(单选题)

It can be learned from the first paragraph that ( )

A.Teamsters still have a large body of members.

B.Jimmy Hoffa used to work as a civil servant.

C.unions have enlarged their public-sector membership.

D.the government has improved its relationship with unionists.

参考答案：C

参考解析：

段落推理题。题干问从第一段能推出什么。优先对应主题和转折；但是都没有，只能逐个排除：选项A：Teamsters依然有大量的会员，文中没有提及。B：Jimmy Hoffa曾经是一名公务员。文中提到he would probably represent civil servant他可能会代表公务员，并不意味着他是公务员。C：工会已经增加了其公共行业的会员。文中only one in ten American government workers belonged to a union; now 36% do.现在有36%确实增加了。D：政府已经提升了其同工会会员之间的关系。没有提及政府和工会会员之间的关系，排除。故本题正确答案选C。

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