THANG LONG UNIVERSITY MID-TERM TEST

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT MODULE: READING

Time allowance: 40 minutes
Student’s name: ..........................................................................
Student’s code: ...........................................................................
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READING PASSAGE 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 1
below.
Questions 1-7
Reading Passage 1 has seven paragraphs, A-G.
Choose the correct heading for these paragraphs from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-ix, in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet.

1. Paragraph A ___________
2. Paragraph B ___________
3. Paragraph C ___________
4. Paragraph D ___________
5. Paragraph E ___________
6. Paragraph F ___________
7. Paragraph G ___________
Questions 8-13
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in boxes 8-13 on your answer sheet.

READING PASSAGE 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-27 which are based on Reading Passage 2
below.
Questions 14-23
Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
14. What is the conventional role of the husband in a family?
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15. What is the motivation for both parents joining the workforce related to?
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16. What is one outcome that positive spillover can produce?

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17. What effects of struggles at work does most research concentrate on?
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18. According to compensation theory, what will be reduced when the size of the family increases?
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19. What framework in developmental theory is utilized to analyze the work-life dynamics?
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20. What can be prevented from happening when self-determination is boosted?

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21. What are the three aspects in work and family that are mentioned in segmentation theory?
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22. What is one of the two factors influencing how clearly distinct gender roles in the family are
felt?
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23. According to the widely accepted finding of empirical research about work-life conflict, as this
emerges, what will diminish?
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Question 24-27
Complete each sentence with its correct ending from A to H
Write the correct letter A-H in boxes 24-27 on your answer sheet.

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