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The public holiday on the last Monday of August marks, in most British minds, the unofficial end of summer. A vast migration takes place, as millions take advantage of the long weekend to visit seaside resorts or fly to Europe in a final sun-seeking cheer. Once the festivities are over, gloom descends: workers face four months of uninterrupted labor until Christmas Eve, their next official day off.

This depression often provokes calls for more public holidays, and this year the clamor has been louder than usual. David Cameron\\'s new Conservatives have been forced to deny rumors that they would recommend three new public holidays. Earlier in the summer, two ministers suggested a worthy sounding “Britain Day”, intended to inspire civil pride. On August 27th the Institute for Public Policy Research, a worthy think-tank, called for a new day off to “celebrate community heroes”.

To the idlers, the case for more time off looks persuasive. By European standards at least, Britain is a nation of workaholics, with only the Austrians labouring as many hours per week. Workers are entitled to 20 working days of leave a year, the European Union\\'s required minimum. Other countries are more generous. France and Denmark give at least 25 days in leave, and many Finns get 30. Britons celebrate a miserably eight national holidays a year; in Europe only the Romanians, with five, have fewer. Even significant national events are celebrated grudgingly. ： the British were given two days off to celebrate the queen\\'s Golden Jubilee in 2002, but had to forfeit an existing public holiday to make up for it.

National holidays are illogical as well as scarce. The queen\\'s official birthday(a moveable holiday unrelated to her date of birth)is seen as a good excuse for a holiday in most of Britain\\'s former colonies, but not in Her Majesty\\'s homeland. Distribution is also badly distorted: seven of the eight holidays fall between December and May, leaving only August\\'s to break up the rest of the year.

There are plenty of things that a new holiday might celebrate. Patriots suggest that England should honour St George(the patron saint of the place), just as Scotland takes time off for St Andrew. The historically minded argue for a Magna Carta(The charter of liberties)day, whereas the politically correct suggest holidays celebrating “communities” and “volunteering”.

Sadly, not everyone is keen on increasing public holidays. The CBI, a business lobbying group, points out that legal leave is already planned to rise to 28 working days by 2009, and says that an extra public holiday would cost up to ￡6 billion($ 12.1 billion). In the face of such tough objections, concerns about leisure and the quality of life may seem vague and idealistic.

36.What is the passage mainly talking about?

[A]Different attitudes towards public holidays in Britain.

[B]The increase of national holidays in Britain.

[C]The problem of public holidays in Britain.

[D]The call for more public holidays in Britain.

37.The calls for more public holidays in Britain could be the results of ______.

[A]the economic depression

[B]the 4-month work without a rest

[C]the long wait for an official day off

[D]recommendation of two ministers

38.What does the word “workaholics” most probably mean(Line 2, Paragraph 3)?

[A]Compulsive workers.

[B]Idle workers.

[C]Lazy workers.

[D]Irrational workers.

39.According to the passage, the increase of British working days of leave ______.

[A]is supported by all British people

[B]is planned by CBI to be carried out by 2009

[C]is challenged by some opponents

[D]is likely to result in economic recession

40.Which of the following conclusions can we draw from the text?

[A]From June to December, there is only one British national holiday.

[B]British national holidays are unsatisfactory for the quantity and the allocation.

[C]The queen’s official birthday is celebrated in England.

[D]People suggest new holidays for their own convenience.

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