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For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
In a world where many of us can work from almost anywhere, the idea of "going to 1. office" has started to mean something different, and not everyone is sure what it should look like. Some companies have said that staff will come in two or three days a week, while others have left it up to teams, 2. sounds fair until you realise that people who live far away often end up paying more, both in time and in money, than those who live nearby. At the same time, universities and training providers are offering courses online, so that adults who already have jobs can study in the evenings, 3. they may still miss the sense of belonging that a classroom provides. There is, in fact, a growing group of workers who travel from city to city, taking their laptop 4. them, because they believe that this lifestyle makes them more creative. Yet 5. employers and schools agree 6. what flexibility is for, it could become just another way of shifting costs 7. individuals, and few people seem willing to take responsibility 8. the consequences.