One of the most disturbing statistics
I’ve read for a long time was published this week. The Work Foundation claims
that job satisfaction in this country has fallen alarmingly. Women’s
satisfaction level has fallen from 51 percent in 1992 to 29 percent today; men’s
has fallen from 35 percent to 20. The reason — the long-hours culture and job
insecurity. For my father’s generation, work was something that had to be endured so that real life could be maintained. But my generation has been gulled into thinking that work is real life, Most work is not satisfying. Most work stinks. Most work, however well paid, is meaningless and dull. But somehow we’ve been convinced that work provides self-fulfillment. Before Mrs Thatcher, we had a famous British attitude to work — the less we did the better. Thatcher introduced the idea that, in a world w A. (A) Blair continues to promote the idea of achieving self-fulfillment through work. B. (B) Blair opposes his people to be workaholic and has launched such a campaign. C. (C) Blair sets a perfect example as a hard-working person for his people in the UK. D. (D) Blair is most unwilling to have his people labouring as slaves. [填空题]In what aspect did the statistics show of aging Americans
[单项选择]Our statistics show that we consume all that we are capable of producing.( )
A. waste B. buy C. use D. sell [多项选择]Statistics show that huge amounts of people’s possessions are lost annually due to various telephone and e-mail frauds and the losses continue to escalate. What do you think can avoid getting in trouble with these frauds
Write on ANSWER SHEET THREE a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: One Way to Avoid Telephone and E-mail Frauds You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is. In the second part, support your opinion with appropriate details. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks. 我来回答: 提交
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