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国际经贸文章选读参考答案 Chapter 1 Wall Street Reels, NYC Braces for Tough Economy 1. Answer the following questions based on the text. 1) She meant that the New York economy was on the verge of collapse, which made people feel very worried. 2) She said that lots of other cities and states across the U.S. had already suffered the economic problems. 3) This citys economy was not as bad as that of other U.S. cities and states. 4) They were massive losses and layoffs, rising costs of labor contracts, fewer major commercial building sales and a weakening local housing market. 5) The policy was to make every government agency do more with less. 6) The citys economy heavily depended on the citys essential services and they were the backbone of the citys economy. The policy could result in the worsening of the citys economy. 7) He continued to spend money on vital government functions such as garbage collection and police protection. 8) Because property tax cut was based on the booming businesses in Wall Street and massive building sales. However, the current situation was that Wall Street was suffering heavy losses and building sales slid sharply, and thats why it was unlikely that property tax cut would happen soon. 9) The difference is night and day. In 2006, the number of the citys employees bonuses skyrocketed, estimated at $33.9 billion while in 2008 the number tumbled by 30% or about $10 billion. 10) It was gloomy and pessimistic. 2. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the appropriate forms of the phrases given in the box. 1) dust off 2) In the short term 3) braced for 4) On top of 5) cut back 6) are hard up for 7) skimp on 8) bridge the gap 9) is lush with 10) dip into 3. Match an appropriate economic term numbered with Arabic numerals in the lefta2hand column with a corresponding definition numbered with capital Roman letters in the righta2hand column. 1) C 2) H 3) D 4) G 5) A 6) J 7) B 8) F 9) I 10) E 4. Fill in the blanks in the following passage with the