nó. Không được tăng lương, nhưng đó là một vị trí rất có trách nhiệm.'

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