The word “downsize” in paragraph 5 most likely means____________.
A. dismiss workers
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Câu hỏi. Từ “downsize” trong đoạn văn 5 gần nghĩa nhất với____________.
A. Sa thải nhân viên
B. Cắt giảm lương
C. Phá sản
D. Kiếm được hợp đồng mới
Ta tìm thấy thông tin trong đoạn 5, dòng 1 -3: Additionally, many of today s Internet careers are becoming paid-by-the-job professions. With many companies having to downsize in tough economic items, the outsourcing and contracting of freelance workers online has become common business practice. Tạm dịch. Ngoài ra, nhiều nghề nghiệp trên Internet ngày nay đang trở thành nghề trả lương theo công việc. Với nhiều công ty phải giảm bớt nhân viên do kinh tế khó khăn, việc gia công và kí kết hợp đồng lao động tự do trực tuyến đã trở thành thực tiễn kinh doanh phổ biến.
Trong đoạn trên ta thấy có cụm “in tough economic items”- trong khi kinh tế khó khăn, theo logic thì khi kinh tế khó khăn, các công ty thường cắt giảm nhân viên → đáp án A đúng
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
She didn’t go yesterday, _________?
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.
Question 43: The man, a poor man, is invited to the Clambake last night.
A B C D
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.
It is very difficult to tell him to give in because he is so big-headed.
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 from 26 to 30.
In the year 1900, the world was in the midst of a machine revolution. (26) _____ electrical power became more ubiquitous, tasks once done by hand were now completed quickly and efficiently by machine. Sewing machines replaced needle and thread. Tractors replaced hoes. Typewriters replaced pens. Automobiles replaced horse-drawn carriages.
A hundred years later, in the year 2000, machines were again pushing the boundaries of (27) _____ was possible. Humans could now work in space, thanks to the International Space Station. We were finding out the composition of life thanks to the DNA sequencer. Computers and the world wide web changed the way we learn, read, communicate, or start political revolutions.
So what will be the game-changing machines in the year 2100? How will they (28) _____ our lives better, cleaner, safer, more efficient, and (29) _____ exciting?
We asked over three dozen experts, scientists, engineers, futurists, and organizations in five different disciplines, including climate change, military, infrastructure, transportation, and space exploration, about how the machines of 2100 will change humanity. The (30) _____ we got back were thought-provoking, hopeful and, at times, apocalyptic.
(Adapted from https://www.popularmechanics.com/)
Their free trip, which they won on a television game show, include four days in London and a week in Paris.
A B C D
When being interviewed, you should ……… what the interviewer is saying or asking you.
Julia and Phoebe is talking about Peter.
- Julia: “Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and he must know it very well.”
- Phoebe: “______. He even couldn’t tell me where to have some street food there.”
