2018年6月大学英语六级听力常考时文：The Ways to Duck out of Work

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　　1.When are the soccer-mad Britons used to watching games ?... or at
weekends.
        　　2.What has the British government already urged employers to do ? To ... to
working hours.
        　　3.When were the soccer games usually broadcasted during the World Cup ? ...
or ...
        　　Want to watch the World Cup in peace without the boss over your shoulder?
Simple, con him. A British Internet site offered fans an ingenious range of ways
to duck out of work so they can watch games in comfort. The timings of the
games, in the early morning or at midday, have posed a dilemma to millions of
soccer-mad Britons used to watching games in the evenings or at weekends and
desperate to follow England and Ireland’s World Cup progress live. The British
government has already urged employers to bow to the inevitable and take a
flexible attitude to working hours or set up TV screens. “The last thing we want
is the entire workforce taking an announced sickie on the day of a big match,”
Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt said. But British sports company
Umbro was urging fans to take the matter into their own hands. Its Web site www.
umbro.com was offering a convincing-looking false sick note signed by a
fictitious doctor, F. Albright, to be printed off and taken to work in advance.
Alternatively, its “Top Ten Bunk Off Ideas” included such improbable excuses as:
“I will be late for work today because I have to pick my uncle up from the train
station. He has two bags but only one arm.” For another game, a fan might claim:
“My dog ate my car keys. We’re going to hitchhike to the vet.”