[originaltext] As more and more people lose their jobs, now it’s perhaps the

As more and more people lose their jobs, now it’s perhaps the time to consider the experience of unemployment. What are the first feelings? Well, losing a job, or not being able to find one, always brings unwelcome changes.(11)As well as the loss of income, many people find the whole routine of their life is destroyed, their contact with other people reduces, their dreams break and their identity as a worker disappears. At first, there may be good feelings too—a new and better job is just around the corner—it is nice to be able to lie in bed in the morning or spend more time with the children. But, unless a better job does turn up, chances are the days start getting longer and time becomes harder to fill for those who cannot find a job for a long time.(12)Many people pass through periods of difficulty in sleeping and eating. They feel irritable and depressed, often isolated and lonely.(13)Despite all these problems though, unemployment can be a chance for a fresh start. You can discover that it provides an opportunity to rethink what you want from life. You can use the time to plan how to find a new job, learn a new skill, develop a new hobby or see if you can start your own business.
11. What’s people’s first negative reaction when they lose a job?
12. Which is an impossible reaction of people out of work for a long time?
13. What is an advantage of unemployment according to the passage?