Two months after beginning the new work hours,good results____________(report) in Jinan. New work hour starts at 9 in the morning,an hour later than before. But people still go back home at 6 in the afternoon. “With one more hour’s sleep every day,I feel much better,”said a worker there.
Now people still work as long as before,but not from 8:00 to 6:00.They ________(go) to work an hour later,but have a shorter lunch break. In the past they had two hours for lunch,but now they have only one. Many people welcome the new work hours. “Why____________ we _______(have) to waste a lot of time in the middle of the day and rush in the early morning?”
Two months ago,many people got up at 6:30 a.m. every workday and left home at 7:00 a.m. It usually__________(take) them about an hour to get to the office from home. Morning time was always like a battle(战斗).People went to work in a hurry,_________(feel) very tired. Sleep is needed for good health. Doctors say that eight hours’ sleep is good for people,but few people_________(sleep) that long.
The use of the new work hours has just begun. Although we Chinese have long kept “early hours”,it’s important________(follow) the office hours in the world. Most foreign countries have “nine to five” work hours. If we ________(not change),there will be problems. When Chinese start working at 8 a.m, foreigners ___________(not begin)business yet. But when they are busy________(work) at noon,Chinese are still on break. So some people think that it is the right time to change.