职称英语完形填空综合类考试自测练习(5)
<p> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="indicator">indicator</span>. <span word="Inflation">Inflation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> 1 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. 2 <span word="your">your</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="buys">buys</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> 3 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> 4 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="buys">buys</span> <span word="less">less</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> 5 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>.</p><p> <span word="Inflation">Inflation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="the">the</span> 6 . <span word="Retired">Retired</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="cannot">cannot</span> 7 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>. <span word="Elderly">Elderly</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="serous">serous</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stretching">stretching</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="to">to</span> 8 <span word="their">their</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>. <span word="Retirement">Retirement</span> <span word="income">income</span> 9 <span word="any">any</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> 11 <span word="some">some</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="items">items</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> 12 <span word="working">working</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 13 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> 14 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="living">living</span> 15 <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p><p> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="publish">publish</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="indexes">indexes</span> 16 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="determined">determined</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> 17 <span word="year">year</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> 18 100, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> 19 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="price">price</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> 20 <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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