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          Telecommunicating is a form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices. For employees whose jobs involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the location of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines, when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer from a distant site and transmit the material to their employers. A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8.7 million telecommuters. But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as significant as predicted when Business Week published "The Portable Executive" as its cover story a few years ago. Why hasn't telecommuting become more popular?

          Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many managers. These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed, thereby complicating the manager's responsibilities.

          It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are often reluctant to accept the opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting. Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never really get away from the office.

The word “reluctant” in paragraph 3 can best be replaced by ___________

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A new school ___________. They hope to finish building it next month

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___________ rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games

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Would you like to come to my house for dinner tonight?”  -“ ___________”

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You can withdraw money from the account at any time without penalty.

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She was a devoted teacher. She spent most of her time teaching and taking care of her students.

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Many people believed (A) that women’s natural roles (B) were (C) as mother and wife(D)

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___________ hungry I am, I never seem to be able to finish off a whole pizza

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My elder brother failed his final exam, which depressed my parents

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ASEAN has actively worked (A) to improve the socio-economic situation and solve problems (B) among (C)  theirs (D) member countries

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I didn’t enjoy this book on how to succeed in business. It wasn’t very ___________.

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I came to John’s party last night but I stayed there for a while before I left

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Ann is very temperamental. How do you ___________ her?

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We shouldn’t use too many plastic bags because they are very hard to ___________.

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Unlike most Europeans, many Americans ___________ a bowl of cereal for breakfast every day

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It’s time she ___________ how to look after herself