单选题 Questions 26 and 27 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the news.


单选题 Absenteeism in Britain ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文]26-27
In some countries, taking lots of days off work sick would get you fired and the idea of offering prizes for good attendance would be little more than a joke. But absenteeism has become a big problem in Britain, where the employment laws offer protection to sick workers, but do not enable employers to distinguish between the genuinely ill and those who are pretending.
When the Royal Mail announced a scheme to enter reliable workers into a prize draw, it was greeted with some skepticism. But one year on, the company has proclaimed it a success. Thirty-seven Royal Mail workers have won a car for good attendance.
单选题 What was people's response to Royal Mall's scheme?
【正确答案】 C
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