单选题 A company's efforts to keep expenses low and profits high may result in______.

A、 reduction in the number of employees
B、 improvement of working conditions
C、 fewer disputes between labor and management
D、 a rise in workers' wages

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】该题对应文章最后一句：“Downsizing-the laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high-creates feelings of insecurity for many．”(裁员，也就是为了保证低成本高利润而解雇大量工人，使许多人没有安全感)。A项里的“reduction”和原文中的“downsizing”和“layoff”都是“减员，裁员”的意思。因此，正确答案是A项。