46. What is the main idea of this article?
(A) Illustrate the demise of the traditional office.
(B) Share data examining the differences between working remotely and working in the office.
(C) Argue that remote and hybrid work is not only beneficial, but also has some downsides.
(D) Inform readers about the future of work in the office.

42. Space shuttle fuel tanks would be placed under the outline heading: (A) What are prosthetics? (B) The History of Prosthetics (C) Materials of Prosthetics (D) Spinoff Innovations

43. Metal alloys would be placed under the outline heading: (A) What are prosthetics? (B) The History of Prosthetics (C) Materials of Prosthetics (D) Spinoff Innovations

44. Harshberger Prosthetics, Inc. would be placed under the outline heading: (A) What are prosthetics? (B) The History of Prosthetics (C) Materials of Prosthetics (D) Spinoff Innovations

45. Egyptian mummy toe would be placed under the outline heading: (A) What are prosthetics? (B) The History of Prosthetics (C) Materials of Prosthetics (D) Spinoff Innovations 

47. According to the article, what is the author’s attitude toward working hybrid? (A) Outright pessimistic (B) Cautiously optimistic (C) Blatantly sarcastic (D) Unequivocally ambivalent

48. With which of the following statements would the author of the passage most likely disagree? (A) Bricks-and-mortar stores are not expected to do much hiring in the near future. (B) There is considerable debate about the extent to which people will work in the office in the future. (C) The “nowhere office” can exist between home, a coffee shop, and a co-working space. (D) Fewer than 10% of the employees in developed countries worked from home before the pandemic.

49. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? (A) When one works will become more important than where one works. (B) Moving to remote work will, on average, reduce a firm’s carbon footprint. (C) 59% of Microsoft’s employees did not plan to search for a new job. (D) The author is unsure whether the hybrid work model will persevere.

50. The author brings up “hot-desking” in order to: (A) Debate hot-desking future as an option some companies can employ. (B) Provide an example of a poor solution that will likely fail. (C) Illustrate a remote work option considered by McKinsey. (D) Provide an example of a future office work trend.

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