单选题
What is Roland Winterson's opinion about meetings?
A． They can be a bad use of a manager's time.
B． Their importance is often underestimated.
C． They frequently result in wrong decisions.
D． Their effectiveness could be improved with better planning.
【题干考查点】Roland Winterson对于会议的观点：
【原文定位句】定位段落第五段，定位句为“In business，time is money and spending it in needless meetings that don’t achieve anything can be very costly．”即：在企业中，时间就是金钱，把时间浪费在无休止的会议中不能实现任何目标，还会消耗人们的精力。
【答案对应点】原文定位句中spending it in needless meetings that don，t achieve anythina can be very costly与选项A中they can be a bad use of a managers time表述大体一致。
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