When will the General Manager be ?A、tentativeB、localC、available
A.tentative
B.local
C.available
A.tentative
B.local
C.available
A.hyponymy
B.synonymy
C.polysemy
D.antonymy
l indicator. Inflation is a period of increased 【C1】() that causes rapid rises in prices. 【C2】() . your money buys fewer goods so that you get 【C3】() for the same amount of money as before, inflation is the problem. There is a general rise 【C4】() the price of goods and services. Your money buys less. Sometimes people describe inflation as a 【C5】() when "a dollar is not worth a dollar anymore." Inflation is a problem for all consumers.
People who live on a fixed income are hurt the 【C6】() . Retired people, for instance, can not 【C7】() on an increase in income as prices rise. Elderly people who do not work face serious problems in stretching their incomes to 【C8】() their needs in time of inflation. Retirement income 【C9】() any fixed income usually does not rise as fast as prices. Many retired people must cut their spending to 【C10】() rising prices. In many cases they must stop 【C11】() some necessary items, such as food and clothing. Even 【C12】() working people whose incomes are going up, inflation can be a problem. The 【C13】() of living goes up, too. People who work must have even more money to keep up their standard of living. Just buying the things they need costs more. When incomes do not keep 【C14】() with rising prices, the standard of living goes down. People may be earning the same amount of money, but they are not living 【C15】() because they are not able to buy as many goods and services. Government units gather information about prices in our economy and publish it as price indexes 【C16】() the rate of change can be determined. A price index measures changes in prices using the price for a 【C17】() year as the base. The base price is set 【C18】() 100, and the other prices are reported as a 【C19】() of the base price. A price index makes 【C20】() possible to compare current prices of typical consumer goods, for example, with prices of the same goods in previous years.
1. A. spending B. demanding C. consuming D. saving
2. A. Because B. While C.Since D. When
3. A. much B. little C. more D. less
4. A. in B. on C. at D. to
5. A. chance B. time C. moment D. occasion
6. A. best B. least C. most D. worst
7. A. rely B. rest C. depend D. count
8. A. meet B. obtain C. care D. acquire
9. A. or B. and C. excluding D. including
10. A. live up to B. catch up on C. put up with D. keep up with
11. A. to buy B. buying C. having bought D. from buying
12. A. from B. to C. of D. if
13. A. price B. level C. cost D. limit
14. A. race B. pace C. speed D. step
15. A. as usual B. as well C. as before D. as such
16. A. in which B. from which C. of which D. by which
17. A. last B. given C. fixed D. definite
18. A. on B. by C. at D. against
19. A. portion B. percentage C. proportion D. fraction
20. A. it B. us C. one D. you
A.When taken drugs
B.When drugs e taken
C.When one takes drugs
D.When taking drugs
A.When to hold the meeting
B.When is held the meeting
C.When hold the meeting