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Running your small business requires good staff. Once you find them, you don't want to let them go elsewhere.
During an employee's time with a company, there are a number of forces that influence his or her behavior. I like to refer to them as "push" and "pull" . You're either pushing an employee towards the door, or pulling them deeper into your organization.
Suppose that you've made a good hire and you want to keep the employees, the trick is to recognize individual needs of employees and satisfy those needs, within reason, in order to keep pulling them away from the door. Even if you can't pull them away from the door, at least don't do things to push them out the door.
Recognize that some employees will lose interest and need something fresh to keep their interest. If you can't continually provide challenges, opportunities for promotion and other interesting and rewarding opportunities, then you'll have some employees leave through no fault of your own.
The important thing is to identify your key employees and make certain they are being treated well. Communicate with them on a regular basis to make certain that you understand what makes them behave in a particular way, and be aware of concerns they may have about job satisfaction.
单选题
The author uses the word "push" (para.2) to mean the force that ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 从第二段第三句话“You're either pushing an employee towards the door...”可知，push是把员工推向门口，意味着使员工离开公司。所以选项C是正确答案。
了解push在文章里特殊的意思。
单选题
To keep your employees, you are advised to ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 从第三段第一句话“...the trick is to recognize individual needs of employees and satisfy those needs. ”可知，留住员工的诀窍是了解员工的需求并且满足他们的需求。所以选项A是正确答案。
注意A选项中meet one's need表示满足某人需求的意思。
单选题
According to the passage, when is it possible for some employees to lose interest?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 从第四段第二句话“If you can't continually provide challenges, opportunities for promotion and other interesting and rewarding opportunities, then you'll have some employees leave through no fault of your own. ”可知，如果你无法持续给员工提供挑战，晋升机会以及对他们有吸引力的获得奖励的机会，他们会离开你的公司哪怕不是你的错误。所以选项A是正确答案。
注意文章内容的细节部分。
单选题
How should you deal with your key employees according to the last paragraph?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 从第五段第一句“The important thing is to identify your key employees and make certain they are being treated well. ”可知，重要的是找到你的优秀员工并且确保很好地对待他们。所以选项D符合文章内容。