40. What will the next paragraph most likely be according to the structure of the passage?

(A) How to choose an appropriate workstation.

(B) The history of workstations and treadmills.

(C) The relationship between illness and desk job.

(D) How to lose weight by using a new workstation.

Faber-Castell was founded in 1761 by Kasper Faber, a carpenter’s apprentice. It is the largest maker
of wood-encased pencils in the world. It also makes a broad range of pens, crayons and art and
drawing supplies as well as accessories like erasers and sharpeners. About half the company’s
German production is exported, mostly to other countries in the euro zone. When even preschool
children know how to operate iPads, there is no certainty of a future for colored pencils and ink
markers. But Faber-Castell has stayed competitive by focusing on design and engineering, turning
everyday products into luxury goods. While the basic design of a pencil has not changed much in
400 years, Faber-Castell has managed to find ways to be unique. For example, in the late 1990s, it
developed a triangular pencil with raised dots that make it easier to hold. That proved popular.
Additional innovations include the use of water-based coatings to make pencils more
environmentally friendly, as well as nontoxic to compulsive pencil chewers. The company manager,
while aware of the digital threat, maintains that writing by hand will never disappear. He argues that
people still use pens, pencils and highlighters for personal notes and to mark up printed documents.
Even in wealthy countries, he says, children use pencils and pens to learn how to develop the motor
skills needed to read and write.