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
29
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、keep
B、stay
C、remain
D、stand
答案
A
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/4081707.html
相关试题推荐
ReadthearticlebelowaboutAssetsandProcesses.Choosethebestwordorphras
ReadthearticlebelowaboutAssetsandProcesses.Choosethebestwordorphras
ReadthearticlebelowaboutAssetsandProcesses.Choosethebestwordorphras
ReadthearticlebelowaboutAssetsandProcesses.Choosethebestwordorphras
ReadthearticlebelowaboutAssetsandProcesses.Choosethebestwordorphras
ReadthearticlebelowaboutAssetsandProcesses.Choosethebestwordorphras
Readthefollowingarticleaboutannualreportsandthequestionsontheopposit
Readthefollowingarticleaboutannualreportsandthequestionsontheopposit
Readthefollowingarticleaboutannualreportsandthequestionsontheopposit
Readthefollowingarticleaboutannualreportsandthequestionsontheopposit
随机试题
Aperson’shomeisasmuchareflectionofhispersonalityastheclotheshe
[originaltext]W:Justimagine!Wehavetofinishreading300pagesbeforeMonda
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay.Youshouldsta
如图所示的结构,截面K的剪力影响线是( )。 A、曲线 B、向右上方
以下对居住区绿地规划基本要求的叙述中,哪一条是不正确的?( )A.集中与分散相
结构化设计(StructuredDesign,SD)是一种面向(请作答此
肺根不包括肺动脉。()
慢性胃体胃炎的病因是A.过量饮酒 B.十二指肠反流 C.免疫因素 D.幽门
不寐
甲企业与乙企业相邻,甲企业发生火灾后乙企业立即给予支援,最终在公安消防队的带领下
最新回复
(
0
)