Question

How to Keep Your Job for a Long Time

Work Hard.

Many bosses don’t mind you spending a little time on some little things，but they do focus on your job attitude and the wealth you can create for this company. When it comes to making lay­off decisions，the company will also choose the most productive employees to keep the job instead of the workers who are always late to work，leave early every day and do nothing important to the company.1.________

Be a Team Player.

2．________As an employee，you should work in a team with others，and learn from others. You should get along well with others.

Be Flexible.

3．________When the company needs someone to change shifts，work weekends，put in some overtime，or work a different schedule，you can think about it if your personal schedule permits.

4．________

You should be making yourself available to take on some additional tasks or help with projects that you might not have otherwise had to do. Maybe there is no additional pay，but it is also very helpful to increase your own value. Maybe due to this additional help，your boss begins to take advantage of you and give you more important work.

Don’t Complain.

If you don’t like your job，I can guarantee there are plenty of other people who would jump at the chance to get it. You should be really careful about complaining.5.________

A．Or your job security may be indirectly affected.

B．You should not gossip about other workers.

C．Make Yourself Available.

D．So you should remember to work hard.

E．Team spirit is an important quality for everyone.

F．Flexibility is a very important component to your job.

G．You become someone that they can rely on.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 D

 E

 F

 C

 A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要就怎样让你的工作做得更长久这一问题，给出了一些建议

 根据这一小段的标题以及the company will also choose the most productive employees to keep the job instead of the workers who are always late to work，leave early every day and do nothing important to the company，故选D。

 根据这一小段的标题以及As an employee，you should work in a team with others，and learn from others. You should get along well with others，故选E。

 根据这一小段的标题以及When the company needs someone to change shifts，work weekends，put in some overtime，or work a different schedule，you can think about it if your personal schedule permits，故选F。

 根据You should be making yourself available to take on some additional tasks or help with projects that you might not have otherwise had to do.故选C。

 根据If you don’t like your job，I can guarantee there are plenty of other people who would jump at the chance to get it. You should be really careful about complaining. 故选A。

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