ĐỀ CHUẨN MINH HỌA SỐ 40

(Đề thi có 05 trang)

KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2022

Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút không kể thời gian phát đề

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Họ, tên thí sinh:…………………………………………………………………………

Số báo danh:....................................................................................................................

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 1 to 7.

Companies big and small are plotting their post-pandemic working futures, and it seems likely that ever

fewer of us will fully return to the office as it was before. If the Covid-19 crisis subsides and economies can

largely reopen, the experiences of so many people working from home over the past year will surely shape what

happens next. For many of us, this could emerge as a return to the office for three days a week. Patterns will

obviously vary, but a common thread would be something like Monday, Tuesday and Thursday in the office and

Wednesday and Friday at home.

This coming shift will largely be driven by employers making a calculation between two different, equally

important forces. One is what companies see as the need for in-person creativity and connections, which will

spur their desire to bring people back into offices. For many, we are at our most creative working face to face,

meeting people, talking over lunch and coffee, or gathering in groups. At home, however, we tend to be more

efficient in the daily tasks that make up much of working life. This is the competing force that may keep many

of us out of the office, even after Covid. Working at home under the right conditions - which means in your own

room with good broadband and no children around - can be highly efficient. This greater efficiency on current

tasks also combines with other factors, like the time saved by avoiding the daily commute, offering a

compelling reason for people to stay at home. The past year of Covid home working has perhaps opened many

more people's eyes to this.

As companies come to decisions on new working arrangements, they will be essentially making a basic

trade-off: the expectation of greater creativity in new projects at the office, but greater productivity on existing

tasks at home. And, as with most trade-offs, the right answer is not all or nothing - but something in the middle.

Employees seem to prefer this working pattern too. In a recent survey of 5,000 employees in Britain, working in

the office for three days a week was the most popular choice. Not only is this pattern more efficient for

companies, then, but it also helps to keep employees happy and motivated.

(Adapted from https://www.theguardium.com)

Question 1: Which could be the best title for the passage?

A. Advantages of home working

B. Home working: happier and more efficient

C. Post-pandemic working pattern

D. While-pandemic working pattern

Question 2: The word “One” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A. Calculation

B. Shift

C. Employer

D. Force

Question 3: The word “compelling” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. effective

B. various

C. convenient

D. sensible

Question 4: What can be inferred about future working arrangements from this passage?

A. Employees should consider the benefits of a new working pattern.

B. Many businesses are likely to opt for a new working pattern.

C. Businesses must apply a new working pattern for the sake of their employees.

D. Many employers' awareness of a new working pattern needs raising.

Question 5: According to the passage, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT ______.

A. Working at home can save time spent on the daily commute.

B. Companies still want to have staff at office to increase their creativity.

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