Workplace Safety and Cost-Cutting: A Fill-in-the-Blank Exercise

Instruction: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank from the four choices of the multiple choice questions.

Words group 1: 'perspective', 'reducing', 'However', 'superficially', 'level', 'added', 'chances', 'danger', 'recognizes', 'poor'.

Words group 2: 'command', 'simplify', 'communicate', 'similar', 'brain', 'mass', 'capacity', 'investing', 'pain', 'according'.

Text: From the 1 of a business owner, 2 expenses is always a top priority. 3, cutting costs 4 can be 5 and may not always lead to better financial 6. One area where cost-cutting can be especially 7 is in workplace safety. When 8 the 9 of an accident occurring, some employers may be tempted to take shortcuts or ignore safety regulations. This, however, could put workers at 10 and lead to even greater costs in the long run.

Employers who 1 the importance of workplace safety can 2 their expenses without 3 the safety of their employees. By 4 safety measures, such as providing proper training and safety equipment, employers can reduce the 5 of accidents and injuries on the job. This not only 6 to a safer work environment but can also 7 the company's bottom line by avoiding costly lawsuits and worker's compensation claims.

It is important for employers to 8 the 9 of workplace safety and take appropriate 10 to ensure the safety of their employees.

Single-choice questions:

1. [A] level [B] danger [C] perspective [D] reducing
2. [A] reducing [B] recognizes [C] added [D] chances
3. [A] However [B] Superficially [C] Added [D] Reducing
4. [A] level [B] danger [C] perspective [D] reducing
5. [A] poor [B] reducing [C] level [D] chances
6. [A] level [B] reducing [C] danger [D] perspective
7. [A] reducing [B] danger [C] level [D] perspective
8. [A] recognize [B] simplify [C] communicate [D] invest
9. [A] mass [B] brain [C] similar [D] capacity
10. [A] pain [B] command [C] investing [D] simplify

Standard answer:

1. C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. B