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 20 to 27.
Who talk more - men or women? Most people believe that women talk more. However, linguist Deborah Tannen, who has studied the communication style of men and women, says that this is a stereotype. According to Tannen, women are more verbal - talk more - in private situations, where they use conversation as the "glue" to hold relationships together. But, she says, men talk more in public situations, where they use conversation to exchange information and gain status. Tannen points out that we can see these differences even in children. Little girls often play with one "best friend", their play includes a lot of conversation. Little boys often play games in groups; their play usually involves more doing than talking. In school, girls are often better at verbal skills, boys are often better at mathematics.
A recent study at Emory University helps to shed light on the roots of this difference. Researchers studied conversation between children age 3-6 and their parents. They found evidence that parents talk very differently to their son than they do to their daughters. The startling conclusion was that parents use more language with their girls. Specifically, when parents talk with their daughters, they use more descriptive language and more details. There is also far more talk about emotions, especially sadness, with daughters than with sons.
Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. Women talk more than men.
B. It's stereotype that women talk more than men.
C. Women talk more in private, and men talk more in public.
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Câu nào thể hiện đúng nhất ý chính của đoạn đầu tiên?
A. Phụ nữ nói nhiều hơn đàn ông.
B. Có định kiến rằng phụ nữ nói nhiều hơn nam giới.
C. Phụ nữ nói nhiều hơn ở nơi riêng tư và đàn ông nói nhiều hơn ở nơi công cộng
D. Bé trai và bé gái có cách chơi khác nhau.
Thông tin: According to Tannen, women are more verbal - talk more - in private situations, where they use conversation as the "glue" to hold relationships together. But, she says, men talk more in public situations, where they use conversation to exchange information and gain status.
Tạm dịch: Theo Tannen, phụ nữ nói nhiều hơn trong các tình huống riêng tư, nơi họ sử dụng cuộc trò chuyện như "chất keo" để giữ mối quan hệ với nhau. Nhưng, cô nói, đàn ông nói nhiều hơn trong các tình huống công cộng, nơi họ sử dụng cuộc trò chuyện để trao đổi thông tin và đạt được địa vị.
Chọn đáp án là C
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