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Reading Comprehension C Complete the sentences using the words below.

A Read the article below. attack communicate dropped ignore notice

plenty of probably recognize seems survived

Getting Paid for
Getting Paid for 7
Doing Exercise
Doing Exercise 1. Do I know you? I think I ................................... you from somewhere.

2. The lecture will ................................... start late, but we should try to be on time
anyway.
I All 700 workers at World Technology love their work. Why? Because of the exercise
they get during the workday. Their office building has a beautiful new gym, a swimming pool 3. The prices of houses have ................................... a lot this year. It’s a great time to
and changing rooms.Volunteers from the company lead exercise classes before work begins, buy a new home.
at lunch and at the end of the day, and workers can join whatever classes they choose. Some

5 groups of workers take lunchtime runs and others take evening hikes. 4. The soldiers prepared to ................................... the enemy.
5. Mr. Sasson’s head hurt, but he tried to ................................... the pain and continue
II So what made World Technology decide to offer so many exercise opportunities to their
workers? Simple. Workers return from exercise feeling refreshed. That helps them focus on working.
their work. They lose time by taking exercise breaks, but they make up the time by doing 6. There is still ................................... time left before the train arrives.
better work when they come back.
7. This is so interesting. I wonder why I didn’t ................................... it before.
10 III Recent research proves that this is true. One study looked at workers who spent 30-60
minutes exercising in the morning. These people’s work improved by 15 percent. More than 8. This idea ................................... very simple, doesn't it?
half of the workers who exercised said that they thought more clearly and used their time
better on the days they exercised. In another study, 126 workers exercised for twenty minutes 9. During World War II, Joe ................................... by hiding in the forest.
daily during their lunch break. Unlike their colleagues who didn’t exercise, these workers 10. Deaf people often ................................... by using their hands.

15 didn’t suffer from low energy after lunch. In addition, they felt happier.

IV Besides creating extra energy, there are other benefits that companies enjoy when
workers exercise. Healthy, active workers don’t take as many sick days. A 2011 study showed
that when workers exercised for just 2.5 hours each week during working hours, they took

fewer days off. “It’s like I always say: ‘If workers in a company sweat together, they stay
20 together,’ ” remarks Mike Halibard, owner of World Technology.

V Exercise at work isn’t a new idea, but now we know that it’s clearly a setup where
everyone gains – both the individual workers and the company as a whole. It’s not the
type of activity that matters; it’s making sure that people at work have the opportunity and

encouragement to exercise. “World Technology makes exercise important,” says Jim Stone,
25 one of the company's employees. “That’s one of the things I love about working there.”

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