Part B Directions: In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blank, There are two extra choices, which d not fit in any of the blanks. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. The days are getting shorter and the house-price forecasts are dropping faster than the last of the autumn leaves. Forecasts of a price crash, which began life as a minority view, are now banging in the middle of the mainstream. (41) ______. One of the most aggressive interest-rate forecasts is from John O’Sullivan at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. He expects the Bank of England to cut the base rate to 40% by the end of next year in efforts to limit the house-price drop to 5%. (42) ______. But these things can change rapidly. The shift in rate expectations, particularly among City econ0mists, has been dramatic, and it is reflected in the currency markets. (43) ______.
Part B Directions: In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41—45, choose the most suitable one from the list A—G to fit into each of the numbered blanks. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the blanks. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. It’s not just an American phenomenon: Across the globe, single-parent homes are on the rise. Numbers for one-parent families increased from England to Australia during the 1990s, mirroring demographic shifts reflected in the U.S. census. Just as in America, those shifts raised new questions about how involved government should be in helping single-parent families, which often are less well-off financially than those led by a married mom and dad. 41. _______________ Annie Oliver, a 32-year-old single mother from Bristol, England, thinks so. "You wouldn’t believe how becoming a single parent suddenly made me a second-class citizen," said Oliver, who
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