单选题What can be concluded from the last paragraph?

单选题A: Could you break a 20-dollar bill for me?B: ______

单选题"The fact that women continue to earn less than men has been well documented. And while part of that pay gap can be explained away, there is still a significant piece that cannot. But new research suggests that the wage gap may potentially be attributed to the way women are perceived in the workplace. When a manager knows they can blame the company"s financial woes for their pay decisions, they are likely to give women smaller raises than their male counterparts. And that"s because women may be seen as being more readily appeased by such excuses than men. The findings, which came from an experiment conducted with 184 male and female managers with real-world experience who participated in a simulation, found that managers gave male employees 71 percent of money available for raises while they only allocated 29 percent of the funds to female employees. The results were even more pronounced among more experienced managers." Comment 1: I am very glad to read this evidence that the pay gap between men and women is not solely because women are less skilled at negotiating. My own personal experience demonstrates the theory that the pay gap has more to do with how women are perceived than negotiation skills. When men negotiate, they are viewed as savvy, not always the case with women. Comment 2: I would be interested in hearing how women in other countries fare in the area of wage discrimination. Comment 3: Employers would prefer not to give any raises at all, if they didn"t have to. What forces them to do it? They are afraid their best employees will leave and take jobs at other companies. So if they give smaller raises to women than to men, then they believe that the men are more likely to leave. That is, they think that men are more aggressive and not willing to listen to excuses. These men don"t care as much about what they have established there. If the money isn"t there, they"re ready to strike out and make a change. Comment 4: I think the biggest reason is women are just much apt to accept what they are offered rather than negotiate it higher, like many males will do. Comment 5: Women are pressured to accept whatever"s offered. We were and probably still are raised to feel that wanting more is not a good thing. Comment 6: They should run the same experiment with older employees vs younger employees. If you are 28, you are probably single or a couple—probably living in an apartment or rented home. It is easy to move to another city for a new job. If you are 48, you have neighborhood, community and children who don"t want to leave their friends—and are probably living in a mortgaged home. Even when the housing market is good, it is difficult to move to another city for a new job. Just as with the women vs men situation, managers know this fundamental difference and take advantage of it. Comment 7: I"ve never experienced anything like this. I"ve always worked extremely hard for bonuses and gotten paid what I asked for.

单选题A new water boiler was installed in our building last week, which could provide hot water to the students.

单选题If you always try to find fault with others, it means that you have gained another shortcoming.

单选题Woman: You were late again this morning.Man: So what?Question: How does the man react to the woman's blame?

单选题Lack of confidence in his own abilities is the chief {{U}}defect{{/U}} in Mike's character.

单选题They are newcomers and (don't realize) (what) (takes it) to start and (run)a business here.

单选题There isn't sound Uproof/U to support his biological theory.

单选题Man: Hello. This is Mark Smith. I'm calling to see if my blood test results are in. Woman: Dr. Miller just sent them to the lab last night, so the earliest they could be back tomorrow. Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题He is a very ______character; he is never relaxed with strangers.

单选题A: You have a call on line one. B: ______.

单选题The agency's ruling crippled their plans.

单选题We shouldn't treat children as peers or friends, but guide them in making their choices, even if it means with some {{U}}discipline{{/U}}.

单选题Man: Did you speak to the famous star?Woman: I wanted to, but I was dumb and deaf when I was face to face with him.Question: What happened to the woman when she met the famous star?

单选题Scientists created a (brainy), four-legged robot (resemble) a starfish that can sense (damage) to its body, and (think up) a way to recover.

单选题Although Graham spent years (struggle) against the disapproval (of audiences) who disliked and (ridiculed her work), the power and substance of her unique vision proved in the end (to be undeniable).