Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

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 of the following can be inferred from the first paragraph?

A. Men and women have different styles of talking, which may begin in childhood

B. According to Deborah Tannen, the belief that women talk more is party right but most wrong

C. Women talk more in some situations while men talk in others

D. Men are more sociable than women 

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án C

Điều nào sau đây có thể được suy ra từ đoạn đầu tiên?

A. Đàn ông và phụ nữ có các kiểu nói chuyện khác nhau, có thể bắt đầu từ thời thơ ấu.

B. Theo Deborah Tannen, việc phụ nữ nói nhiều hơn có phần đúng nhưng đa phần là sai

C. Phụ nữ nói nhiều hơn trong một số tình huống trong khi đàn ông thì nói trong những tình huống khác

D. Đàn ông hòa đồng hơn phụ nữ