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BEC 练习  2

(2012-06-13 09:16:15)
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Read the article below about health at work. Choose the best sentence to fill each of the gapsFor each gap (1-5), mark one letter (A-G)Do not use any letter more than once. There is an example at the beginning (0)

 

Too much work is a health hazard

If you constantly try to be the best of the best, stop it. Now. You could be well on the way to giving yourself future health problems. For example, take Larry, a US consultant, who travelled non-stop, worked 60- to 80-hour weeks and still attended meetings at weekends. (0). …E… "But I really got a kick out of it.' A period of intensive care in hospital convinced him to quit and adjust his work-life balance. (1) …… Headaches, high blood pressure and exhaustion are all the typical warnings that your body gives out. If your boss is irritable and guilty of confused thinking, prepare for a promotion. (2) …… A recent survey found that three quarters of UK workers cannot switch off when they leave the office.

Of course, not all our unhappiness at work is due to long hours or ill-health. There are many other good reasons to be unhappy about work. Research by Investors in People has found, for example, that 49% of employees are frustrated by their career progression. (3) …… More than a third say that their managers fail to set clear development goals or provide regular career reviews.

So how do you determine whether you are stressed out by your boss's careless attitude or because, like Larry, you are simply working too hard(4) ……Do you take work on holiday and hide the fact from others such as your wife and children? If you answer 'yes', then you have probably crossed the line between everyday hard work and workaholism. This is just one of twenty questions that the organization Workaholics asks potential members on its website.

The organisation, which was set up by a New York corporate financial planner and teacher in 1983, now has 50 branches across the world. There are no joining fees and the only requirement for membership is the desire to stop working compulsively. Members can attend a conference every two years and share their experiences with each other in a ‘beautiful setting'. (5) …… If Florida seems a little too far to travel for this, then the 'Workaholics Anonymous Book of Recovery' is available at $15, including stories of recovery by members, a step-by-step study guide and helpful literature to support members in their recovery journey.

 

A. There are some obvious signs of the second reason.

B. Larry could have avoided this by looking out for the signs of burn-out or in his case something worse.

C. Larry decided that the best solution was to get help from the organization.

D. He or she is probably too stressed and could be redundant very soon.

E. 'Occasionally it occurred to me how stressful the job was, ‘he says.

F. 46of them say lack of management support is a barrier to success.

G. The next conference is due to take place at the peaceful Dolphin Beach Resort on the Gulf of Mexico.

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