The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours’ sleep alternation with some 16-17 hours’ wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides (31) the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this (32) can be modified.
The question is no (33) academic one. The ease with (34) people can change from working in the day to working at night is a (35) of growing importance in industry where automation (36) round-the-clock working of machines. It normally (37) from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a (38) routine of sleep and wakefulness, (39) during the day and working at night. (40) , it is often the case in industry (41) shifts are changed every week. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine (42) he has to change to another, (43) much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very (44)
A. cycle
B. period
C. circle
D. round
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