3 mins 8 secs and got all correct. Extremely straightforward passage with easy questions to accompany it.
Will pen down my thoughts in a later edit to this post.
Edit 1:
Main point & Summary: Recent government decisions have dissuaded many foreigners from investing in large projects in Vietnam. And then one paragraph detailing how exactly the government has lead to this. The final para shows one example of a foreign auto company on the verge of withdrawing multi-million investment due to govt induced problems.
Straightforward detail question based on second paraEach of the following is a government act which has caused investor wariness EXCEPT
a) an attack on foreign brand names
b) an increase of office and residential rent
c) an increase in government paperwork required by foreign business people in order to work in Vietnamd) intentional release of incorrect business forecasts to foreign investors
BIGNO - all else are mentionede) calls for companies to pay an "infrastructure tax"Based on the tone of the author - the author clearly thinks it is the govt's fault that investors are turning their backs to VietThe author would most likely claim that the governmenta) is the biggest single factor in investors' hesitation in Vietnam
b) has received unjust criticism by the international business community
Opposite - discard.c) is acting in the best interest of the people of Vietnam
Irrelevant, govt. may or may not be doing so but whatever the govt. is doing is leading to investors running away (or wanting to run away) from Vietd) is acting as a puppet of China
BS Option - real world trap - could be true but that is outside informatione) lacks the leadership necessary to turn Vietnam into a leading economic power
Vague and cannot be inferred from what the author mentions in the passageBased on the central idea (boxed above) and also the general organization of the passage - the toughest of he lotThe purpose of this passage is to
a) give examples of companies that have stopped investing in Vietnam
Too detailed to be the purpose. Discardb) demonstrate how the government is limiting foreign investment within Vietnam.
Bingo - the author has a neutral tone and is simply demonstrating what is happening in Vietc) advocate that other countries adopt the Vietnamese government's policies toward foreign investors
BS Option. Discard.d) argue that the Communist Party in Vietnam is sabotaging foreign investors
TRAP - communist cell is mentioned but we cannot infer that the govt'is that of a communist party let alone that it is sabotaging anythinge) celebrate Vietnam's emergence as a world economic power
Opposite of what is conveyed in the passageDetailed question - pretty straightforawrd from last para of the passageAccording to the passage, an American car manufacturer
a) is facing competition from fewer competitors than originally expected
Oppositeb) has not been allowed to break ground on its assembly project
Not mentioned at all.c) had such success with its assembly plant project that it is planning to increase its investment in Vietnamese projects
BS option. Almost laughable - this is completely opposite of what is being mentionedd) has seen delays jeopardize a multimillion dollar project
BINGO - perfectly summarizes the last para e) is so thrilled with its workers that it plans on funding a housing project in Hanoi
Opposite - smilar to option CBest,
Gladi
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Gladi
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