No time for work at work? - Review 2

C2 Proficiency · Word Formation · Close-up C2 Workbook, National Geographic Learning

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

DISTRACT

ANALOGY

RECREATE

CONSCIOUS

REGARD

TOLERANT

REPAIR

SHRINK

One could easily guess that the biggest (1) ___ in the workplace has something to do with the internet. In fact, it has become common to think of surfing the net at work as (2) ___ with shirking work responsibilities. But if it's not the net, then it's mobile phone use, gossiping, emails, snack breaks, meetings – all with the common thread of being (3) ___ if not social, in nature. So frequent are interruptions that many employees (4) ___ let their work slide and ultimately it suffers. Before they know it, they're having to rush to complete reports with a (5) ___ for quality. Numerous workplaces have previously allowed about an hour per day for workers to use the internet, but they are now becoming more (6) ___ of the practice. Restricting access may be the only way forward if a lack of productivity results in companies suffering (7) ___ damage due to a dramatic (8) ___ of revenue.

No time for work at work?

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