Passage 9　　● Read the article below about time management.　　

Passage 9　　● Read the article below about time management.　　● Choose the correct word to fill each gap, from A, B or C on the opposite page.　　● For each question 29-40, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.Time management　　Until recently, books on how to manage your time at work were seen as a bit of a joke in the business world. Many were enjoyable to read (29)______ weren’t taken seriously. (30)______ told their readers to dress well, be positive, decide (31)______ they were going and then use (32)______ valuable minute to make sure they got there. One very successful book, first published twenty years (33)______ and still available in bookshops, is The One-Minute Manager. It tells the story of a keen young man who wants to learn (34)______ about how to be a top-performing executive. The authors believe that most people (35)______ the day putting (36)______ problems, or when they do try to solve (37)______ don’t do enough. According (38)______ the authors, having achievable targets should be a manager’s aim. Managers everywhere should read (39)______ book carefully, in order to benefit from (40)______ sensible advice.　　29. A but　　　　　　B or　　　　　　C even　　30. A It　　　 　　　B They　　　　　C We　　31. A where　 　　　 B who　　　　　 C why　　32. A some　　　　　 B. All　　　　　C every　　33. A before　 　　　B. Ago　　　　　C since　　34. A lot　　　　　　B much　　　　　C more　　35. A spend　　　　　B spending　　　C spent　　36. A. About　　　　 B over　　　　　C off　　37. A them　　 　　　B these　　　　 C those　　38. A for　　　 　　 B from　　　　　C to　　39. A the　　　 　　 B one　　　 　　C. A　　40. A their　　　　　B his　　　 　　C its