Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. For Catherine Lumby, deciding to take on the role of breadwinner in her relationship was not a difficult choice

Câu 73: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. For Catherine Lumby, deciding to take on the role of breadwinner in her relationship was not a difficult choice. When she discovered she was pregnant with her first child, she had just been offered a demanding new role as Director of the Media and Communications department at the University of Sydney. But she didn't see this as an obstacle, and was prepared to use childcare when the children were old enough. It came, therefore, as a surprise to Lumby and her husband Derek that, after the birth of their son, they couldn’t actually bear the thought of putting him into childcare tor nine hours a day. As she was the one with the secure job, the role of primary care-giver fell to Derek, who was writing scripts for television. This arrangement continued for the next four years, with Derek working from home and caring for both of their sons. He returned to full-time work earlier this year. Whilst Lumby and her husband are by no means the only Australians making such a role reversal, research suggests that they are in the minority. In a government-funded survey in 2001, only 5.5 percent of couples in the 30-54 year age group saw the women working either part- or full-time while the men were unemployed. The situation is likely to change, according to the CEO of Relationships Australia, Anne Hollonds. She suggests that this is due to several reasons, including the number of highly educated women in the workforce and changing social patterns and expectations. However, she warns that for couples involved in role-switching, there are many potential difficulties to be overcome. For men whose self-esteem is connected to their jobs and the income it provides to the family, a major change of thinking is required. It also requires women to reassess, particularly with regard to domestic or child-rearing decisions, and they may have to learn to deal with the guilt of not always being there at key times for their children. Being aware of these issues can make operating in non-traditional roles a lot easier.

Trả lời

Question 1: What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Men being the bread winners

B. Traditional roles of women

C. Women being the home makers

D. Reversed roles between men and women

Lời giải:

Đáp án: D

Giải thích: Thông tin chứng minh ở ‘’Catherine Lumby, deciding to take on the role of breadwinner in her relationship was not a difficult choice’’ và ‘’with Derek working from home and caring for both of their sons’’

Dịch: ‘’Catherine Lumby quyết định đảm nhận vai trò trụ cột trong mối quan hệ vợ chồng không phải là một lựa chọn khó khăn’’

‘’Derek làm việc tại nhà và chăm sóc cho cả hai con trai của họ’’

Question 2: Catherine and her husband decided that Catherine would be the primary earner because ____.         

A. she had a badly paid job

B. she was not good at childcare

C. she had a reliable job

D. she wanted her husband to stay at home

Lời giải:

Đáp án: C

Giải thích: Thông tin ở ‘’When she discovered she was pregnant with her first child, she had just been offered a demanding new role as Director of the Media and Communications department at the University of Sydney’’ 

Dịch: Khi Catherine biết mình đang mang thai đứa con đầu lòng, cô vừa được giao một trọng trách mới đầy thử thách là Giám đốc khoa Thông tin và Truyền thông tại Đại học Sydney.

Question 3: In paragraph 1, the word “him" refers to ____.

A. their son

B. her husband

C. Derek

D. her colleague

Lời giải:

Đáp án: A

Giải thích: Thông tin ở ‘’ after the birth of their son, they couldn’t actually bear the thought of putting him into childcare tor nine hours a day’’

Dịch: sau khi sinh con trai, họ thực sự không thể chịu nổi ý nghĩ đưa con vào nhà trẻ chín tiếng một ngày

Question 4: They decided that Derek would look after their son because they ____.

A. couldn’t afford to put their child in care for long periods each day

B. didn’t want to put their child in care for long periods each day

C. thought childcare was not safe enough for their children

D. worried about their son’s health problems

Lời giải:

Đáp án: B

Giải thích: Thông tin ở ‘’they couldn’t actually bear the thought of putting him into childcare tor nine hours a day’’

Dịch: họ thực sự không thể chịu nổi ý nghĩ đưa con vào nhà trẻ chín tiếng một ngày

Question 5: In paragraph 2, the word “reversal" is closest in meaning to ____.

A. stability 

B. modification

C. rehearsal

D. switch

Lời giải:

Đáp án: D

Giải thích: ‘’reversal: đảo ngược’’ gần nghĩa với ‘’switch: thay đổi vị trí’’

Dịch: Trong khi Lumby và chồng cô ấy không phải là những người Úc duy nhất đảo ngược vai trò như vậy, nghiên cứu cho thấy họ thuộc thiểu số

Question 6: One reason tor a change in the number of men staying home is ____.

A. the stability in the number of highly-educated women who are working

B. the fall in the number of highly-educated women who are working

C. the rise in the number of highly-educated women who are working

D. the fluctuation in the number of highly-educated women who are working

Lời giải:

Đáp án: C

Giải thích: Thông tin ở ‘’She suggests that this is due to several reasons, including the number of highly educated women in the workforce’’

Dịch: Cô gợi ý rằng điều này là do một số lý do, bao gồm việc số lượng phụ nữ có trình độ học vấn cao trong lực lượng lao động