文章大意:本文是一篇说明文。文章阐述了越来越多的人选择在家工作。现代生活的需求和对更好的工作与生活平衡的渴望推动了这一趋势,同时先进的技术使在家完成大部分任务变得更加容易。
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More and more people are now choosing to work from home. There are, of course, many reasons 5 remote working. The demands of modern life and desires for 6 better work-life balance have driven the trend, along with advanced technology, 7 makes doing most tasks at home easier.
In the UK, more than 1.5 million people work from home. For those 8 (employ) by companies with a physical base, working from home provides a convenient alternative to the 9 to 5 working pattern. Besides, remote working doesn't always mean 9 (be) at home. Cafés and workplaces offer a chance to workers to come together and interact (交流) with each other. And without all kinds of strict 10 (rule), home becomes the most productive place to do the work.
Although working on your 11 (comfort) sofa at your home sounds attractive, some people 12 (force) to work from home and find it hard to go on. There are also employees who have no choice but to work 13 (remote) because their companies want to save money. Some people say they don't like working from home because they find 14 hard to focus.