[填空题]The real problem is not the economic crisis that dominates the headlines, but a pair of intertwined long-term concerns: the shrinking work force, and money squandered on life support for________industries and backward regions.
A. A．relevant
B．moribund
C．nascent
D．deserving
E．thriving

[填空题]The real problem is not the economic crisis that dominates the headlines, but a pair of intertwined long-term concerns: the shrinking work force, and money squandered on life support for________industries and backward regions.
A. A．relevant
B．moribund
C．nascent
D．deserving
E．thriving

[填空题]The Asian Economic Crisis triggered the economic depression in the U.S.

[简答题]What is the economic problem facing United States

[多项选择]For two candidates

Your company is planning to lay off a number of old staff due to the terrible economic crisis.
You have been asked to help with running the project.
Discuss the situation together, and decide:
· how the company is to comfort the old staff
· whether there are other ways to help go through the difficulty.
For three candidates

Your company is planning to lay off a number of old staff because of the terrible economic crisis.
You have been asked to help with running the project.
Discuss the situation together, and decide:
· how the company is to comfort the old staff
· whether there are other ways to help go through the difficulty
· what can be done to help maintain the company’s image.
Follow-on questions
· If you are the HR m

[填空题]The Asian Economic Crisis involved more money than did the Mexican peso crisis in the 1980s.

[单项选择]Because of the economic crisis, industrial output in the region remained ______.
A. motionless
B. inactive
C. stagnant
D. immobile

[单项选择]

Paragraph 1 In times of economic crisis, Americans turn to their families for support. If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our skyhigh divorce rate. But this won’t necessarily represent an increase in happy marriages. In the long run, the Depression weakened American families, and the current crisis will probably do the same.
Paragraph 2 We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge job losses. By 1932, when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929. But this doesn’t mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages. Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn’t afford to divorce. They feared neither spouse could manage alone.
Paragraph 3 Today, given the job losses of the past year, fewer unhappy couples will risk starting separate households. Furthermore, the housing market
A. tear many troubled families apart
B. contribute to enduring family ties
C. bring about a drop in the divorce rate
D. cause a lot of conflicts in the family

[单项选择]The serious economic crisis in the late 1920s and 1930s first brought about by （　）.
A. bank failures
B. serious unemployment
C. farm foreclosures
D. the stock market crash

[单项选择]In the current global economic crisis, China, though （） to some degree, is undoubtedly a country recovering the most rapidly from it according to some statistics.
A. having affected
B. has been affected
C. affected
D. has affected

[填空题]To counter the coming economic crisis, many are expecting to seek help from_________.

[单项选择]There is no sign that the world economic crisis will lessen in the next few months, although a certain degree of recovery is in sight（）
A. 尽管没有人认为未来几个月内世界经济危机会消失，但是在一定程度上的复苏是肯 定的。
B. 尽管世界经济复苏的迹象是肯定的，但是未来几个月内经济危机缓和的现象还不很 明显。
C. 尽管已经显现出一定程度的经济复苏，但没有迹象表明世界经济危机在未来几个月会 减缓。
D. 尽管没有人承认未来几个月内世界危机会触底，但我们肯定会看到世界经济的复苏。