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Source: The Economist Aug 14th 2008 (Adapted)

In America weak consumer spending is likely to continue to dampen imports over the next year or so. Auguring tougher times ahead, the countrys retail sales in July fell for the first time in five months. Less clear is how strong Americas export performance can remain, given the recent rebound in the dollar and slower growth in the rest of the world. The greenback remains cheap by many measures and so should continue to support Americas sales abroad. Slower growth elsewhere in the world is a more serious concern. Japans economy fell by an annualised 2.4% in the second quarter, figures released on August 13th showed, after growing strongly in the first quarter. Growth in the euro area also seems to have come to an end. But these two places account for only about 20% of Americas exports; much more important are emerging economies which now buy more than half of its exports. Economic growth in developing countries is likely to slow over the coming year. But what matters far more for American exports is the growth in their domestic demand and hence their appetite for imports. Goldman Sachs forecasts that real domestic demand in the four BRIC countriesBrazil, Russia, India and Chinawill grow by over 9% next year, roughly the same as in 2007 and 2008. If so, this will be good for American exporters.

01 - According to the text, the picture of the present America economy is a) highly hopeful. b) extremely positive. c) visibly worrying. d) notably optimistic. e) noticeably favorable.

02 According to paragraph 1, the Americas export performance a) might remain strong.

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b) will surely remain strong. c) has never been so bad. d) can become much better. e) must be improved.

03 It can be deduced from paragraph 2 of the text that emerging economies a) are not important for Americas exports. b) are less important than Japan economy and the euro area for Americas exports. c) can be considered insignificant for Americas exports. d) have undeniable influence over Americas exports. e) are not mentioned in a positive way.

04 In paragraph 3, the author mentions that Economic growth in developing countries is likely to slow over the coming year. In other words, Economic growth in developing countries is likely to a) grow. b) decelerate. c) remain constant. d) stabilize. e) accelerate.

05 The expression roughly the same (paragraph 3) means a) exactly. b) just. c) precisely. d) strictly. e) approximately.

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