Passage 2 In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive. Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied. But do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity The evidence shows that while variety certainly makes the worker’s life more enjoyable, it does not actually make him work harder. As far as increasing productivity is concerned, then, variety is not an important factor. Other experts feel that giving the worker freedom to do his job in his own way is important. There is no doubt that this is true. The problem is that this kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modem factory with its complicated machinery which must be used in a fixed way. Thus, although freedom of choice may be important, usually very little can be done to create it. Another important consideration is how much a worker contributes to the product he is making. In most factories the worker sees only one small part of the produce Some car factories are now experimenting with having many small production lines rather than a large one, so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his line. It would seem that not only is degree of the worker’s contribution an important factor, therefore, but it is also one we can do something about. To what extent does more money lead to greater productivity The workers themselves certainly think this is important. But perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is so boring. Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more. A similar argument may explain demands for shorter working hours. Perhaps if we make their jobs more interesting, they will want neither more money nor shorter working hours. Varied jobs, in writer’s opinion, will ______.
A. offer greater productivity
B. drive workers to work harder
C. make workers more productive
D. make worker’s life more enjoyable, but do not make them more hardworking
[A] Design you web page[B] Price your product/service[C] Contact your familiar people[D] Perform a survey[E] Market your product online[F] Find your own productIf there is one thing I have learned trying to make money online, it is this: you will succeed if you have your own unique product.This might be your own e-book or even a tangible product that you think might sell well on the Internet. As you probably know, information is what sells best online. Do YOU have unique information or a very specific area of expertise Even if you answer "yes", you must also ask yourself: Is there an online market for my product/service Otherwise, you may be putting forth a lot of time, money, and effort for little gain.Let’s take these one at a time:41. ______.I had a hard time with this one; I was not really expert at anything. To me, an "expert" is a person who knows a subject so well that he can teach or publish a book on the subject. There are many so called "marketing gurus" on the Internet. Most of these guys were just lucky to have the foresight to see the Internet as a place where they could sell products. I wish I had started back in 1995 or 1996. You will notice that most of the "big" names in online marketing started back then. Timing is everything.Ask yourself: what do you know better than anyone else What can you offer online that would be of value to a specific group of customers Can you make things with your hands or with tools Can you write well What did you do in the offline world Can any of this expertise be translated to the Internet As mentioned above, information is the best-selling online item today. It will probably remain this way for the foreseeable future.42. ______.Hopefully, you already have newsletter subscribers or some sort of opt-in list. If so, you can simply send a survey to each one of them. Make it very simple, just yes or no answers. Ideally, just have them be able to click on one link for "yes", and another link for "no". Try not to ask more than five questions. Keep your language simple. A lot of my newsletter subscribers are not from the United States.If you are just starting out, you may have to find an E-zine that relates to your product or service. If you are lucky, you will get enough responses to come to a logical conclusion. You need at least 25 (this is very minimum). If you don’t get at least this many, try another E-zine. Once you have all your responses together, throw out any widely divergent answers.43. ______.If you ask how much people would be willing to pay for your products, and most answer in the range of $ 50~$60, then this is a range you can trust. You must throw out the two guys willing to pay $ 80 and $100, as well as the three persons who would only pay $ 25, $ 30, and $ 35. With these five divergent opinions, I am assuming you have at least 20 persons willing to pay $ 50~$ 60 for your product/service.44. ______.Now it’s time to think about your web page design. If you are not artistic at all, I would urge you to hire a reasonably priced web site designer. The saying "first impressions are important" is even more important on the Internet. My own sites have been very plain and unexciting, and had that "home-made" look about them. Do yourself a favor and hire a professional when you are ready.45. ______.Think how best to do this. It’s not just search engines. Look for specific E-zines whose subscribers might be interested in your products. For example, if you are offering doll houses for sale (that you make), advertise in dollhouse E-zines and dollhouse web sites. You will find your most "likely to buy" customers in these places.And of course, different people have different ways to do business. All of the above are just my suggestions resulting from my own experience and I hope you can get something useful from them. At last wish all of your online business make satisfying progress and go on smoothly as you expected. 43