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TOEFL Reading Comprehension Lesson 3: Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi

After two decades of growth, business schools in the United States are facing declining enrollment rates. Only Harvard's MBA program saw increased enrollment, while Princeton and Stanford saw decreases. Since 1990, the number of MBAs awarded dropped 3% to 75,000. There are two factors causing this - some graduates find MBAs no longer guarantee high-paying jobs, and companies are cutting jobs and payrolls. Business needs are changing, and schools are struggling to adapt.

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TOEFL Reading Comprehension Lesson 3: Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi

After two decades of growth, business schools in the United States are facing declining enrollment rates. Only Harvard's MBA program saw increased enrollment, while Princeton and Stanford saw decreases. Since 1990, the number of MBAs awarded dropped 3% to 75,000. There are two factors causing this - some graduates find MBAs no longer guarantee high-paying jobs, and companies are cutting jobs and payrolls. Business needs are changing, and schools are struggling to adapt.

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TOEFL Reading Comprehension Lesson 3

Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi:


After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business
schools in the United States have started to face harder times. Only Harvard’s MBA
School has shown a substantial increase in enrollment in recent years. Both Princeton and
Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments. Since 1990, the number of people
receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees, has dropped about 3
percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue.
There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first
one is that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not
guarantee a plush job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American
cities. Many of the entry-level management jobs are going to students graduating with
Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA
degrees. Students have asked the question, “Is an MBA degree really what I need to be
best prepared for getting a good job?” The second major factor has been the cutting of
American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business
needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands.

1. What is the main focus of this passage?


A. jobs on Wall Street
B. types of graduate degrees
C. changes in enrollment for MBA schools
D. how schools are changing to reflect the economy
2. The phrase “two decades” in line 1 refers to a period of
A. 10 years
B. 20 years
C. 50 years
D. 100 years
3. The word “prosperity” in line 1 could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. success
B. surplus
C. nurturing
D. education
4. Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in enrollment?
A. Princeton
B. Harvard
C. Stanford
D. Yale
5. The phrase “trend of” in line 6 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. reluctance of
B. drawback to
C. movement toward
D. extraction from

6. As used in line 7, the word “seeking” could best be replaced by which of the
following?
A. Examining
B. Avoiding
C. Seizing
D. Pursuing

7. Which of the following descriptions most likely applies to Wall Street?


A. a center for international affairs
B. a major financial center
C. a shopping district
D. a neighborhood in New York
8. The word “plush” in line 9 most probably means
A. Legal
B. Satisfactory
C. Fancy
D. dependable
9. According to the passage, what are two causes of declining business school
enrollments?
A. lack of necessity for an MBA and an economic recession
B. low salary and foreign competition
C. fewer MBA schools and fewer entry-level jobs
D. declining population and economic prosperity
10. The word “cutting” in line 13 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. Wounding
B. Reducing
C. Dividing
D. Carving
11. As used in line 15, the word “struggling” is closest in meaning to
A. Evolving
B. Plunging
C. Starting
D. Striving

12. Which of the following might be the topic of the paragraph?


A. MBA schools’ efforts to change
B. future economic predictions
C. a history of the recent economic changes
D. descriptions of non-MBA graduate programs

ĐÁP ÁN

1. C 5. C 9. A
2. B 6. D 10. B
3. A 7. B 11. D
4. B 8. C 12. A

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