The problem of long working hours is a real headache in our country. It kills many people every year (see Figure 1), and many companies are trying to change that. They have at least one "No Overtime Day" in a week, and it is often Wednesday. On "No Overtime Day," workers are asked to leave their offices before 8 p.m. At 8 p.m., companies play the song "There's Always Tomorrow" and turn off all the lights.
However, after the workers walk out of their offices, they don't go home. Some go back later, turn on their table lamps, and keep working, and others find somewhere else to work until very late at night. Restaurants and coffee shops are busier on Wednesday evenings, and they have started selling drinks and meals for these workers.
But why do these people keep working? A study shows that workers who work more hours often have a bigger chance to get paid more and rise higher in their companies. This is true for both men and women (see Figure 2). Working long hours has become a way to show that people are hard-working. Clearly, this must be changed before the problem gets any worse.
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What does this mean in the report?
A
The way workers show they are hard-working
B
Restaurants and coffee shops open until very late at night
C
Workers do not go home when they walk out of the office
D
The number of workers who get paid more and rise higher in the company
這個 this 出現在全文最後一句：「Clearly, this must be changed before the problem gets any worse.」要抓它指什麼，就問一句話：作者想改變的是什麼？往前一句找：「Working long hours has become a way to show that people are hard-working.」加班已經變成一種展示努力的方式，這才是作者眼中的病根，也是 (A) 說的內容。指代題的原則是，this 承接的通常是「前一句的完整概念」，而且要能跟後面的動詞（must be changed）合理搭配。能被「改變」的是一種風氣，不是一個數字，也不是某天晚上的現象。