It’s 8:30, time for John to start work. So he turns on his radio. Then he eats breakfast. As he eats, he reads his e-mail and reviews his to-do list. Then he sits on the sofa and thinks about an article he needs to write ... Wait a minute! Radio? Breakfast? Sofa? What kind of workplace is this? Well, actually it is John’s house, and he is a telecommuter — he works at home, communicating with the workplace through the Internet.

Like John, millions of people — and their employers — are finding that telecommuting is a great way to work. Telecommuters can work on their own schedule(预定表). They work in the comfort of homes, where they can also look after young children or elderly parents. They save time and money by not traveling to work. Their employers save, too, because they need less office space and furniture. Studies show that telecommuters change jobs less often. This saves employers even more money. Telecommuting helps society, too, by reducing pollution and traffic problems.

Jobs that are suited to telecommuting include writing, design work, computer programming and accounting. If a job is related to working with information, a telecommuter can probably do it.

1.From the passage we can learn that John does his job ___________.

A. by telephone B. in his office C. away from home D. through the Internet

2.One of the advantages of telecommuting is that you can _________.

A. get along well with other workers

B. follow your own timetable

C. work for several employers

D. enjoy a lot of traveling

3.Telecommuters change jobs less often, so _________.

A. they can get more work experience

B. they will have a longer paid holiday

C. their employers can save lots of money

D. their employers will give them a higher pay

4.What does the underlined words “suited to” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. 相似于 B. 不同于 C. 适合于 D. 有益于

5.The writer wrote the passage to_________.

A. introduce telecommuting

B. call on a better workplace

C. reduce pollution and traffic problems

D. show the disadvantage of telecommuting

We face problems in our everyday life.1.Don’t worry. As long as you are breathing, you can solve problems.

Be aware of problem.

First of all, it is important to know and understand the problem clearly.2.Following questions like why, what, how, when, where and who will take you to the root cause of the problem.

Analyze the problem.

Analyzing the problem will give you time to think of a proper solution.3.They can be diagrams, flowcharts or a lists, etc.

Plan a strategy.

Planning a strategy will help you waste less energy and time in attempting all the solutions. This step includes knowing the pros and cons of applying a solution. In this way, you can abandon the strategy that you don’t find worthy to apply.

4.

Leave out the information that is not required for the solving of the problem. You need to be accurate with the details. Keeping the unrelated information can sometimes complicate the simple problem as we tend to overlook the important information.

Carry out the solution

Putting the solution into effect in a correct way to get the result expected is important while solving a problem. You need to be creative while actualizing a solution just in case some other problem arises while applying the solution. 5.

A. Delete irrelevant information

B. You can use various tools to study the problem

C. Use yes or no questions to get better information

D. Knowing the problem means solving half the problem itself

E. They can be social problems, relationship problems, or problems at work.

F. Spend 10% of the time analyzing the problem and 90% on the solution, not the opposite.

G. Being ready with alternatives is also important in case a solution works only half way.

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