Language 2 Passage
Passage
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. The general recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase,"It is the busiest man who has time to spare". Thus , an elderly lady at leisure can spend the entire day writing a postcard to her niece. An hour will be spent in finding the postcard, another hunting for spectacles,half a hour to search for the address,an hour and a quarter in composition and twenty minutes in deciding whether or not to take an umbrella when going to the pillar-box in the street.the total effort that would occupy a busy man for three minutes,all told,may in this fashion leave another person completely exhausted after a day of doubt,anxiety and toil.
1. What is the total time spent by the elderly lady in writing a postcard?
a. Three minutesb. A full day
c. Four hours and five minutes
d. Half an hour
2. What happens when the time to be spent on some work increases ?
a.the work is done smoothly
a.the work is done leisurely
c . the work consumes all the time
d. the work needs additional time
3. What does the expression 'pillar-box' stand for?
A. A box attached to the pillar
B. A box in the pillar
C. Box office
D. A pillar-Type postbox
4.Who is the person likely to take more time to do work?
A. A busy man
B. An elderly person
C. A man of leisure
D. An exhausted person
5. Point out the most appropriate explanation of the sentence." work expands So as to feel the time available for the completion".
A. The more work there is to be done, the more the time needed.
B. Whatever time is available for a given amount of work ,all of it will be used.
C. If you have more time,you can do more work.
D. If you have some important work to do, you should always have some additional time.
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