Directions:
After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passage
coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in
each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use
one word that best fits each blank.
As entrepreneurs
(创业者), we had a vision, we
realized it, and now we {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (run) our own companies. But the dream can damage
our "work-life balance".
When the
success of the company rests on your shoulders, you've always got an excuse to
put {#blank#}2{#/blank#} else on hold.
What I've
learned when {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (face) the demands of a start-up company and a young family
over the past couple of decades is that sometimes the best way to solve the
work-life balance problem is to think small. Make a handful of lifestyle
corrections {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, individually, may not sound all that exciting, but taken
together, can prevent you from getting too tired.
Here's
my list of life hacks that will help prevent exhaustion:
●Work from home one day a week
Few
things give you a more grounded, in-control feeling than getting things done in
your own space and at your own pace. Instead of leaving the office {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
(clear) my head over a Starbucks coffee, I can fold the laundry, and cut back
on evening housework.
Not to
mention, working in pajamas is one of life's {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (underestimate) pleasures.
●Pencil in time for exercise
It
really bothered me {#blank#}7{#/blank#} with the demands of company and family, my tennis game
was going down the drain. That may sound unimportant, but it wasn't to me, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}
it was a meaningful part of my life outside of work. To get some balance back
in my life, I rearranged my schedule. Two mornings a week, I woke up an hour {#blank#}9{#/blank#}
(early) to work out with a tennis coach. If sports aren't your thing, try yoga
or that hobby that you always loved but let go of after starting your business.
●Learn something new, outside the office
It can
be draining to always be the person who's supposed to have the answers as a
business leader. It's surprisingly liberating to be on the other side, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}
(absorb) knowledge without the pressure to perform or to always be right.
