B2 English test 11 – text with multiple-choice gaps

Generation Z consists of people born between 1995 to 2010. This group have either recently entered the job market or are 1 abouton the vergeduebound of doing so. It is the generation that grew up with internet technology, 2 sofor whatso thatowing to these people are used to communicating, socialising and studying online. Many of them had the experience of studying remotely during the COVID-19 epidemic and 3 should have foundcan have foundmust findmay have found the comfort and flexibility of working from home preferable to their ‘normal’ lives. Consequently, a great many 4 would preferwould ratherratherprefer work remotely than wasting time and money commuting. Generation X are also entering work at a time when there are 5 farnot quitemuchgreat deal more jobs available than workers. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in huge numbers of people quitting their jobs or 6 makinghaving makingbeen makingbeing made redundant. As the economy begins to pick up again, new workers can afford to be selective. 7 StillThereforeWhat’s more On the other hand, they aren’t afraid of leaving jobs that don't give them the flexibility, income or respect that they want.

All this poses problems for Generation X, the members of the population born roughly between 1965 and 1980 8 of whomwhosewhomwhich careers are now ending and who 9 must bemay have beenmay becan't be in the position of recruiting, maintaining and managing a younger workforce. No doubt, Generation X 10 would be lovedwould lovewould have lovedwould be loving the opportunity for flexible, remote work when they were young, but it wasn’t available. Instead, they spent the early years of their careers travelling to work in 11 low-paylow-paidpaying-lowpaid-low, insecure jobs. Not until they had gained years of experience 12 they canmust theycould theythey could expect things like flexibility and security. It’s unsurprising, therefore, that they resent 13 to having toto have tohave tohaving to meet the demands of the young generation in order to maintain a steady workforce.

Moreover, some jobs just can’t 14 have been donebe donedobeing done remotely, and if companies have targets to meet in order to stay afloat, flexibility is not an option.
Ultimately, a trade-off is needed whereby managers adapt their working practices to allow some flexibility and young workers also adjust their expectations so that the company can meet its goals, 15 in other wordsbesidesunlessotherwise many important businesses could fold.