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Text 3 A possible conflict in Iraq; deteriorating economies in South Americas famine in sub-Saharan Africa; turmoil in Indonesia; political instability in the Balkans. And in many developing countries, persistent crime, lousy education and a lack of opportunities for energetic people to prosper without graft and political connections. No wonder so many people want the chance of a better life in the stable, meritocratic economies of the rich world. No wonder they risk their life savings, or even their lives, to buy the hope of higher earnings, fairer treatment and better opportunities for their families. This movement of humanity brings undoubted gains, and not just to the immigrants. The gap between earnings in the poor and rich worlds is vastly greater than the gap in the prices of traded goods. As our survey argues, the potential economic benefits to the world of liberalizing migration dwarf those from removing trade barriers. Where populations are aging and economies ar
A. immigrants create lots of jobs.
B. immigrants bring unpleasant changes to their life.
C. most immigrants entered their countries legally.
D. many immigrants are hostile and dangerous.

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Text 3 A possible conflict in Iraq; deteriorating economies in South Americas famine in sub-Saharan Africa; turmoil in Indonesia; political instability in the Balkans. And in many developing countries, persistent crime, lousy education and a lack of opportunities for energetic people to prosper without graft and political connections. No wonder so many people want the chance of a better life in the stable, meritocratic economies of the rich world. No wonder they risk their life savings, or even their lives, to buy the hope of higher earnings, fairer treatment and better opportunities for their families. This movement of humanity brings undoubted gains, and not just to the immigrants. The gap between earnings in the poor and rich worlds is vastly greater than the gap in the prices of traded goods. As our survey argues, the potential economic benefits to the world of liberalizing migration dwarf those from removing trade barriers. Where populations are aging and economies ar
A. legal immigrants took away many of their jobs.
B. immigration can be good to their countries.
C. immigration brings about the risk of AIDS.
D. immigrants made use of their health service.

[单项选择]Against this deteriorating global background, the improvement in economic performance in a few developing regions in 1991 was especially noteworthy. ( )
A. determinating
B. tolerating
C. improving
D. worsening

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Conventional wisdom about conflict seems pretty much cut and dried. Too little conflict breeds apathy" (冷漠) and stagnation (呆滞). Too much conflict leads to divisiveness (分裂) and hostility. Moderate levels of conflict, however, can spark creativity and motivate people in a healthy and competitive way.
Recent research by Professor Charles R. Schwenk, however, suggests that the optimal level of conflict may be more complex to determine than these simple generalizations. He studied perceptions of conflict among a sample of executives. Some of the executives worked for profit-seeking organizations and others for not-for-profit organizations.
Somewhat surprisingly, Schwenk found that opinions about conflict varied systematically as a function of the type of organization. Specifically, managers in not-for-profit organizations strongly believed that conflict was beneficial to their organizations and that it promoted higher quality decision-making than might be achiev
A. oversimplified
B. misleading
C. wrong
D. unclear

[单项选择]How could a manager deal with conflict
A. If his superior is involved, he should be the third party of it.
B. He should punish the person who is responsible for the conflict.
C. He might consider whether to interfere with the matter or not.
D. He would not consider his relationship with the two adversaries.

[单项选择]The primary method of reducing conflict in projects is to ______ .
A. hold periodic group meetings
B. use group facilitators
C. perform careful project planning
D. enforce strict rules about arguing

[单项选择]Of the following conflict management approaches, which is believed to lead to the LEAST enduring positive results
A. Problem solvin
B. Avoidanc
C. Compromis
D. Forcin

[单项选择]Conflict resolution techniques that may be used on a project include ______ .
A. withdrawing, compromising, controlling, and forcing
B. controlling, forcing, smoothing, and withdrawing
C. confronting, compromising, smoothing, and directing
D. smoothing, confronting, forcing, and withdrawing

[单项选择]The author indicates in the passage that conflict ______.
A. is an inevitable struggle resulting from competition
B. reflects the struggle among social animals
C. is an opposition among individual social entities
D. can be avoided

[单项选择]The outcome of the conflict shattered the Palestinian's dream of peace and prosperity.
A. fulfilled
B. strengthened
C. destroyed
D. confirmed

[单项选择]According to conflict theorists, social control agents and systems are ______.
A. liberal
B. partial
C. neutral
D. overall

[单项选择]Conflict between the president and the press indicates that ______.
A. (A) the press publishes the truth even when it hurts the president
B. (B) freedom of the press is alive and well in the United States
C. (C) presidents have traditionally had little respect for the press
D. (D) the press is made up mostly of critics and cynics

[单项选择]Who regrets voting for the Iraq war
A. Kucinich.
B. Vilsack.
C. Edwards.