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When a supermarket in Brooklyn opened a farm on its roof, most customers assumed it was a marketing trick. Six years later, the farm produces nearly three tonnes of vegetables a year and has become part of the store's ___1___ chain rather than its advertising. The advantages of growing food on roofs are easy to list. Produce travels metres rather than continents, so it arrives fresher and cheaper. Roofs are also ___2___ unused space, and plants help keep buildings cool in summer. The difficulties, however, are less visible. A roof must be strong enough to carry soil, water and equipment, and many older buildings simply are not. Watering is heavy work, and the wind at that height dries soil far faster than in a garden. For these reasons, most rooftop farms remain small and ___3___ on volunteers. Their value is therefore educational as much as commercial: they show city residents where food comes from. Whether they can ever supply a large share of a city's vegetables is ___4___, but as a demonstration of what is possible, they have already succeeded.

Blank 1 · the farm is part of the store's ____ chain

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The software firm in Bergen announced its six-month trial of a four-day week with the nervous energy of a company expecting to regret it. Twenty staff kept their full pay and lost their Fridays. Six months later, managers published the numbers they had hardly dared hope for: the same output, shorter meetings, and staff who took about a fifth less sick leave than in the previous year. The mechanics mattered more than the slogan. Friday was not squeezed out of a longer Monday; instead the company cut its longest meeting, killed a weekly report nobody read and let two projects lapse. Nobody missed the report, and the lapsed projects, managers admit, were more habit than necessity. Employees describe the change as less about rest than about respect — time became something the workplace planned for rather than something to be stolen from evenings. The sceptics' case is concrete rather than cultural. A hospital ward or a bakery cannot simply close on Fridays, and covering the missing day costs money. Care rotas, delivery schedules and seasonal work do not shrink because a spreadsheet looks elegant, and for such workplaces the trial's tidy results say little. The firm, to its credit, does not preach. Its directors speak at business events, but they present the trial as an experiment with boundaries, not a movement. A rested team is not a luxury; it is equipment. He four-day week is a tool, not a creed, the managing director told a local chamber of commerce — then wished everyone a restful weekend, having earned it on a Thursday.

Which statement best sums up the passage about Bergen?

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When a supermarket in Brooklyn opened a farm on its roof, most customers assumed it was a marketing trick. Six years later, the farm produces nearly three tonnes of vegetables a year and has become part of the store's ___1___ chain rather than its advertising. The advantages of growing food on roofs are easy to list. Produce travels metres rather than continents, so it arrives fresher and cheaper. Roofs are also ___2___ unused space, and plants help keep buildings cool in summer. The difficulties, however, are less visible. A roof must be strong enough to carry soil, water and equipment, and many older buildings simply are not. Watering is heavy work, and the wind at that height dries soil far faster than in a garden. For these reasons, most rooftop farms remain small and ___3___ on volunteers. Their value is therefore educational as much as commercial: they show city residents where food comes from. Whether they can ever supply a large share of a city's vegetables is ___4___, but as a demonstration of what is possible, they have already succeeded.

Blank 2 · roofs are also ____ unused space

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The software firm in Bergen announced its six-month trial of a four-day week with the nervous energy of a company expecting to regret it. Twenty staff kept their full pay and lost their Fridays. Six months later, managers published the numbers they had hardly dared hope for: the same output, shorter meetings, and staff who took about a fifth less sick leave than in the previous year. The mechanics mattered more than the slogan. Friday was not squeezed out of a longer Monday; instead the company cut its longest meeting, killed a weekly report nobody read and let two projects lapse. Nobody missed the report, and the lapsed projects, managers admit, were more habit than necessity. Employees describe the change as less about rest than about respect — time became something the workplace planned for rather than something to be stolen from evenings. The sceptics' case is concrete rather than cultural. A hospital ward or a bakery cannot simply close on Fridays, and covering the missing day costs money. Care rotas, delivery schedules and seasonal work do not shrink because a spreadsheet looks elegant, and for such workplaces the trial's tidy results say little. The firm, to its credit, does not preach. Its directors speak at business events, but they present the trial as an experiment with boundaries, not a movement. A rested team is not a luxury; it is equipment. He four-day week is a tool, not a creed, the managing director told a local chamber of commerce — then wished everyone a restful weekend, having earned it on a Thursday.

What does the passage about Bergen say about the change in sick leave?

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When a supermarket in Brooklyn opened a farm on its roof, most customers assumed it was a marketing trick. Six years later, the farm produces nearly three tonnes of vegetables a year and has become part of the store's ___1___ chain rather than its advertising. The advantages of growing food on roofs are easy to list. Produce travels metres rather than continents, so it arrives fresher and cheaper. Roofs are also ___2___ unused space, and plants help keep buildings cool in summer. The difficulties, however, are less visible. A roof must be strong enough to carry soil, water and equipment, and many older buildings simply are not. Watering is heavy work, and the wind at that height dries soil far faster than in a garden. For these reasons, most rooftop farms remain small and ___3___ on volunteers. Their value is therefore educational as much as commercial: they show city residents where food comes from. Whether they can ever supply a large share of a city's vegetables is ___4___, but as a demonstration of what is possible, they have already succeeded.

Blank 3 · most farms stay small and ____ on volunteers

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The software firm in Bergen announced its six-month trial of a four-day week with the nervous energy of a company expecting to regret it. Twenty staff kept their full pay and lost their Fridays. Six months later, managers published the numbers they had hardly dared hope for: the same output, shorter meetings, and staff who took about a fifth less sick leave than in the previous year. The mechanics mattered more than the slogan. Friday was not squeezed out of a longer Monday; instead the company cut its longest meeting, killed a weekly report nobody read and let two projects lapse. Nobody missed the report, and the lapsed projects, managers admit, were more habit than necessity. Employees describe the change as less about rest than about respect — time became something the workplace planned for rather than something to be stolen from evenings. The sceptics' case is concrete rather than cultural. A hospital ward or a bakery cannot simply close on Fridays, and covering the missing day costs money. Care rotas, delivery schedules and seasonal work do not shrink because a spreadsheet looks elegant, and for such workplaces the trial's tidy results say little. The firm, to its credit, does not preach. Its directors speak at business events, but they present the trial as an experiment with boundaries, not a movement. A rested team is not a luxury; it is equipment. He four-day week is a tool, not a creed, the managing director told a local chamber of commerce — then wished everyone a restful weekend, having earned it on a Thursday.

In the passage about Bergen, why do some critics question the four-day week?

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When a supermarket in Brooklyn opened a farm on its roof, most customers assumed it was a marketing trick. Six years later, the farm produces nearly three tonnes of vegetables a year and has become part of the store's ___1___ chain rather than its advertising. The advantages of growing food on roofs are easy to list. Produce travels metres rather than continents, so it arrives fresher and cheaper. Roofs are also ___2___ unused space, and plants help keep buildings cool in summer. The difficulties, however, are less visible. A roof must be strong enough to carry soil, water and equipment, and many older buildings simply are not. Watering is heavy work, and the wind at that height dries soil far faster than in a garden. For these reasons, most rooftop farms remain small and ___3___ on volunteers. Their value is therefore educational as much as commercial: they show city residents where food comes from. Whether they can ever supply a large share of a city's vegetables is ___4___, but as a demonstration of what is possible, they have already succeeded.

Blank 4 · whether they can supply a large share is ____

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The software firm in Bergen announced its six-month trial of a four-day week with the nervous energy of a company expecting to regret it. Twenty staff kept their full pay and lost their Fridays. Six months later, managers published the numbers they had hardly dared hope for: the same output, shorter meetings, and staff who took about a fifth less sick leave than in the previous year. The mechanics mattered more than the slogan. Friday was not squeezed out of a longer Monday; instead the company cut its longest meeting, killed a weekly report nobody read and let two projects lapse. Nobody missed the report, and the lapsed projects, managers admit, were more habit than necessity. Employees describe the change as less about rest than about respect — time became something the workplace planned for rather than something to be stolen from evenings. The sceptics' case is concrete rather than cultural. A hospital ward or a bakery cannot simply close on Fridays, and covering the missing day costs money. Care rotas, delivery schedules and seasonal work do not shrink because a spreadsheet looks elegant, and for such workplaces the trial's tidy results say little. The firm, to its credit, does not preach. Its directors speak at business events, but they present the trial as an experiment with boundaries, not a movement. A rested team is not a luxury; it is equipment. He four-day week is a tool, not a creed, the managing director told a local chamber of commerce — then wished everyone a restful weekend, having earned it on a Thursday.

In the Bergen passage, what is the author's attitude toward the four-day week?

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In the passage about Bergen, what does the author mean by "a rested team is not a luxury; it is equipment"?