In a competitive and fast-paced modern society, busy business
executives are so engrossing in their work that they hardly know 【M1】______
what the word 'leisure' means. The higher an executive's posi-
tion is on the business ladder, the more hours he spends on his
work. With a view to gaining greater corporate standing or a big 【M2】______
pay rise, he, as a rule, far exceeds
over the 40-hour working week. The additional stress and tension 【M3】______
as well as the shortage of suitable rest and recreation very often 【M4】______
have a disastrous effect on his health. Few such executives rea-
lize that unless they learn how to relax, they will soon run of 【M5】______
steam before they get to the top of the executive ladder. A not-
ed American authority on leisure has said that 'The key to relax-
ation to busy executives is to avoid the types of activities that are 【M6】______
part and parcel of their daily work and to devote themselves to-
tally to have recreational pursuits for at least a part of each day, 【M7】______
even it is only for half an hour. Those 【M8】______
jobs require a great deal of contact with others can engage in ac- 【M9】______
tivities that are quiet and peacefulfar from the madding
crowd, far from client and business associates.' 【M10】______
【M1】