Question

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Who talks more – men or women? Most people believe that women talk more. However, linguist Deborah Tannen, who has the 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 relationship 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 difference even in children. Little girls often play with one ‘best friend’ and 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, while 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 aged 3–6 and their parents. They found evidence that parents talk very differently to their sons 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 with daughters than with sons.

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Women talk more than men on the whole

B. Women’s talking is a stereotype

C. Women talk more in private, and men talk more in public

D. Little boys and little girls have different ways of playing

Answer 1

C

Câu nào thể hiện tốt nhất ý chính của đoạn đầu tiên?

A. Phụ nữ nói nhiều hơn nam giới về toàn bộ

B. Cách nói chuyện của phụ nữ là một ấn tượng

C. Phụ nữ nói nhiều hơn ở nơi riêng tư, và nam giới nói nhiều hơn ở nơi công cộng

D. Bé trai và bé gái có những cách chơi khác nhau

Dẫn chứng: “women are more verbal – talk more – in private situations,…” và “men talk more in public situations,…”.

=>Đáp án C