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  3. Working with temps harms your health and wealth. Not only will you suffer an

Working with temps harms your health and wealth. Not only will you suffer an

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问题     Working with temps harms your health and wealth. Not only will you suffer anxiety【B1】______, you’ll get paid less too, according to a new report from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR). Temporary workers who come and go as they please【B2】______the wages of permanent staff by as much as 5 percent, the study【B3】______official data claims. The news is set to inflame tensions between employees and agency contractors at a time when millions of permanent staff are【B4】______pay freezes and cutbacks. Not only do temps【B5】______ wage rates, they make you work harder, too, the report said. Companies that use temps are generally more cut-throat and【B6】______than those who do not—generating more profit for the bosses but making employees work harder as a result, researchers said. Staff employed directly by the company have lower job【B7】______and higher anxiety when they can spot agency workers throughout the business—even if those temps are working in different departments, NIESR said. This is despite permanent staff generally getting paid 9 percent more on average than temps. Alex Bryson, report author, said, "Employers face a dilemma. Temporary agency workers【B8】______have an adverse effect on employees’【B9】______ at work, perhaps due to a more labor-intensive regime, one which is only partly compensated for with higher wages. " Employees’ fears may be【B10】______, however, with a separate report this week showing fewer companies are hiring temps since the introduction of new rules giving them more workplace rights. [br] 【B6】
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答案 cost-conscious
解析 由空格前的cut—throat and可知，and连接形容词cut—throat和空格处单词，由此判断，空格处也应填入一个形容词。结合录音可知，答案为cost-conscious，意为“有成本意识的”。
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