Passage 2

Everybody telecommuting (遠程辦公). “It won’t work in most jobs”, “It costs too much”, “It reduces air pollution”，“It helps people balance family and work responsibilities”, and “Most people are doing it”.

In reality researchers continue to find strong growth and acceptance of telecommuting. Nearly two-thirds of the top 1000 companies in the world have a telecommuting program, and 92 percent say it reduces cost and improves worker productivity (生產(chǎn)力). The days of everyone commuting to the office five days a week are quickly disappearing.

Telecommuting involves a non-traditional work arrangement enabling workers to work at home or elsewhere, some or all of the time. This is not a new，novel, or untested way of working.

But is it for you? Telecommuting is not a panacea (萬能藥). Whether you are a manager，or an HR (Human Resources) specialist, there are decisions to make and actions to take before you begin a telecommuting arrangement.

Join us for any or all of the following meetings to get answers，information，and resources to develop and carry out a successful telecommuting arrangement. Each meeting offers you an informative presentation followed by the opportunity for a discussion with a panel of “experts” who have made telecommuting work for them.

16. How do people look at telecommuting according to the first paragraph?

A. They are against it.                                      B. They don’t care about it.

C. They share the same view.                           D. They differ in their opinions.

17. According to the response of most of the top 1000 companies, telecommuting _____.

A. increases worker productivity

B. will disappear in the near future

C. cannot be accepted by the public

D. is practiced in all the top companies

18. Which of the following statements is TRUE of telecommuting?

A. It is up to the employees to accept it or not.

B. It is getting popular in different companies.

C. It is a new untested way of working.

D. It is a traditional work arrangement.

19. Before beginning a telecommuting arrangement，the management should______.

A. appoint a new HR specialist

B. provide the facilities and conditions

C. improve the company’s productivity first

D. decide whether it is suitable for the company

20. According to the last paragraph，meetings are held to______.

A. appreciate the efforts of the telecommuting companies

B. discuss the employment of telecommuting experts

C. help introduce the practice of telecommuting

D. train people before