[单项选择]If the Federal Reserve unexpectedly shifts to a more expansionary monetary policy, which one of the following is most likely occur in the short run（）
A. A decrease in the velocity of money.
B. A decrease in real GDP.
C. An increase in employment.

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For all his vaunted talents, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has never had much of a reputation as an economic forecaster. In fact, he shies away from making the precise-to-the-decimal-point predictions that many other economists thrive on. Instead, he owes his success as a monetary policymaker to his ability to sniff out threats to the economy and manipulate interest rates to dampen the dangers he perceives.
Now, those instincts are being put to the test. Many Fed watchers-and some policymakers inside the central bank itself are beginning to wonder whether Greenspan has lost his touch. Despite rising risks to the economy from a swooning stock market and soaring oil prices that could hamper growth, the Greenspan-led Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) opted to leave interest rates unchanged on Sept. 24. But in a rare dissent, two of the Fed’s 12 policymakers broke ranks and voted for a cut in rotes—Dallas Fed President Robert D. McTeer Jr. and central
A. instincts most often misguide the monetary policies.
B. Greenspan has lost his control of the central bank.
C. consensus is often the case among Fed's policymakers.
D. Greenspan wouldn't tolerate such a dissent.

[单项选择]The objective of Federal Reserve policy is to provide a money - supply ______ with the national objectives of stable prices, ,sound economic growth, and a high level of employment.
A. commensurate
B. related
C. connected
D. linked

[单项选择]The US Federal Reserve has cut rates by half percent, to _______ percent, its lowest in seven years.


A. five
B. four
C. seven
D. six

[单项选择]The authority of the Federal Reserve______.

[单项选择]If the central bank unexpectedly shifts to a more restrictive monetary policy, the most likely effect（）
A. an increase in real interest rates.
B. a decrease in real interest rates
C. an increase in asset prices.

[单项选择]His friend unexpectedly dropped in.


A. visited
B. stepped in
C. dropped off
D. met

[单项选择]Why must nurses work in shifts


A. They are careless.
B. Nursing services must be provide continuously.
C. They work at night from time to time.
D. A shift is usually eight hours long.