Semco At 21，Ricardo Semler became boss of his father&39;s business in Brazil，Semco，which soldparts for ships．Semler Junior worked likea madman，from 7:30 a.m.，until midnight every day．One afternoon，while touring afactory in New York，he collapsed．The doctor who treated him said，“There&39;s nothing wrong with you．But if you continue like this，you&39;ll find a new home in our hospital．”Semler got the message．He changed the way he worked．In fact，he changed theway his employees worked too． He let his workers take moreresponsibility so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong．He allowed them to set their own salaries，and he cut all the jobs he thought were unnecessary，like receptionists and secretaries．(46)______“Everyone at Semco，even top managers，meets guests inreception，does the photocopying，sends faxes，types lettersand dials the phone．” He completely reorganized the office：instead of walls，they haveplants at Semeo，so bosses can&39;t shutthemselves away from everyone else．(47)______As for uniforms，some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts． Semler says，“We have a sales manager named Rubin Agater who sits there readingthe newspaper hour after hour．He doesn&39;t evenpretend to be busy．But when aSemco pump on the other side of the world fails and millions of gallons of oilare about to spill into the sea，Rubin springsinto action．(48)______That&39;s when heearns his salary．No one cares if he doesn&39;tlook busy the rest of the time．” Semcohas flexible working hours；the employeesdecide when they need to arrive at work．The employees also evaluate their bosses twice a year．(49)______ It sounds perfect，but does it work? The answer is in the numbers：in the last six years，Semco&39;srevenues have gone from $35 million to $212 million．The company has grown from eight hundred employees to 3，000．Why? Semler says it&39;s because of“peerpressure”．Peer pressure makeseveryone work hard for everyone else．(50)______In other words，Ricardo Semler treats his workers like adults and expects them toact like adults．And they do． (46) A．Also，Semco lets its workers use the company&39;s machines for their ownprojects，and makes them takeholidays for at least thirty days a year． B．Most managersspend their time making it difficult for workers to work． C．This savedmoney and brought more equality to the company． D．And the workersare free to decorate their workspace as they want． E．He knowseverything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them． F．If someoneisn’t doing his job well，the otherworkers will not allow the situation to continue． (47) A．Also，Semco lets its workers use the company&39;s machines for their ownprojects，and makes them takeholidays for at least thirty days a year． B．Most managersspend their time making it difficult for workers to work． C．This savedmoney and brought more equality to the company． D．And the workersare free to decorate their workspace as they want． E．He knowseverything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them． F．If someoneisn’t doing his job well，the otherworkers will not allow the situation to continue． (48) A．Also，Semco lets its workers use the company&39;s machines for their ownprojects，and makes them takeholidays for at least thirty days a year． B．Most managersspend their time making it difficult for workers to work． C．This savedmoney and brought more equality to the company． D．And the workersare free to decorate their workspace as they want． E．He knowseverything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them． F．If someoneisn’t doing his job well，the otherworkers will not allow the situation to continue． (49) A．Also，Semco lets its workers use the company&39;s machines for their ownprojects，and makes them takeholidays for at least thirty days a year． B．Most managersspend their time making it difficult for workers to work． C．This savedmoney and brought more equality to the company． D．And the workersare free to decorate their workspace as they want． E．He knowseverything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them． F．If someoneisn’t doing his job well，the otherworkers will not allow the situation to continue． (50) A．Also，Semco lets its workers use the company&39;s machines for their ownprojects，and makes them takeholidays for at least thirty days a year． B．Most managersspend their time making it difficult for workers to work． C．This savedmoney and brought more equality to the company． D．And the workersare free to decorate their workspace as they want． E．He knowseverything there is to know about our pumps and how to fix them． F．If someoneisn’t doing his job well，the otherworkers will not allow the situation to continue．