[单项选择]The labor union remained open to dialogue and was ______ to take measures to resolve the conflicts.
A. ready
B. complete
C. organized
D. inclusive

[单项选择]The leader from the labor union is about to reach a ______ agreement with the management which took a tough stance before.
A. tentative
B. domesticated
C. talkative
D. consulted

[单项选择]______,15 labor union members participated in the meeting with management to discuss pay wages and working conditions.
A. Completely
B. Largely
C. Altogether
D. Wholly

[单项选择]The APEC automotive dialogue consists of


A. government leaders
B. ministers of sectors of members
C. government and industry representatives
D. government and business representatives

[单项选择]Where does the dialogue probably take place
A. On a train
B. In a restaurant
C. In a gym

[单项选择]Why has the dialogue about providing technology access quieted

[单项选择]Pirated compact disks and floppy disks remained the second biggest vehicle for the spread of computer viruses despite the governments' determined efforts to quash software piracy.
A. boost
B. prevent
C. crush
D. restrict

[单项选择]Questions 11-13 are based on thefollowing dialogue．What is the woman mainly complaining about
A. Her new boss．
B. Her heavy workload．
C. Her working conditions．
D. Her physical conditions．

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Improvements in labor productivity 56 increase wages and salaries. Wages and salaries 57 about 75 percent of all income in the United States. 58 , labor productivity is the major 59 of this (and all other) nations’ living standards. If labor productivity improves because of an advance in technology, the 60 of output increases 61 the need for additional labor. The dollar value of all goods increases 62 , which implies that consumers ultimately receive more income.
Entrepreneurs have a profit 63 to increase labor productivity. They do so by providing their workers with better equipment and creating more efficient ways for their workers to use that equipment. Entrepreneurs also have an incentive to discover new products that are more highly valued 64 to their cost of production.
Some of the largest increases in productivity occur 65 major technological advancements. The steam
A. according to
B. in view of
C. in terms of
D. because of