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  3. A. shrank B. but C. cut back A. Today it exceeds any country【T1】________Japan B. they want to【T2】________on working hours even i

A. shrank B. but C. cut back A. Today it exceeds any country【T1】________Japan B. they want to【T2】________on working hours even i

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问题 A. shrank
B. but
C. cut back
A. Today it exceeds any country【T1】________Japan
B. they want to【T2】________on working hours even if it means earning less money
C. Specifically, paid time off,  holidays, vacations, sick leave【T3】________by 50%
    Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless of who they are or what they do, Americans spend more time at work than at any time since World War Ⅱ. In 1950, the US had fewer working hours than any other industrialized country【T4】________ Between 1969 and 1989 employed Americans added an average of 138 hours to their yearly work schedules. The work week has remained at about 40 hours, but people are working more weeks each year.【T5】________in the 1980’ s. As co-operations have experienced stiff competition and slower growth productivity, they have pressed employees to work longer. Cost cutting lay-offs in the 1980’ s reduced the professional and managerial ranks leaving fewer people to get the job done. In lower paid occupations, when wages have been reduced, workers have added hours in overtime or extra jobs to preserve their living standards. The government estimates that more than 7 million people hold a second job. For the first time, large numbers of people say【T6】________But most employers are unwilling to let them to do so. The government, which has stepped back from its traditional role as a regulator of work time should take steps to make shorter hours possible.
【T5】
选项 A、 
B、 
C、 
答案C
解析 本题上句提到，虽然人们每周仍然是工作40个小时，但是每年的工作周数增加了，接下来进行具体解释说明，即C选项“确切地说，带薪休假、公休日、假期、病休等都缩减了50％”。填入后使上下文意思连贯，故选C。
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