DennisSinar,51,adoctorfromNewYork,isquicktoexplainwhyhetookayear-longbreakfromhisjob."Iwasprettyburnedoutafterpracticingmedicinefor26years.Ineededarecharge."Sohetooka"gapyear",fromJu
DennisSinar,51,adoctorfromNewYork,isquicktoexplainwhyhetookayear-longbreakfromhisjob."Iwasprettyburnedoutafterpracticingmedicinefor26years.Ineededarecharge."Sohetooka"gapyear",fromJuly2011toJune2012,toexplorethingslikeancientbuildings,andtraditionalEasternmedicine,inlocationsincludingAlaska,NepalandRomania.
"Takingabreakfromworkisanexcellentwayforadultstogointoanewcareerorrefreshanoldone,"saidHollyBull,presidentofPrinceton,N,J."Inrecentyears,mid-careerbreakshavebeengainingmoreinterest,"shesaid.AreportonadultgapyearspublishedthisyearbyamarketresearchcompanyalsodesbribedthepotentialAmericanmarketforgapyearsasa"sleepinggiant."
"Agapyearisachallengefortheolderindividualtostepoutofcomfortzoneandtakearisk.Ienjoyedthatsidemost."SaidDr.Sinar,whokeptadailyblogabouthisexperience.HistimestudyingEasternmedicineathisoldjob,althoughheworksfewerdays."Iusethoseexperiencestoprovidemypatientswithmorecare,"headded."AndIlistenbetterthanIdidbefore."
GeogeGarrian,chairmanoftheDepartmentofLeadershipandHumanCapitalMangementatNewYorkUniversity,certainlyagreeswithDr.Sinar.Hesaidagap-yearexperiencecouldbeworthwhileforemployeesandcompanies.Foremployees,investinginthemselvesandimprovingskillsetsisamovethatwillbenefitthroughouttheircareer.Headdedthatreturningemployeesfeelrefreshedandhavegivenmorethoughttotheircareer.Forcompanies,offeringunpaidleavesmakesgoodsenseforattractingandkeepingtalentedemployees.
32.Dr.Sinartookagapyearbecausehe___.
A.hadlosthisoldjob
B.wantedtorefreshafter26years'work
C.hadadesirefortravelling
D.becameinterestedinhistoricalresearch
33.Thephrase"sleepinggiant"( in2nd paragragh) indicatesthat___.
A.it'stooearlyforpeopletoaccepttheconceptofgapyear.
B.theeffectofgapyearpolicyremainstobeseen
C.it'sdifficulttoforeseethegapyearmarket
D.moreAmericanpeoplewillacceptthegap