3 . Born after 1996 on the heels of the millennials（千禧一代），Generation Z（Gen Z）is just entering the workforce. Its members are the first true digital natives, and their ability to adapt to an automating workplace will likely determine their success. "Soft" skills such as intellectual insight, flexibility and creativity will be essential for workers to compete with machines that are growing more technically skilled.    1    

Be an effective strategic communicator. Some employers fear that digital native workers might be too much like the robots they are competing with.     2     It's good communication skills that make them noticeable. Those in technology fields often work remotely or in relative isolation, so they do not always get enough time to sharpen their interpersonal skills. However,Gen Z should not ignore the importance of relationship building, listening, communicating and teamwork.

    3    While most of Gen Z is still in school, they already need to think about how to continually adapt to a fast-changing world. To succeed, they must be realistic about their skills and how desired skill sets will change. For example, graduates might be trained in Microsoft Excel, but a job might require them to learn how to interpret that data.

    4    Nearly half of the Gen Z said they had experienced job burnout in the past year, according to a survey.    5     Workers are at their best when doing something meaningful to them, said Obed Louissaint, vice president of talent at IBM. To avoid burnout, young people should couple finding purpose with taking proper mental breaks and trying to build healthy habits, Louissaint added.

A．Be a continuous learner.

B．Try to find interest in your work.

C．What will make Gen Z workers stand out?

D．Find work that gives you a sense of purpose.

E．More industry knowledge also equals more money.

F．Here are the "soft" skills Gen Z members need to succeed.

G．Half said they were considering a job outside their current industry because of it.

4 . As health care costs continue to rise, a growing number of companies are working out programs designed to keep their employees healthy.

Thomas Chapple is the senior vice president. “It’s really important to us because medical costs are going up like crazy, he says. This company spends more than 200 million a year on medical costs for its employees around the country. The best thing we have seen as a way to control the medical cost is individual fitness.”

We have a fitness center, “Shawn Flaherty, director of public relations for Freddie Mac.,” says, “We have a health benefits plan that encourages people to work out three times a week, get cholesterol (胆固醇) checks, as well as ‘not to smoke.’ If they do that, it will cost them less for the health benefits.”

Rachelle Clark works for Freddie Mac. “I feel great. You know the benefit is rewarding. I like to look good and feel healthy. I am just fortunate that I work for the company that provides some type of facility for the employees.”

While on-site fitness centers are popular, some companies pay membership fees at local gyms for employees. The companies also offer classes such as boxing, yoga and dancing. Employees see those health programs as a valuable benefit.

Tom Brook exercises five days a week. As a newspaper reporter he has a tight schedule, although Tom says it’s not that difficult for him to make time for a workout. “It is great. It is right here where we work,” says Tom, “So everybody gets a chance to use it whenever they want to. I have lost weight and never been in better shape.”

The programs may not be a magic cure for rising health costs, but they seem to have a positive impact on both employers and employees.

1. What’s the best way to cut the medical cost according to Shawn Flaherty?

A．To reduce the number of employees around the country.

B．To encourage the employees to work out to keep fit.

C．To set up fitness centers of their own.

D．To pay membership fees at local gyms for the employees.

2. Why does the writer cite (引用) what Rachelle Clark and Tom Brook say?

A．To explain how to use the fitness centers.

B．To show how effective physical exercise is.

C．To show the employees welcome the health programs.

D．To persuade more employers to set up health centers.

3. Which of the following best expresses the meaning of the underlined part?

A．The programs may not solve the health costs problem completely.

B．The programs may keep the health costs rising.

C．The programs may not cost a large amount of money.

D．The programs may cure all kinds of patients like magic.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．How difficult it is to reduce health care costs

B．Why and how companies encourage their employees to keep fit.

C．. What causes the health care costs to rise year by year.

D．How people keep healthy by doing exercise in their working places.