According to the passage, the closing of the schools developed into a crisis because of ________.

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• 1We learn from the passage that school authorities in Kalkaska are concerned about ________.

  A.a raise in the property-tax rate in Michigan

  B.reopening the schools there immediately

  C.the attitude of the MEA’s parent organization

  D.making a political issue of the closing of the schools

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• 2The author seems to disapprove of ________.

  A.the Michigan lawmakers’ endless debating

  B.the shutting of schools in Kalkaska

  C.the involvement of the mass media

  D.delaying the passage of the school funding legislation

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• 3One of the purposes for which school officials closed classes was ________.

  A.to avoid paying retirement benefits to teachers and staff

  B.to draw the attention of local taxpayers to political issues

  C.to make the financial difficulties of their teachers and staff known to the public

  D.to pressure Michigan lawmakers into increasing state funds for local schools

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• 4We learn from the passage that schools in Kalkaska, Michigan, are funded ________.

  A.by both the local and state governments

  B.exclusively by the local government

  C.mainly by the state government

  D.by the National Education Association

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• 5What is the passage mainly about、

  A.Why there is an increased enrollment in MBA programs.

  B.The necessity of reforming MBA programs in business schools.

  C.Doubts about the worth of holding an MBA degree.

  D.A debate held recently on university campuses.

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• 6The world’s first workers’ compensation law was introduced by Bismarck ________.

  A.to make industrial production safer

  B.to speed up the pace of industrialization

  C.out of religious and political considerations

  D.for fear of losing the support of the socialist labor movement

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• 7We learn from the passage that the process of industrialization in Europe ________.

  A.was accompanied by an increased number of workshop accidents

  B.resulted in the development of popular social insurance programs

  C.required workers to be aware of the potential dangers at the workplace

  D.met growing resistance from laborers working at machines

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• 8One of the problems the American injured workers faced in getting compensation in the early 19th century was that ________.

  A.they had to have the courage to sue for damages in a court of law

  B.different states in the U.S. had totally different compensation programs

  C.America’s average compensation benefit was much lower than the cost of living

  D.they had to produce evidence that their employers were responsible for the accident

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• 9After 1972 workers’ compensation insurance in the U.S. became more favorable to workers so that ________.

  A.the poverty level for a family of four went up drastically

  B.there were fewer legal barriers when they filed for claims

  C.the number of workers suing for damages increased

  D.more money was allocated to their compensation system

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• 10The author ends the passage with the implication that ________.

  A.compensation benefits in America are soaring to new heights

  B.the workers are not the only ones to benefit from the compensation system

  C.people from all walks of life can benefit from the compensation system

  D.money floating in the compensation system is a huge drain on the U.S. economy

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