Multiple-choice cloze
For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Remote work was once sold as a : no commute, fewer interruptions, and the freedom to fit life around meetings. Yet as more companies hybrid policies, the reality is proving more complicated. Many employees find themselves earlier and later, partly because the boundary between “home” and “office” has been blurred. Managers, keen to keep projects , may video calls that could have been dealt with in a quick message. At the same time, newcomers can struggle to when informal chats are replaced by scheduled check-ins. Still, it would be unfair to write the whole experiment off. Done well, flexible working can stress, open doors for people who can’t relocate, and allow teams to focus on outcomes rather than hours. The challenge now is to strike a balance and set ground rules that everyone can stick to.
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