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 from 43 to 50.
Cooperation is the common endeavor of two or more people to perform a task or reach a jointly cherished goal. Like competition and conflict, there are different forms of cooperation, based on group organization and attitudes.
In the first form, known as primary cooperation, group and individual fuse. The group contains nearly all of each individual’s life. The rewards of the group’s work are shared with each member. There is an interlocking identity of individual, group and task performed. Means and goals become one, for cooperation itself is valued.
While primary cooperation is most often characteristic of preliterature societies, secondary cooperation is characteristic of many modem societies. In secondary cooperation, individuals devote only part of their lives to the group. Cooperation itself is not a value. Most members of the group feel loyalty, but the welfare of the group is not the first consideration. Members perform tasks so that they can separately enjoy the fruits of their cooperation in the form of salary, prestige, or power. Business offices and professional athletic teams are examples of secondary cooperation.
In the third type, called tertiary cooperation or accommodation, latent conflict underlies the shared work. The attitudes of the cooperating parties are purely opportunistic: the organization is loose and fragile. Accommodation involves common means to achieve antagonistic goals: it breaks down when the common means cease to aid each party in reaching its goals. This is not, strictly speaking, cooperation at all, and hence the somewhat contradictory term antagonistic cooperation is sometimes used for this relationship.
The word fragile in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
A. poorly planned
B. involuntary
C. inefficient
D. easily broken
Đáp án D
Giải thích: Fragile (adj) = mỏng manh dễ vỡ
Easily broken (adj) = dễ đổ vỡ
Dịch nghĩa: The attitudes of the cooperating parties are purely opportunistic: the organization is loose and fragile = Thái độ của các bên hợp tác hoàn toàn mang tính cơ hội: tổ chức lỏng lẻo và dễ vỡ.
A. poorly planned (adj) = được lên kế hoạch kém
B. involuntary (adj) = không tình nguyện
C. inefficient (adj) = không hiệu quả
Gói VIP thi online tại VietJack (chỉ 400k/1 năm học), luyện tập gần 1 triệu câu hỏi có đáp án chi tiết
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We should participate in the movements .................. the natural environment.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
When his parents are away, his oldest brother..................
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.
Paris has (A) been well-known about (B) its famous monuments, beautiful (C) music, and wonderful restaurants for over (D) 100 years.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Fiona is very angry .................. her boss’s decision to sack several members of staff.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He hurried .................. he wouldn’t be late for class.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We are going to build a fence around the field with .................. to breeding sheep and cattle
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He's left his book at home; he's always so..................
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Though he tried hard, he didn’t succeed.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
What beautiful eyes..................!
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Crazianna is a big country. Unfortunately, it has never received respect from its neighbours.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
I am glad I was able to be there for my friend when her mom died..
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.
It is important that cancer is (A) diagnosed and treated as early as possible (B) in order to assure (C) a successful cure (D).
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The meeting didn’t.................. until late.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
I whispered as I didn't want anybody to hear our conversation.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Jenny: “Thank you very much for your donation, Mr. Robinson.”
- Mr. Robinson: “....................................”