题目内容：

The importance of punctuality (守时) in our daily lives 1. (be) obvious. It affects both the individual (个 人) and the workplace.

On 2. whole, the workplace operates more smoothly when employees are punctual. For example, when everyone is on time for a meeting, the meeting will start smoothly as it 3. (schedule). Punctuality may help you achieve advancement. Research shows that managers are less 4. (like) to promote late employees.

Lack of punctuality affects the people in the workplace. It may lead to anger, as colleagues who are on time compare 5. (they) with late-comers. Being late throws you out of the group, as you may miss important 6. (inform). This causes a harmful division among employees. Leaders affect the entire workplace. When leaders are late, it sends an irresponsible message to employees,7. may decrease their work enthusiasm. Lateness leads to stress, and stress brings 8. poor workplace performance. Being consistently late may cause you 9. (start) believing your lateness is acceptable. When this happens, you begin to blame outside circumstances and lose focus on potential solutions. To make matters 10. (bad), constant lateness can eventually make you lose your job.