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1.TomanyBritons,theweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton,which

issetforFriday,isnotonlyaroyalweddingbutalsoaneventthat

wiIIbringaboutachangeoffortuneforBritain,sfIaggingeconomy.

However,someanalystsbegtodiffer.CantheweddingrevitaIizethe

BritisheconomyOrwiIIitbejustadragontheBritain'seconomyAt

atimeofrecession,theRoyalWeddingisexpectedtogiveBritain'

seconomyaIift,withtourism,merchandisingandbroadcastingbest

placed.AccordingtoVisitLondon,theofficiaItouristofficefor

London,atleastanadditional600,000visitorsfromhomeandabroadwill

fIocktoLondonforthewedding,addingabout￡30~50miIIiontoLondon1

seconomy.FoodanddrinkwiIIaccountforthehighestexpenditureat

￡200million,withaIcohoImakingupaImost￡80miIIionofthesum,

whilesalesofsouvenirsandwedding,memorabiIiaareexpectedtoreach

￡157.5mi11ion.Basedonthestatistics,someanalystsbeIievethat

theweddingcouIdreignitetheBritisheconomy.Merchandisingyincreased

tourismtotheU.K.andafeeI-goodfactorthatincreasesretaiIsales

ingeneralcouldgivetheeconomya￡620millionormoreconsumer

spendingboost.NelISaunders,consultingdirectorofretaiI

researchersholds:"obviouslyitwiIIbeagreattimeofcelebrationfor

thecountry,andsomeofourmemberswi11benefit,especiallythosein

retai1.11SaraLee,spokeswomanforBritain'sFederationofSmalI

BusinessesbeIieves."OursurveysuggeststhattheweddingwiIIbeagreat

economicboostforLondon5seconomyandagoodindicatorofthepotentiaI

economicbenefitsofthe01ympicGameswhenmorethantentimesthis

numberofvisitorsisexpected.11MarkAmbler,economistatPwCsays.

PwCconductedtheresearchaspartofanongoingprojecttomonitorthe

economicimpactofIargeeventsinthecapitalintherunuptothe01ympic

Gamesnextyear.DespitetheexpectedboosttoretaiIandtourism,some

economistswarnthattheweddingwouldnJthavealong-termimpacton

theeconomy.Astheweddingdayfallsbetweentwolonghoiidayweekends,

manyBritonsmaymakeanelevendayvacationbytakingoffthethreedays

inthemiddle,which,theysay,wiIIdecreaseproductivityandhurt

Britain'sGDP.11wouIdbewishfuIthinkingtohopethiswouIdmakepeopIe

feelsignificantIybetterorspendmoremoney.Whilethesethingscan

haveashort-termimpactonthetimingofeconomicactivity,theydon'

ttendtohaveanysortoflastingeffect.JonathanLoynes,chief

EuropeaneconomistatCapitaIEconomicsLtd.inLondonexpresseshis

opinion..’"OveraII,IthinktheimpactontheeconomywiIIbenegIigibIe.

MuchmoreimportantwiIIbewhatishappeningintheeconomyoveralI,

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forexampIeyinflationdevelopments.HowardArcher,chiefU.K.

economistatresearchgroupIHSGIobaIInsightconcludes."Theroyal

weddingcouIdevenharmBritishgrowthbecauseoftheextraday'shoiiday.

Allowingmostworkersadayoffcouldknocksome0.25percentfromBritish

grossdomesticproduct(GDP)inthesecondquarter.\

TheweddingofPrineeWilliamandKateMiddletonwiIINOT.

A.attractnumerousvisitorstoLondon

B.expandthedomesticdemandofBritaintoacertaindegree

C.ensurethesuccessofthecomingOlympicGamesinLondon

D.increaseretailsalesintheU.K.

2.Injustayear,ShaoMingqingfajoblessmanfromShandongprovince,

savedenoughmoneytobuya180,000-yuanToyota.Buthe'snorealestate

agent.The23-year-oIdmadehismoneybyseIIinggarIic.HumbIegarIic

hasoutperformedstocks,propertyandevengoldtobecomethe

top-performingassetinChinasincelastyear.Shaowasjustoneofthe

luckybusinessmenwhoprofitedhugeIyfromthegarIiccraze,according

toanarticleinChinaDaily.TheNationaIBureauofStatisticssaid

inMaythatthewholesalepriceofgarIichadskyrocketedmorethan

tenfoIdfromayearearIiertoabout12yuanakilogram.GarIicisnow

moreexpensivethanleanmeatinsomeplaces.Asaresult,most

restaurantsinnorthernChinanolongergenerouslyservefreegarIic

cIoveswhencustomersorderdumpIings.HowdidgarIicmaniahappen

WhenthegIobaIeconomytumbIedin2008,thegarIicmarketcollapsed.

Nobodywasbuying.So,garIicfarmersinChinapIantedabout50percent

lessgarIicin2009.That'salotlessgarIicforChinafwhichproduces

moregarIicthananycountryintheworld.Then,theH1N1epidemic

brokeout.PeopIewerequitenervousaboutit.GarIic,atraditional

Chineseherbalremedy,wassaidtobeasgoodasaflushot.Thus,the

IimitedsupplyofgarIicranintounforeseenhighdemand,eventhough

somemedicaIexpertslaterdebunkeditsrumoredheaIth-protecting

properties.Notsurprisingly,smartpeopIesawahugeopportunityin

thegapbetweensupplyanddemand.ThepriceofgarIiccontinuedto

growbecauseoftheavaiIabiIityofcapitalforinvestmentinthemarket.

Attheendof2008,banksstartedtoloanmoneytostimuIatethefalling

economy.Anincreasingamountofhotmoneywasthusinjectedintothe

market.Whenthehousingandstockmarketsstruggled,theboominggarIic

tradebecamepopularamonginvestors,accordingtoananalysisby

YangchengEveningNews.Theseinvestorsstartedstockingtonsof

garIicintowarehousesandwaitedforpricestorise.Accordingtothe

newspaper,somebusinessmeninShandongprovinceboughtwholegarIic

cropsbeforetheywereevenharvested.Andtherestishistory.Many,

IikeShao,havestruckgold,whilefamilies,restaurantsandfood

companieshavehadtoreducetheiruseofgarIic.BesidescompIaints

fromordinaryconsumers,there'saconcernthatthegarIicbubblewiII

burst,leavingmanybankswithbadloans,accordingtoChinaTimes.But

thegovernmentistryingtocurbrisinggarIicpricesbyreguIatingtheir

costandpunishingprofiteers.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseforthepriceincreaseofgarIic

A.MostrestaurantsinnorthernChinaservefreegarliccloves.

B.Theyieldofgarlicslumpedbadlyin2009.

C.TheH1N1epidemicbrokeout.

D.Someinvestorshoardgarlicforlaterhigherpric

3.Isn1tmarriagemeanttobeforIifeWhythendosomanymarriages

intheU.K.nowendindivorceAnincredible66percentofmarriages

intheU.K.endindivorce,whichisthehighestrateinEurope.The

rateiscontinuingtoriseasweII.Wi11itgetcloseto100percentone

dayWhatonearthishappeningtotheU.K.tocausesuchaphenomenon

ManyconsiderthefamiIytobethebasicbuiIdingblockofsociety.If

marriagesandfamiIiesarefallingapart,isU.K.societyalsofalling

apartIsthedivorcerateasymptomofsomesortofsociaIcrisisIs

theU.K.’sculturalidentitydisintegratingIt'squitedifficult

thesedaystosaywhattheU.K.5sculturalidentityis.We'realI

famiIiarwithBritishtraditionsandcustoms,buttheydon'treallyseem

tobeabigpartofmodernIifeintheU.K..Itisinaccuratetothink

thatalIBritishmenaregentIemenwhowearbowlerhats.Thatisnotwhat

theU.K.islikegeneraIly.ItiswrongtothinkthatwealIliveinquiet,

sleepyviIIagesandplaycricket.Wedon'talldrinkteawithmilk.The

U.K.oftodayisoneofthemostmulticulturalcountriesonEarth.There

areexoticsightsandsoundsonthestreetcornersofeveryBritishcity.

Britishcuisineisnowoneofthemostdiversearound.Everyonespeaks

withadifferentaccent.Thestrangeandthebizarrearequitecommon

intheU.K..IssuchdiversityagoodthingWell,itmakestheU.

K.averyexcitingplacetoIive.Therearenewideaseverywhere.AlI

thesensesarestimulated.Thereisgreatfreedomtobewhoyouwantto

be,andmostpeopIewiIInotcriticizeyouforwhoyouare.Yetsuch

freedomseemstocomeatacost.It'snotalIhappyfamiIies.Therehas

beenasignificantnumberofraceriotsinboththesouthandnorthof

Englandoverthelast50yearsofBritishhistory.SomeBritishpeopIe

regardethnicminoritiesascomingtotheU.K.tostealjobs.Thecredit

crunchhasonlyincreasedthisfeeling,ofcourse,becauseunempIoyment

rateshaverisen.So,itcouldbearguedthebreakdownofmarriages

intheII.K.isinsomepartbecauseofthepressuresputuponfamiIies

bywiderproblemsinBritishsociety.Itwillbeinterestingtoseeif

thedivorceratealsoincreasesbecauseofthefinancialpressuresput

uponfamiIiesbythecreditcrunch.ManypeopIebecomestressedand

unhappywhentheylackfinanciaIsecurity,andthatcanthenmaketheir

homeIifeorfamiIyIifestressedandunhappyaswell.Another

possiblereasonforthehighdivorceratemightbethatmarriagenoIonger

hasthesamevalueormeaningforBritishpeopIeasitoncedid.Church

attendanceintheU.K.hasbeenfallingforthelast50years,suggesting

fewerpeopIeconsidermarriageaholyinstitution.Since1991,therehas

beenadropof50percentinpeopIegettingmarriedinchurchratherthan

aregisteroffice.Bizarrely,ChristianmissionariesnowcometotheU.

K.,whereas800yearsago,theU.K.wassendingChristianmissionaries

outaroundtheworId.Thenthereisthefinancialsidetogetting

married.Inthepast,marriedcouplespaidlowergovernmenttaxesthan

singles.Thattaxincentivehasnowdisappeared.Inaddition,thecost

ofa"whitewedding"intheU.K.,onceeverygirl'sdreamfisnowso

high(aminimumof￡10,000)thatincreasinglyfewpeoplecanaffordit.

WhatdoesitalImeanWiIImarriagedisappearcompIeteIyintheU.K.

onedayTheansweris..probabIynot.ThereaIityisthattheinstitution

ofmarriageischangingwithBritishsociety,soithasagoodchance

ofsurvival.SincetheintroductionofHciviIpartnerships'1intheU.

K.in2005,thousandsofsame-sexmarriageshavetakenplaceeveryyear.

Thedissolutionrate(effectiveIy,thedivorcerate)islessthanone

percent.TheU.K.hasmadealotofprogressintheareaofgayrights

sincehomosexuaIactsweredeeriminalizedin1967.It'sprobablyjust

aswell,sinceotherwisenoonewouldbehappilymarriedintheU.K..

WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonfortheclimbingdivorcerate

intheU.K.

A.Britishpeoplearenotasseriousabouttheirmarriageasbefore.

B.TheU.K.societyisfallingapart.

C.ThecreditcrunchputsheavyfinancialpressureupontheBritish

families.

D.ThesocialdiversitybringsbothfreedomandegoismtotheBritishpeopl

4.AnannualpopuIationgrowthrateof0.57percentinthelastdecade,

pointstothenecessityoffurthermaintainingthefamily-planning

poIicyandkeepingthecountry'spopuIationgrowthrateatareasonable

IeveI.ThenetincreaseinthepopuIationwas130miIIionfrom1990

to2000,56millionmorethaninthe2001~2010period.Soitisclear

thatfamilyplanninghasachievedagreatdeal.Givenitsgreat

popuIationyChinaneedstocontinuethefamily-planningpoIicyasits

popuIationwiIIcontinuetogrowoverthenexttwodecadesbeforeitpeaks

atapredicted1.5billion.ThepubIicationofdetailedfiguresfrom

thesixthnationaIcensusonThursdayshowsthattheproportionof

residentsunder14droppedby6.29percentagepointsinthelast10years

andthoseagedbetween15and59decreasedby1.91percentagepoints.

DuringthesameperiodythenumberofpeopIeovertheage60increased

by2.93percentagepoints.Theincreasinglyheavierburdenofanaging

popuIationisaproductofthesuccessfulimpIementationofthe

famiIy-pIanningpolicy.Atthesametime,therapiddwindlinginthe

popuIationundertheageof14suggeststhatalackoflaborerswiIIpose

athreattothecountry1seconomicgrowthinthenearfuture.Itis

definitelyrightforChinatomaintainarelativelylowbirthrate.Yet,

thecountrycannotaffordtoseeitspopuIationgrowthratedropas

sharplyasithasinthepasttwodecades.Ifthatbecomesareality,

itwiltcertainlynegativeIyaffectthegovernment1sfinancial

capabiIitytosubsidizethecareofitsagedpopulation,whichwiII

continuetogrowinthecomingdecades.Itwouldalsoexertaheavy

pressureontheyoungergeneration.Whatthegovernmentcannotafford

toignoreistheyoungergenerationsattitudetowardchiIdbirth,which

mustalsohavecontributedtotherapiddeciineinpopuIationgrowthin

thepasttwodecades.ItcantakeseveraldecadesforapopuIation

policytoshowitseffect.Therefore,fIuctuationsinthepopuIationsize

mustbecloselymonitoredinthecomingyears.Inaddition,studiesand

surveysarealsoneededtodiscoveryoungpeople9sattitudestoward

havingchiIdren.Thentheadjustmentstobemadeinthe

famiIy-pIanningpolicywillbesoundlybasedonsoliddataasweIIas

sensibleanalysisandpredictionofthepopuIationdeveIopmenttrend.

ThisdemonstrateswhatPresidentHuJintaowastalkingaboutwhenhesaid

onWednesday,thatthepopuIationissueiscompIicatedanddeserves

long-termconcern.

TomaintainarelativelylowbirthratewiIIchange.

A.thesexstructureofthepopulation

B.theethnicstructureofthepopulation

C.theagestructureofthepopulation.

D.thestructuraldifferenceinurbanandruralpopulation

5.Thankstocloseddoorsandfiercegatekeepers,bossesaretrickyto

observeintheirnaturalhabitat.YetitmightbeusefuItoknowwhat

theydoalIday,andwhetheranyofitbenefitsshareholders.AnewHarvard

BusinessSchooIworkingpapershedssomeIight.Researchersaskedthe

chiefexecutivesof94Itaiianfirmstohavetheirassistantsrecordtheir

activitiesforaweek.Youmaytakethiswithagrainofsalt.Isthe

boss5sassistantaneutralobserverIfthebossspendshislunchhour

boozing,orinamoteIwithhisassistant,wiIIsherecordthistruthfuIIy

Nonetheless,herearetheresults.TheaverageItaiianbossworksfor

48hoursaweekandspends60%ofthattimeinmeetings.ThemostdiIigent

putinanother20hours.Andthelongertheywork,thebetterthecompany

does.LessdiIigentchiefexecutivesaremoreIikeIytohave

one-to-onemeetingswithpeopIefromoutsidethecompany.Theauthors

specuIatethatsuchpeopIearetryingtoraisetheirownprofiIe,perhaps

tosecureabetterjob.Bosseswhoworklongerhours,bycontrast,spend

moreofthemmeetingtheirownemployees.Bossesoftencomplainthat

theygetboggeddowninday-to-dayoperations,saysRajeshChandy,a

professorattheLondonBusinessSchooI.ReguIationsthatmakethem

IegaIIyresponsiblefortheirunderIings,wrongdoingsarepartlyto

bIame.TheprospectofjaiIisapowerfulattention-grabber.Manybosses

alsofeeltheymustdasharoundtheworldpitchingtoclients.Jim

HagemannSnabe,co-chiefexecutiveofSAP,asoftwarefirm,reckonsthat

hemetover200lastyear.MrChandythinksbossesshouldspendlesstime

withclientsandmoretimethinkingaboutthefuture.Howmuchtime

theyspendthinkingaboutanythingishardtomeasure.Butinan

experiment,MrChandymeasuredhowoftenbossesuseforward-1ookingwords

Iike"willHand"shalIHintheirpubIicstatements.HeconeIudedthat

bossesspendonIy3%?4%oftheirdaythinkingaboutIong-termstrategy.

BrianSulIivan,thechiefexecutiveofCTPartners,aheadhuntingfirm,

saysthemostdifficultpartofhisjobissayingnotopeopIewhowant

apieceofhistime."IfitwasuptoourpartnersIwouldbeatevery

pitch,Hhesays.MrSuIIivansaystheonlytimehegetsforblue-sky

thinkingiswhenheisinthesky."ChiefexecutiveswiIIruetheday

whenBlackBerrysworkonplanes,11hepredicts.BiIIGatestookregular

"thinkweeks",whenhewouldsitaloneinacabinfor18hoursadayreading

andcontempIating.This,itissaid,ledtosuchstrategicmasterstrokes

as"theinternettidalwavememo"in1995,whichshiftedMicrosoft5s

focus(somesaybeIatedIy)totheweb.Butnoteverybossthinksheneeds

moretimeforthinking,"YoucanhireMcKinseytodothatforyou,Msays

one.

What'sthetoneofBrianSuIIivaninParagraph6

A.Humorous.

B.Painful.

C.Self-mockery.

D.Ironical.

6.ThethirdBRICSsummitconeIudedonApriI14withthesigningofthe

SanyaDeclaration,highIightingthestrengtheningofthefive-nation

blocandpromotingcommonprosperity.ThemeetingofBrazil,Russia,

India,ChinaandnewlyadmittedSouthAfrica(BRICS)inSanya,Hainan

province,drewworldwideattentionbecausethefivecountriestogether

accountforabout40percentoftheworIdpopuIationandabout18percent:

ofGDP.TheBRICSeconomieshavebecomeincreasinglyimportantfor

theworIdeconomynotonlybecausetheyovercametheimpactofthegIobaI

financialcrisisearIierthantherestoftheworId,butalsobecause

theyhavemaintainedrelativelyrapideconomicgrowth.Comparedwiththe

worldaverageof3percent,theblocachieved6percentgrowthlastyear,

accountingfor60percentofthegIobaIeconomicgrowth.Theriseof

theBRICSeconomiesisanimportantreasonwhytheworIdeconomydidnot

gointodeeperrecession-akintotheGreatDepression-afterthe

gIobaIfinancialcrisis.Nowonder,theinternationalcommunity

hashingeditshopesonthesustainedandfastrecoveryofBRICStopropel

theglobaleconomy.ThehigheconomiccompIementarinessoftheBRICS

economiesshowsthattheyhavehugegrowthpotentiaIandcanbetheengine

ofgrowthfortheworIdeconomy.ButBRICSisstillafledgingbloc,

andhastostrengthenitsintrinsiccooperativemechanismstoplaythe

roleitdeservesontheworIdstage.IntheSanyaDeclaration,thebloc

hasexpresseditsdeterminationtotransformitshopesofstrengthened

politicalcooperationintoreality.Todothat,thefivecountrieshave

vowedtotakeaseriesofmeasurestostrengthenmutuaIcooperationon

awiderangeofissues.ButtoplayabiggerroleontheworIdstage,

theBRICSeconomiesalsohavetoconsolidatetheireconomicrelationship.

Forexample,ChinaisthelargesttradingpartnerofIndia,BraziIand

SouthAfrica,butitsbilateraltradevoIumewiththethreecountries

isonlydozensofbillionsofdollars.ThebilateraltradevoIumesof

India,BraziIySouthMricaandRussiaareevensmalIer.Thisshowsthat

theBRICSeconomieshavealotofroomtoincreaseandexpandmutuaItrade.

Besides,thefivecountriesneedtofurtherstrengthenmutuaI

coordinationonsomeinternationalissuestoboostthebloc5sinfIuence

intheinternationalarena.SincealIthefivecountriesaremembersof

theUnitedNationsSecurityCounciIthisyear,withChinaandRussiabeing

permanentmembers,theyhavepromisedtocloselycooperateonworIdpeace

andsecurityinitiatives,strengthenmultilateralismfandpromote

democratizationofinternationalrelations.SincealItheBRICS

economiesaredevelopingcountries,itisimperativethattheywork

togethertodeveIoptheirblocintoaviablechannelforgreater

South-Southcooperation.TheentryofSouthAfricaintotheblocis

expectedtopushBRICSinthatdirection.BecauseofhistoricaI

factors,manyofthedevelopingcountries,includingtheleast

industrializedones,areinAfrica,whichisthefocusoftheUN

MillenniumDeveIopmentGoals'povertyreductionefforts.Again,South

Africa5sentryintotheblocisexpectedtobuiIdabridgeofcooperation

betweentheblocJsothermembersandAfricancountries.Thisisimportant

because,accordingtotheSanyaDeclaration,theblociscommittedto

helpingAfricancountrieseradicatepovertyandhunger,andmeettheUN

MillenniumDeveIopmentGoals'targetby2015.TheBRICSeconomies

havethrowntheirweightbehindG20toachievethatgoal.SincetheG20

membershipisevenlydistributedbetweendevelopedanddeveloping

countries,bothfromtheNorthandSouth,theBRICSeconomieswantto

turnitintothemainplatformforpromotinginternationaleconomic

cooperationandmoreintenselypursuingbettergIobaIgovernance,asthe

SanyaDeclarationsays.

TheBRICSeconomieshavebecomeincreasinglyimportantfortheworId

economyNOTbecause.

A.theyovercametheimpactoftheglobalfinancialcrisisearlierthan

therestoftheworld

B.theyhavemaintainedrelativelyrapideconomicgrowth

C.theymeettheUNMillenniumDevelopmentGoals'target

D.theyhavehugegrowthpotentialandcanbetheengineofgrowthfor

theworldeconomy

7.AnannualpopuIationgrowthrateof0.57percentinthelastdecade,

pointstothenecessityoffurthermaintainingthefamily-planning

policyandkeepingthecountry5spopuIationgrowthrateatareasonable

IeveI.ThenetincreaseinthepopuIationwas130miIIionfrom1990

to2000,56millionmorethaninthe2001?2010period.Soitisclear

thatfamilyplanninghasachievedagreatdeal.Givenitsgreat

popuIation,ChinaneedstocontinuethefamiIy-pIanningpolicyasits

popuIationwiIIcontinuetogrowoverthenexttwodecadesbeforeitpeaks

atapredicted1.5billion.ThepubIicationofdetailedfiguresfrom

thesixthnationaIcensusonThursdayshowsthattheproportionof

residentsunder14droppedby6.29percentagepointsinthelast10years

andthoseagedbetween15and59decreasedby1.91percentagepoints.

Duringthesameperiod,thenumberofpeopIeovertheage60increased

by2.93percentagepoints.Theincreasinglyheavierburdenofanaging

popuIationisaproductofthesuccessfulimpIementationofthe

famiIy-pIanningpolicy.Atthesametime,therapiddwindlinginthe

popuIationundertheageof14suggeststhatalackoflaborerswiIIpose

athreattothecountry'seconomicgrowthinthenearfuture.Itis

definitelyrightforChinatomaintainarelativelylowbirthrate.Yet,

thecountrycannotaffordtoseeitspopuIationgrowthratedropas

sharplyasithasinthepasttwodecades.Ifthatbecomesareality,

itwiItcertainlynegativeIyaffectthegovernmentJsfinancial

capabiIitytosubsidizethecareofitsagedpopulation,whichwiII

continuetogrowinthecomingdecades.Itwouldalsoexertaheavy

pressureontheyoungergeneration.Whatthegovernmentcannotafford

toignoreistheyoungergeneration'sattitudetowardchiIdbirth,which

mustalsohavecontributedtotherapiddeciineinpopuIationgrowthin

thepasttwodecades.ItcantakeseveraldecadesforapopuIation

policytoshowitseffect.Therefore,fluctuationsinthepopuIationsize

mustbecloselymonitoredinthecomingyears.Inaddition,studiesand

surveysarealsoneededtodiscoveryoungpeople5sattitudestoward

havingchiIdren.Thentheadjustmentstobemadeinthe

famiIy-pIanningpolicywillbesoundlybasedonsoliddataasweIIas

sensibleanalysisandpredictionofthepopuIationdeveIopmenttrend.

ThisdemonstrateswhatPresidentHuJintaowastalkingaboutwhenhesaid

onWednesday,thatthepopuIationissueiscompIicatedanddeserves

long-termconcern.

AnagingpopuIationwiIINOT.

A.exertaheavypressureontheyoungergeneration

B.placeheavyfinancialburdenonthegovernment

C.slowdownthepopulationgrowth

D.decreasethepopulationoflaborforce

8.Onthehorizondustrises.There'sarumbIingsoundIikefar-offthunder.

Nowyoucanseeadark,movingtide.Theshapesbecomemoredistinct,

thenoisebecomesacrescendoandthegro