[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 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]One of the union members wished to put a change of the policy, but it was ______ by the chairman.


A. turned in
B. set apart
C. brushed aside
D. put aside

[单项选择]______ company executives and union members can reach an agreement, the workers will go on strike.
A. If
B. When
C. Unless
D. After

[单项选择]His influence over union members has ______ since his failure to strive higher wages for them.


A. destroyed
B. lowered
C. depressed
D. declined

[单项选择]Steve participated in all the following activities EXCEPT______


A. hiking
B. canoeing
C. swimming
D. camping

[单项选择]Mike participated in all the following activities EXCEPT ______


A. hiking
B. canoeing
C. swimming
D. camping

[单项选择]The directors that participated in the meeting were required to contribute ______. suggestions to their colleagues.
A. theirs
B. their
C. them
D. themselves

[简答题]Some 35,000 youngsters participated last year； half found paid work soon after finishing the scheme.

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Wesley Whitcomb, CFA, participated as a CFA examination grader in 2012. Prior to participating in grading CFA examinations, Whitcomb was required to sign a CFA Institute Grader Agreement drafted by CFA Institute stating that graders are not to reveal or discuss the exam materials with anyone except CFA Institute staff and other graders. Several weeks after the conclusion of the CFA exam grading, Whitcomb returns to his office and is having dinner with several colleagues some of who are the Level Ⅲ candidates in the CFA Program. One of the candidates mentions that he is very disappointed about his examination this time and afraid of failing for the exam because he unintentionally made a calculation mistake when answering the first essay question of investment policy statement. Whitcomb responds by telling the candidate that he was a grader for the 2012 examination and that it would be unfortunate if the candidate did give wrong answer to that question because most candidates scored
A. A
B. B
C. C

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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. fallen behind
B. fallen back
C. gone ahead
D. gone before