Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
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
A Cultural Difference: Being on Time
In the United States, it is important to be on time, or punctual, for an appointment, a class, a meeting, etc. However, this may not be true in all countries. An American professor discovered the difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian university. The two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m and end at 12 p.m. On the first day, when the professor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Many students came after 10 a.m. Several arrived after 10:30 a.m. Two students came after 11 a.m. Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived, few apologized for their lateness. Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students’ behavior.
The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation: lunch with a friend and in a university class, respectively. He gave them an example and asked them how they would react. If they had a lunch appointment with a friend, the average American student defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time. On the other hand, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.
In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour. In contrast, in Brazil, neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour. Classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States, but they also end at the scheduled time. In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at noon; many remained past 12:30 p.m to discuss the class and ask more questions. While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil, neither is staying late.
The explanation for these differences is complicated. People from Brazilian and North American cultures have different feelings about lateness. In Brazil, the students believe that a person who usually arrives late is probably more successful than a person who is always on time. In fact, Brazilians expect a person with status or prestige to arrive late, while in the United States lateness is usually considered to be disrespectful and unacceptable. Consequently, if a Brazilian is late for an appointment with a North American, the American may misinterpret the reason for the lateness and become angry.
As a result of his study, the professor learned that the Brazilian students were not being disrespectful to him. Instead, they were simply behaving in the appropriate way for a Brazilian student in Brazil. Eventually, the professor was able to adapt his own behavior so that he could feel comfortable in the new culture.
Trả lời cho các câu 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 dưới đây:
Question 13. According to the first paragraph, what sentence is TRUE?
Đáp án đúng là: D
Đáp án cần chọn là: D
Question 14. The following sentences are TRUE about how American and Brazilian students reacted in a formal and an informal appointment, EXCEPT ____________
Đáp án đúng là: C
Đáp án cần chọn là: C
Question 15. What does the pronoun “he” in paragraph 2 refer to?
Đáp án đúng là: B
Đáp án cần chọn là: B
Question 16. Why are the students in Brazil often late for the class?
Đáp án đúng là: C
Đáp án cần chọn là: C
Question 17. What do the word “misinterpret” in paragraph 4 mean?
Đáp án đúng là: A
Đáp án cần chọn là: A
Question 18. What can be inferred in paragraph 4?
Đáp án đúng là: B
Đáp án cần chọn là: B
Question 19. What conclusion is suitable for the situation of the American professor in the passage?
Đáp án đúng là: A
Đáp án cần chọn là: A
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