In many countries, people work five eight-hour days or 40 hours a week. But some companies now want their employees to work just four days a week and still pay them for five. Is it too good to be true?

Planio, a German company, offered a four-day week to its employees earlier this year Schulz-Hofen, the founder of Planio, first tested the four-day workweek on himself. He said，“It is much healthier and we do a better job if we’re not working crazy hours. I didn't get less work done in four days than in five because in five days, you think you have more time, you take longer. ” Also, another company, called Guardian in New Zealand, tested how its employees reacted to a 32-hour workweek earlier this year. It said the workers reported feeling less pressured and more focused on the business.

In Japan, the government is urging companies to let their workers have Monday mornings off. And in the UK, Trades Union Congress (TUC) is pushing for the country to move to a four-day week by the end of the century, thinking that a shorter workweek is a way for workers to share in the wealth made by new technologies like machine learning and robotics. TUC’s Kate Bell noted，“It would reduce the stress of juggling working and family life. ’’

A study of 3, 000 employees found that nearly half thought they could easily finish their work in five hours a day if they did not have to stop and restart. The workers were from eight countries, including the United States，Britain and Germany. Dan Schawbel, working in Future Workplace, which carried out the survey with Kronossaid，“Because you always have the technology, you are always working, so you are getting burned out.   He expects more companies and countries will permit a four-day workweek.

【小题1】What did Schulz-Hofen do?

A．He founded a company in the UK.

B．He tried out a new idea himself.

C．He made a study into Future Workplace.

D．He urged his employees to be more productive.

【小题2】What do the staff of Guardian think of the new workweek policy?

A．Stressful.	B．Beneficial.
C．Unnecessary.	D．Faultless.

【小题3】Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “juggling” in Paragraph 3?

A．Balancing.	B．Choosing.
C．Improving.	D．Controlling.

【小题4】What conclusion can be drawn from the text about the four-day workweek?

A．It is actually too good to be true.

B．It has some unavoidable disadvantages.

C．It is beneficial to both employees and companies.

D．It has become a common practice in many countries.