. They can't be working now. It's time they ________ the office.

A．have left   B．would leave     C．could leave      D．left

They can't be working now. It's time they ________ the office.

A．have left    B．would leave        C．could leave         D．left

17. They can't be working now. It's time they ________ the office.

A．have left   B．would leave     C．could leave      D．left

They can't be working now. It's time they ________ the office.

A．have left          B．would leave           C．could leave              D．left

   
Listen carefully, working people, we would like to tell you something that could save your precious time and money! Best of all, it is free!
It’s “no”.
What do you ask? We’ll say it again: “No”.
Sweet and simple “no”.
Say “no” at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears.
“Saying ‘no’ to others means you are saying ‘yes’ to yourself, ” said Leslie Charles, a professional speaker from East Lansing, Michigan.
“Time is precious. People are spending money buying time. And yet we are willing to give up our time because we can’t say ‘no’.”
Susie Watson, a famous writer, said people who always say “yes” need to say “no” without guilt(內(nèi)疚)or fear of punishment. “I would rather have someone give me a loving ‘no’ than an obligated(強(qiáng)制的) ‘yes’, ” she said.
Susie Watson says she feels “no” obligation to give an explanation when she says “no” either socially or professionally. Does she feel guilty about it? “Not at all, ” said Watson, who is director of advertising and public relations at Timex Corp in Middlebury, Connecticut. “Most people are afraid of saying ‘no’advice is to say ‘yes’ only if you don’t mean ‘no’.” Watson said “no” is the most effective weapon against wasting time. “Every year there are more demands on your time… Other people are happy to use up your time, ” Watson said. Time saving appears to be “no’s” greatest friend.
“No” can be your new friend, a powerful tool to take back your life. “No” may even take you further in the business world than “yes”.
“No” is power and strength. “No” now seems completely correct. “Saying ‘no’ isn’t easy. But finally it’s greatly liberating,” Charles said. But, he added, a “no” project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long-term habit.
But, he also warns: “Don’t go to extremes. Don’t find yourself saying ‘no’ to everything. In return you should learn to hear ‘no’.”
【小題1】.
The sentence “Saying ‘yes’ to yourself” means _______.

A．you can have more time to play with others

B．you needn’t care about other’s feeling if you are happy

C．you are selfish and treat others rudely

D．you can deal with your business as you have planned

【小題2】.
When you say “no” to others you should say it in a _______.

A．secret way	B．polite way
C．proud way	D．guilty way

【小題3】.
. In Watson’s opinion, people can save much time on condition that _______.

A．they say “no” at a suitable time

B．they say “no” as much as possible

C．they are afraid of saying “no”

D．they make others angry at them

【小題4】.
. If a person says “no” to everything, the result he or she receive may be that he or she _______.

A．enjoys a wonderful life

B．makes a lot of money

C．faces difficulty in life

D．forgets to say “yes” in the end

It took courage to stand up at work. Now more and more people like to have a change and stand up when they are on something important. Standing up is popular. Medical researchers have found that people who stand at work tend to be much healthier than those who sit.
In the last few years, many office supply companies have begun to sell the adjustable- height desk. These so- called “ sit/ stand” models are equipped with an electric motor that lets them shift from chair height to person height at the push of a button. Unfortunately, they’re regarded as specially furniture. Sit/ stand desks tend to be expensive, hard to find and not easy to test it in person.
When you worked standing up, your mind was more excited and new ideas kept coming out. This is because when you’re standing, you feel a bit unchained from your desk. If you got stuck on a word or sentence as you wrote, you found yourself shaking your arms, bouncing on your feet or stepping away from the desk for a bit------ things you couldn’t do in a chair. Often, standing up seemed to relax your mind enough for you to get over creative barriers.
There’s one other thing about standing for a long time;  you tended to get hungrier than you do when you sit on a chair. That felt like confirmation of the stand-up advocates’ belief that you burn more calories when you stand than when you sit. For this reason alone, I’m hoping that sit/ stand desks one day hit the mainstream, with mass- market furniture companies making many low- priced versions. We could all do with a bit more standing up.
【小題1】We can learn that the adjustable- height desk is_______.

A．easy to find	B．easy to test
C．relatively cheap	D．smart in operation

【小題2】According to para.3, standing up while working ______.

A．tends to make us much healthier

B．get us distracted from the work at hand

C．can make us relaxed and be creative

D．make us move about and unfocused

【小題3】The underlined word “ unchained” in para.3 means “_______”

A．free

B．tired

C．uneasy

D．Unbalanced

It took courage to stand up at work. Now more and more people like to have a change and stand up when they are on something important. Standing up is popular. Medical researchers have found that people who stand at work tend to be much healthier than those who sit.

In the last few years, many office supply companies have begun to sell the adjustable- height desk. These so- called “ sit/ stand” models are equipped with an electric motor that lets them shift from chair height to person height at the push of a button. Unfortunately, they’re regarded as specially furniture. Sit/ stand desks tend to be expensive, hard to find and not easy to test it in person.

When you worked standing up, your mind was more excited and new ideas kept coming out. This is because when you’re standing, you feel a bit unchained from your desk. If you got stuck on a word or sentence as you wrote, you found yourself shaking your arms, bouncing on your feet or stepping away from the desk for a bit------ things you couldn’t do in a chair. Often, standing up seemed to relax your mind enough for you to get over creative barriers.

There’s one other thing about standing for a long time;  you tended to get hungrier than you do when you sit on a chair. That felt like confirmation of the stand-up advocates’ belief that you burn more calories when you stand than when you sit. For this reason alone, I’m hoping that sit/ stand desks one day hit the mainstream, with mass- market furniture companies making many low- priced versions. We could all do with a bit more standing up.

1.We can learn that the adjustable- height desk is_______.

A．easy to find	B．easy to test
C．relatively cheap	D．smart in operation

2.According to para.3, standing up while working ______.

A．tends to make us much healthier

B．get us distracted from the work at hand

C．can make us relaxed and be creative

D．make us move about and unfocused

3.The underlined word “ unchained” in para.3 means “_______”

A．free

B．tired

C．uneasy

D．Unbalanced

 

It takes courage to stand up at work．Now more and more people are standing up when they are working on something important．Standing up is in fashion．Medical researchers have found that people who stand at work tend to be much healthier than those who sit．But I wasn't just looking for better health — standing would also improve how I work and relax my body．

       In recent years, many office supply companies have begun to sell adjustable desks．These so-called "sit / stand" models are equipped with an electric motor that lets them shift from chair height to person height at the push of a button．Unfortunately, sit / stand desks tend to be expensive, hard to find and not very easy to test in person．

       I discovered that when I worked standing up, my mind was clearer and new ideas kept coming to me．I suspect that this is because when you're standing, you feel a bit unchained from your desk．If I got stuck on a word or sentence as I wrote it, I found myself shaking my arms, bouncing （跳） on my feet or stepping away from the desk for a bit — things I couldn't do in a chair．Often, standing up seemed to relax my mind enough for me to get over creative barriers．

       There's another thing about standing for a long time: I tend to get hungrier than I do when I sit on a chair．That feels like confirmation（證實(shí)） of the stand-up advocates’ belief that you burn more calories when you stand than when you sit．For this reason alone, I' m hoping that one day mass-market furniture companies can make many low-priced versions of sit / stand desks．We could all work with a bit more standing up．

The author likes standing up while working because __________．

       A．he wants to show that he has a lot of courage

       B．researchers say standing makes one healthier

       C．he intends to catch up the fashion trend

       D．he hopes to improve his work and relax himself

It can be inferred from the text that   ________．

       A．a(chǎn)djustable desks are mass-produced now

       B．a(chǎn)djustable desks are easy to operate

       C．cheaper adjustable desks will soon be available

       D．a(chǎn)djustable desks can be tried out easily

What is the main idea of the text?

       A．Standing up at work is a better choice．

       B．Standing up at work takes courage．

       C．Standing up at work burns more calories．

       D．Standing up at work will replace traditional sitting．