单项选择题

Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) or D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

According to the Wharton Center for Applied Research in the US, professionals (专业人员) spend an average of 23 hours a week in meetings. But they consider only 58% of that time worthwhile. It doesn’t have to be this way. Here is some advice for you to use meetings to advance your career, not eat up your productivity (工作效率): 1)Know what you want. Know precisely why the meeting is being held and decide what you intend to accomplish. If you cannot write these two things down, the meeting should not take place. 2) Figure out if a face-to-face meeting is necessary. Would a group email be sufficient Or a couple of phone calls These ways would probably be more efficient with colleagues you know. well. 3) Pick the right times. If possible, avoid arranging meetings during your peak productive hours. 4) Be prepared. If there are documents to be discussed, hand them out to participants the day before. 5) Set aside a certain amount of time each week for meetings, and stick to it. The truth is most people want to leave. They are just suffering from what some experts call the "politeness disease".

The advice provided in the passage is meant to help you ______ .

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