[1]多年來，我與很多人共事過。這些人常常讓我百思不解：當原來在抽屜及文件柜里的東西最終在他們的鍵盤上堆積成山時，他們何以還能安坐在桌旁工作?我的一位同事甚至都記不起自己的桌面是什么顏色。[2]我不得不說他幾句。但我說完后，他告訴我，他知道所有東西都擺放在哪里，而且他需要所有這些書面材料來完成手頭不同的項目。

　　一項研究顯示，我們在辦公室浪費了大約l5%的上班時問來尋找放錯地方的文件和書面材料。當你告訴別人他們的桌子亂七八糟時，他們一定會據理力爭。他們說自己太忙沒時間整理。[3]如果把某些東西存檔的話，就會忘了處理，從而誤了期限。

　　那么,先從最重要的事情開始，給自己準備一些文件夾和一支黑色的記號筆。將桌上的紙張逐一收好，進行歸檔。[4]一定要將這些書面材料需要處理的一切事宜都記錄在“任務”單上，或者最好記錄在計算機整理器中。比如，你下星期一得做預算報告，在計算機整理中寫下“做預算報告”，這樣到了星期一，計算機就會提醒你，今天該做預算報告了。[4]接下來將這張紙歸檔到名為“預算”的文件夾里，將文件夾移走——不要放在桌上!!放到文件柜里。用這種方法繼續(xù)處理你桌上堆得滿滿的所有信息。不要因為某張表格讓你想起還有事情要做而心煩意亂。將要做的事情簡單記錄在“任務”單上或計算機整理器中。因為已經記錄下要做的事情，你不必擔心會忘記。將它歸檔后再繼續(xù)。[5]集中注意力，現在只做一件事，尋孓是收拾、整理你的桌子。

　　1. By mentioning his co-worker couldn’tremember the color of the desk top, the authorimplies that_____________.

　　A) the color of the desk top was too trivial toremember

　　B) people were always kept too busy with office work

　　C) people always misplaced their stationery

　　D) disorganized office was hard to tolerate

　　2. What did the author most probably say to his co-worker'?

　　A) The author told him to put away the unnecessary paperwork.

　　B) The author asked him for the paperwork he was working on.

　　C) The author advised him to remember where everything was.

　　D) The author suggested he deal with the projects one by one.

　　3. Some people regarded the files left on the desk top as _________.

　　A) functionally a computer

　　B) side products of a project

　　C) reminders of the work to do

　　D) evidence for their busy work

　　4. A“budget" folder is used for__________.

　　A) keeping the "to-do"list

　　B) recording what has been done

　　C} registering the company's budget

　　D) filing the papers useful for future tasks

　　5. According to the author, the most important thing right now is to ________.

　　A) sort out the priority of the office work

　　B) clean the desk by filing the paperwork

　　C) be concentrated on what is being done

　　D) stop piling everything on the desk top