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　　George’s case is not rare. In the last fifteen years, quite a number of men and women have chosen to drop out of the working world to try a different kind of life. Most of them are in their thirties and forties, often well educated, although all ages and backgrounds can be found among then. A variety of reasons have led them to give up their work and the security if provided.

　　Some people, like George, have quit a job that was demanding too much from them. Others couldn't stand the pressure and the competition. A thirty-five-year-old woman, who had a high position in her company, decided to leave when she found herself suffering from allergies (過敏) that made her life miserable. She had two children and no savings, but her worries about her future couldn't spoil her feeling of relief and her new peace of mind. Her health improved. She may never work again; if she does, she says that she will take small temporary jobs.

　　Some people, on the contrary, have given up a career that was boring or meaningless to them. An office employee who has been doing paperwork for many years may start wondering whether those papers are achieving anything. An engineer in large company, knowing that he could be replaced by any man with the same training, may come to feel unimportant as an individual. Such people leave their work in the hope of finding stronger interests and a sense of personal worth.

1．What has happened to George?

[　　]

A．He has been fired by his boss.

B．He has found his job meaningless to him.

C．He has suffered from allergies.

D．he has given up his job because he doesn’t enjoy working too hard.

2．After leaving her position the thirty-five-year-old woman felt ________ .

[　　]

A．relieved and peaceful though worried about her security

B．bored without friends and companions

C．that she needed another job

D．the pressures and burdens of life

3．According to the text, people would probably not drop out of the work force if they ________ .

[　　]

A．often worry about their work

B．work without any complaints

C．find it very easy to do their jobs

D．they don’t mind being controlled by others

4．The passage mainly wants to tell us ________ .

[　　]

A．many people enjoy different kinds of jobs

B．people don’t like the pressure and competition

C．people hope to find a sense of personal worth

D．the reasons why some people want to give up their jobs

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