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.
After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the United States have started to face harder times. Only Harvard’s MBA School has shown a substantial increase in enrollment in recent years. Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments. Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees, has dropped about 3 percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue.
There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities. Many of the entry-level management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees. Students have asked the question, “Is an MBA degree really what I need to be best prepared for getting a good job?” The second major factor has been the cutting of American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands.
What is the main focus of this passage?
A. Jobs on Wall Street
B. Types of graduate degrees
C. Changes in enrollment for MBA schools
D. How schools are changing to reflect the economy
Đáp án C.
Key word: main focus.
Câu hỏi này nên làm sau khi đã hoàn thành các câu khác để có thể hiểu rõ hơn về nội dung của bài.
Ta thấy cả bài là những vấn đề liên quan đến việc sút giảm của số lượng sinh viên đăng ký ngành quản trị kinh doanh và những thông tin về tuyển dụng liên quan đến ngành này. Do đó đáp án chính xác là C. Changes in enrollment for MBA schools.
Các đáp án khác không đúng:
A. Jobs on Wall Street: Các công việc ở phố Wall.
B. Types of graduated degrees: Các loại bằng tốt nghiệp.
D. How schools are changing to reflect the economy: Các trường học đang thay đổi như thế nào để phản ánh nền kinh tế.