Read the text and choose the correct answer.
It’s no good to be a workaholic
Do you know what “workaholic” means? It’s a person who works too much. Here’s one story for you to read.
Mr Porter, an important businessman, goes to see the doctor whom he trusts and says he can’t sleep well at night. The doctor examines him carefully and then gives an answer. “Your trouble is that you need to learn to relax. Concentrate on pleasant things. Your business is good. You’re rich. There’s nothing to worry about. Have you got any hobbies?”
The businessman thinks for a few moments and then says, “No, doctor, I haven’t. I don’t have any time for hobbies”. That is a striking answer.
The doctor looks at the businessman and says, “That is your main trouble, you see. You don’t have time for anything except your work. No matter how hard you work you should rest and have some hobbies. Why don’t you find some hobbies? Why don’t you go to some beautiful places in Scotland, for example? The scenery is beautiful there: high mountains, small rivers, a lot of wild flowers along the paths. Or why don’t you learn to paint pictures? If you don’t find some hobbies and don’t learn to relax with them, you’ll get ill soon”. “All right, doctor,” the businessman says. “I’ll try that.” The next day he phones the doctor and says, “That is a very smart idea, doctor. Thank you very much. When I came home after our meeting, I painted fifteen pictures”

• Группы
  • True
  • False
  • Not stated
• Варианты
  • Mr Porter works six days a week.
  • The doctor’s advice is to have a rest and have some hobbies.
  • The businessman’s family visited Scotland last year.
  • Mr Porter has no hobbies because he doesn’t have any money.
  • Mr Porter comes to a doctor and says that he can’t sleep well at night.
  • The businessman usually visits this doctor twice a month.
  • After visiting the doctor, Mr Porter bought fifteen pictures.