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The Presidential election of 1997 was a war______.

A. between Republican Party and Democratic Party
B. between the members of baby boomer generation
C. between the powerful and the powerless
D. between Bill Clinton and Bush and Dole

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The International Labor Organization has studied reports on workers privacy in nineteen industrial nations. The study shows that electronic observation is most common in the United States. Many employers are using computers, cameras, listening devices and telephones to observe their workers. In the 300 businesses investigated in the U. S. more than 20 percent said they search computer records and listen to voice mail or electronic mail of their employees. Voice mail is a system for recording messages. Electronic mail, also called E-mail is messages sent between computers. About 20 million American workers, from factory workers to highly paid engineers, may be under electronic observation. This does not include employers who listen to people using telephones on their jobs. The ILO study says that electronic observation is especially common in some industries, such as telecommunications, insurance and banking. It also says the use of cameras is increasing in factories and stores in Japan and the use of technology to observe workers has grown rapidly in many other European industrial nations since 1985. Workers and worker organizations have major objections to electronic observation. They say it violates human rights and destroys the feeling of trust between workers and employers, because some employers use it to punish workers without the workers knowing the reason. They say it also makes it easier to learn private information about their workers, and employers even have greater powers than law enforcement agencies to observe people. For example, police need court orders to listen to the telephone calls of suspected criminals, but no such order is required for a business that wants to listen to the phone calls of one of its workers. The United States Congress is considering a bill to restrict the uses of electronic observation in work places. Employers will be required to tell workers if they are being observed. Questions:
Whats the purpose of the study conducted by the International Labor Organization?

A. To find out which country is the most developed one in the world.
B. To see how the workers" privacy is protected by the different countries.
C. To learn what kinds of electronic observation are used in the world.
D. To investigate the situation of workers" privacy in 19 developed countries.

The employers observe their workers by using all of the following methods except that______.

A. they listen to their employees" voice mail and their phone calls on their jobs
B. they search their employees" computer records and read their E-mails
C. they use cameras to record their employees" behaviors and activities at work
D. they employ some detectives to trace their employees after their office hour

Chinas culture originates from all of the following except______.

A. Confucianism
Buddhism
Christianity
D. Chinese Socialism

After decades of distrust, China and America are finally seeking friendship. But after teaching in Xiamen Universitys MBA center for over five years, Ive come to realize that even if political and economic barriers are overcome, a major hurdle remains—culture! On occasion I have felt that some Chinese were rude or inconsiderate. Unfortunately, some Chinese have thought even worse of me. But most of the discord arises not from intent but from ignorance of cultural differences. Americas individualist culture springs from a 2 000 year tradition of Roman and Greek arts, philosophy and government, as well as the moral and legal traditions of Christianity. By contrast, Chinas culture, including its arts, philosophy, and government is rooted in the Confucian ethic, Taoism, Buddhism, and more recently, Chinese Socialism. Two weeks after I arrived in China, I told a cashier "Thank you. " She replied, "Dont use thanks. " Taken aback, I asked "Why shouldnt I use thanks?" She looked at me as if I were from another planet and I beat a hasty retreat. I reasoned that since China is socialist, maybe polite phrases denote feudalist class distinctions and are best avoided! But a leopard cant change its spots and an American cant easily stop saying "thank you" for everything. A week later a shop assistant told me "Dont use thanks. " I asked "Why not?" and she replied, "Dont be polite. " I thought, "Well, this is too much! We cant use any polite speech at all?" To my dismay, I eventually learned that "Dont use thanks" had the exact same meaning and usage as the English "Dont mention it". I had translated words instead of intent. My mistake was merely an embarrassment, but similar blunders(错误)by business and political leaders have destroyed potential business negotiations or diplomatic relationships. Questions:
Whats the best title of this passage?

A. Cultural Barriers to Sino-U. S. Friendship.
B. Possible Business Cooperation between China and America.
C. Political and Economic Hurdle between U. S. and China.
Different Languages Used by Chinese and Americans.

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