首页
登录
职称英语
— Read the article on the opposite page about an experiment to help managers imp
— Read the article on the opposite page about an experiment to help managers imp
游客
2025-05-18
13
管理
问题
— Read the article on the opposite page about an experiment to help managers improve their work life balance.
— Choose the best word to fill each gap from A, B, C or D below.
— For each question 19 - 33, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet.
— There is an example at the beginning (0).
GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT
Leaving work on time may not sound like much of a (0)______ However, in an experiment by glass manufacturers Dartington Crystal, it (19)______ surprisingly difficult. Four managers, who all worked very long hours, took (20)______ in a simple experiment: they agreed to (21)______ to their set hours for a week, with no coming in early, leaving late or taking work home. The aim of the exercise was to (22)______ the balance between the managers’ work and home lives. It was a way to get everyone thinking about their working hours and how to (23)______ them,
Robin Ritchie, the company’s managing director, was very aware that his company was (24) ______ on the experiment at its busiest time of the year. They were also just days away from a big product (25)______ So not surprisingly, perhaps, it soon became clear that it wasn’t going to be easy: even on the first day, director of design Simon Moore took home a design problem to (26)______ as he couldn’t relax until he had dealt with it.
As the week progressed, the four people involved found it hard to (27)______ with the pressure of leaving work undone. They felt they were (28)______ people down, and worried about the effect on the business. (29)______ crises made it more and more difficult to go home on time. Changing working habits wasn’t easy. (30)______ they saw the experiment through to the end.
There was some (31)______ up to do the following week, but the company did not appear to have suffered. Significantly, too, the experiment made the managers reappraise their (32)______ to staying late and start prioritising tasks. All in all, they felt the experiment was of (33)______ benefit, and that it helped them to create a better balance in their lives.
[br]
选项
A、Conversely
B、In addition
C、Nevertheless
D、After all
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/4081716.html
相关试题推荐
Readthearticlebelowaboutmoney.Choosethebestwordorphrasetofilleach
Readthearticlebelowaboutmoney.Choosethebestwordorphrasetofilleach
Readthefollowingarticleaboutthenegotiationmythsandthequestionsonthe
Readthefollowingarticleaboutthenegotiationmythsandthequestionsonthe
Readthefollowingarticleaboutthenegotiationmythsandthequestionsonthe
ReadNewTechnologyLinks.Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofi
ReadNewTechnologyLinks.Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofi
ReadNewTechnologyLinks.Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofi
Readthesesentencesbelowandthepassagesontheoppositepage.Whichbusiness
Readthesesentencesbelowandthepassagesontheoppositepage.Whichbusiness
随机试题
"ArtProject"[img]2012q1/ct_etoefm_etoefspeakc_1512_20121[/img]Nowlis
WhichofthefollowingdetailsisINCORRECT?[originaltext]TheInternational
林先生是独子,父亲早亡,与母亲相依为命。由于是独子,所以母亲相当宠爱他,林先生在
雅尔塔体系的实质是()。A.对德日法西斯国家进行严厉制裁 B.实现国际问长久
A.1次 B.2次 C.3次 D.4次
在项目组合管理中,在组织范围内为项目分配资源。组织级项目管理中的资源平衡过程主要
A.气血两虚 B.气阴不足 C.肾阳不足 D.阴虚火旺 E.阴虚血燥炙甘
案例二: 一般资料:求助者,男性,36岁,公司职工。 案例介绍:求助者由于女
(2020年真题)下列有关书面声明的作用的说法中,错误的是()。A.要求管
污染物在包气带和含水层中发生的溶解与沉淀实质上是( )。A.强极性水分子和固体
最新回复
(
0
)