(II) It's a sign of the times. What was once considered as just a fad has become a widespread trend for an ever-increasing number of
companies. According to a recent survey, roughly twelve percent of large companies offer paid sabbaticals to their executives each
year and another twenty-five percent offer unpaid ones. Five years ago, only seven percent of all companies were willing to offer
unpaid sabbaticals. What has reversed the trend?
Employers have realized that granting their staff a gap year to travel around the world, focus on non-professional projects or
acquire new skills is a great way to increase their loyalty to the company and stimulate creativity at work. Sabbaticals are usually
offered to executive staff members who have been with their company for at least ten years and whose record of achievements is
outstanding. But, freedom has a price. During their leave, employees are seldom allowed to work for another company. Some
companies even require their employees to get involved in the actions of a charity or social service organization.
【題組】73. Why do some companies offer sabbaticals?
(A) To cut costs (B) To downsize (C) To hire new staff (D) To reward staff
14. The ____ weather in late June didn’t stop pro-democracy Hong Kongers to vote for an unofficial referendum in support of free elections for the next leader.
(A) suffocating (B) surfing
(C) superficial (D) sublime
5. “Jurassic World" hit theaters last week, reintroducing the man-meets-dinosaur disaster to a new ________
of fans.
(A) containment (B) compunction (C) generation (D) salvation
34. When a pregnant woman smokes, the blood supply to the uterus is affected, reduction oxygen to
the fetus.
(A)smokes (B) blood supply (C) affected (D) reduction
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