Directions (25-30): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete. Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom is a true believer, and like many true believers, he lets his message __(25) __ his evidence. Based on a single study of a Chinese travel agency, he __(26) __ declares working from home a “future-looking technology” with “enormous potential.” Not so fast. Bloom’s study comes with serious limitations and is contradicted by a later Gallup report. However, while it is far too soon to draw broad __(27) __ from his findings, savvy business leaders can read between the lines and extract some valuable lessons for working _ (28) ___ with all employees. Bloom __(29) __ on China’s biggest travel agency, Ctrip, which wanted to expand while controlling office space costs. They __(30) __ a remote work trial, expecting that productivity would slip a little, but not enough to cancel out the savings. Instead, productivity shot up 13%, and attrition dropped 50%. When the work from home option was rolled out to the entire company and employees were given a choice, the productivity gains were 22%. Which of the following should be filled in place of 25? |
