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SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions

ReadthefollowingtextChoosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkABC

orDonANSWERSHEET1(10points)

Businessandgovernmentleadersalsoconsidertheinflationratetobeanimportantgeneralindicator.

Inflationisaperiodofincreased1thatcausesrapidrisesinprices.2yourmoneybuysfewergoodsso

thatyouget3forthesameamountofmoneyasbefore,inflationistheproblem.Thereisageneralrise

4thepriceofgoodsandservices.Yourmoneybuyss.Sometimespeopledescribeinflationasan5

when“adollarisnotworthadollaranymore.”

Inflationisaproblemforallconsumers.Peoplewholiveonafixedincomearehurtthe6.Retiredpeople,

forinstance,cannot7onanincreaseinincomeaspricesrise.Elderlypeoplewhodonotworkfaceserious

problemsinstretchingtheirincomesto8theirneedsintimeofinflation.Retirementincome

9anyfixedincomeusuallydoesnotriseasfastasprices.Manyretiredpeoplemustcuttheirspendingto

10risingprices.Inmanycasestheymuststop11somenecessaryitems,suchasfoodandclothing.

Even12workingpeoplewhoseincomesaregoingup,inflationcanbeaproblem.The13oflivinggoes

up,too.Peoplewhoworkmusthaveevenmoremoneytokeepuptheirstandardofliving.Justbuyingthethings

theyneedcostsmore.Whenincomesdonotkeep14withrisingprices,thestandardoflivinggoesdown.People

maybeearningthesameamountofmoney,buttheyarenotlivingwell15theyarenotabletobuyasmany

goodsandservices.

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