A enhance bankers' sense of responsibility. B help corporations achieve larger profits. C build a new system of financial regulation. D guarantee the bonuses of top executives.

A the conditions for generating quick profits. B governments'impatience in decision-making. C the solid structure of publicly traded companies. D "short-termism"in economic activities.

A indirect. B adverse. C minimal. D temporary.

A the obstacles to preventing "short-termism". B the significance of long-term thinking. C the approaches to promoting "long-termism". D the prevalence of short-term thinking.

A Failure of Quarterly Capitalism B Patience as a Corporate Virtue C Decisiveness Required of Top Executives D Frustration of Risk-taking Bankers

A The change of course catalogs. B Students' indifference to GPAs. C Colleges'neglect of GPAs. D The influence of consumer culture.

A To help freshmen adapt to college learning. B To maintain colleges' graduation rates. C To prepare graduates for a challenging future. D To increase universities' income from tuition.

A obtain more financial support. B boost their student enrollments. C improve their teaching quality. D meet local governments' needs.

A To counterbalance each other. B To complement each other. C To be identical with each other. D To be contradictory to each other.

A assessing its feasibility. B analyzing the causes behind it. C comparing different views on it.. D listing its long-run effects.