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Passage one:
Time
I think a lot about time and not just because it
’
s the name of the news
organization I work for. Like most
working people, I find time or the lack of it, are
never ending frustration and an
unwinable battle. My every day is a race against
the
clock that I never ever seem to
win. This is hardly a lonesome complaint,
according to
the families and work
institutes, national study of the changing work
force, 55% of
the employees say they
don
’
t have enough time for themselves, 63% don
’
t have
enough time for their spouses or
partners, and 67% don
’
t have enough time for their
children.
It
’
s also not a new complaint. I bet our ancestors returned home from
hunting wild animals and gathering
nuts, and complained about how little time they
had to paint battle scenes on their
cave walls. The difference is that the boss of the
animal hunting and the head of nut
gathering probably told them to
“
Shut up!
”
or
“
No survival for you!
”
Today
’
s workers are still demanding control over their time,
the difference is:
today
’
s bosses are listening. I
’
ve been reading a report issued today
called When Work Works, produced
jointly by 3 organizations. They set out to find
and award the employers who employ the
most creative and most effective ways to
give their workers flexibility. I found
this report worth reading and suggest every boss
should read it for ideas.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What is the speaker complaining about?
He
’
s in a hurry to work everyday and doesn
’
t have enough spare time.
27. What does the speaker say about our ancestors?
They were busy with finding food outside in order to survive.
28. Why does the speaker suggest all bosses read the report by the 3
organizations?
Because this report may help them keep their most creative and effective workers
working without too much complaint.
Passage 2
Loving a child is a circular business. The more you give, the more you get. The
more you want to give, Penalapy Leach
once said. What she said proves to be true of
my blended family. I was born in 1931as
the youngest of 6 children, I learn to share
my parents
’
love. Raising 6 children during the difficult times of the Great
Depression took its toll on
my parents
’
relationship and resulted in their divorce
when I was 18
years old. Daddy never had very close
relationships with his children
and
drifted even farther away from us after the
divorce. Several years later, a
wonderful woman came into his life, and
they were married. She had 2 sons. One of
them is still at home. Under her
influence we became a blended family and a good
relationship developed between the 2
families. She always treated us as if we were her