Stars Without The Stripes – IELTS Reading Answers
Stars Without The Stripes – IELTS Reading Answers
Answer questions 1-13 based on the given passage.
Stars Without The Stripes
Answers
The answers to questions 1-13 are given below along with their explanations.
| Question Number | Answer | Keywords | Locations of Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YES | joint ventures, British, European companies do not achieve, end in tears | Para 2, lines 4-5 |
| 2 | YES | The result, management culture, focused, entirely, short term | Para 6, first 2 lines |
| 3 | NO | there are very limited career prospects | Para 7, line 4 |
| 4 | NO | European corporations, structured hierarchically, defined job descriptions, channels of reporting, Decision making, essentially top-down. | Para 8, last 33 lines |
| 5 | increasing | downside, Anglo- American model, long-hours | Para 9, first 2 lines |
| 6 | reach | project—driven targets leads to over-optimistic goals | Para 9, lines 4-5 |
| 7 | agreement | success criteria, arbitrary, source of ongoing dispute | Para 10, first 2 lines |
| 8 | manufacturing | criteria, measure output, performance, knowledge-based, R&D labs | Para 10, lines 4-5 |
| 9 | pressure | demands and stresses, Anglo-American model, increasing rates, burn-out | Para 11, first 2 lines |
| 10 | unwilling | managers queue for early retirement | Para 11, lines 2-3 |
| 11 | family-friendly | European management model, family-friendly, policies | Para 12, line 1 |
| 12 | (annual) leave | success of projects often demands excessively long working hours | Para 9, line 6 |
| 13 | B | – | Entire passage |
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