A ) achievement B ) compensation C ) contrast D ) contributing E ) depressing F ) employment G ) instantly H ) lower l ) maintain J ) released K ) remain L ) response M ) significantly N ) slimmer O ) tightened UK households are cutting back on spending at the fastest rate since 1980 . This is _26_ to the worst economic slowdown in three decades .Figures from the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) showed consumer spending felt by 1.2 % in the first three months of the year . People spent less on housing, household goods and services ,while those who went on holiday abroad also spent _27_ less . Consumers _28_ their belts in the face of job losses, pay cuts or freezes and sharply reduced city bonuses . The figures showed employees' _ 29 _ falling by 1.1 % in the quarter, the targets fall since records began in 1955 . Wages and salaries declined, with lower bonus payments in the financial sector than normal, while _30_ also fell . The data was _ 31 as part of the ONS'S latest assessment of the UK economy, which confirmed that gross domestic product ( SDP ) shrank by 1.9 % in the first quarter, its sharpest decline since 1979 . GDP stood 4.1 % _ 32 than a year ago, the biggest annual fail since 1980." The breakdown ( 分 析 ) of first - quarter GDP gives a pretty _ 33 _ picture of weakness right across the economy in the earth year ," said Jonathan Loynes of Capital Economics . "With key components like household spending and investment set to fall considerably further in _ 34 _ to the weakness in the housing market, the labor market and bank lending , we _ 35 _ unconvinced that recent green shoots ( 经济复苏迹象 ) will translate it to a return to decent growth next year ."
A ) achievement B ) compensation C ) contrast
D ) contributing E ) depressing F ) employment
G ) instantly H ) lower l ) maintain J ) released
K ) remain L ) response M ) significantly
N ) slimmer O ) tightened
UK households are cutting back on spending at the fastest rate since 1980 . This is _26_ to the worst economic slowdown in three decades .
Figures from the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) showed consumer spending felt by 1.2 % in the first three months of the year . People spent less on housing, household goods and services ,
while those who went on holiday abroad also spent _27_ less .
Consumers _28_ their belts in the face of job losses, pay cuts or freezes and sharply reduced city bonuses . The figures showed employees' _ 29 _ falling by 1.1 % in the quarter, the targets fall since records began in 1955 . Wages and salaries declined, with lower bonus payments in the financial sector than normal, while _30_ also fell .
The data was _ 31 as part of the ONS'S latest assessment of the UK economy, which confirmed that gross domestic product ( SDP ) shrank by 1.9 % in the first quarter, its sharpest decline since 1979 . GDP stood 4.1 % _ 32 than a year ago, the biggest annual fail since 1980.
" The breakdown ( 分 析 ) of first - quarter GDP gives a pretty _ 33 _ picture of weakness right across the economy in the earth year ," said Jonathan Loynes of Capital Economics .
"With key components like household spending and investment set to fall considerably further in _ 34 _ to the weakness in the housing market, the labor market and bank lending , we _ 35 _ unconvinced that recent green shoots ( 经济复苏迹象 ) will translate it to a return to decent growth next year ."
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A ) achievement 成就 B ) compensation补偿 C ) contrast 对比D ) contributing贡献 E ) depressing令人沮丧的 F ) employment 就业G ) instantly立即地 H ) lower较低的（地） l ) maintain维持 J ) released释放,发布 K ) remain 保持 L ) response反应，回应 M ) significantly显著地 N ) slimmer较为苗条 O ) tightened 收紧
第一段：英国家庭正以1980年以来最快的速度削减开支。这_26__30年来最严重的经济衰退。划线处和前面的is构成现在进行时，填动词ing形式。结合句意和所给词可知“贡献”符合题意。答案：D。
第二段：英国国家统计局(ONS)的数据显示，今年前三个月的消费者支出下降了1.2% 。人们在住房、家居用品和服务上的花费较少，而那些出国度假的人花费也_27_较少。划线处修饰形容词比较级less，填副词。结合句意和所给词可知“显著地”符合题意。答案：M。
第三段：面对失业、减薪或冻结以及城市奖金的大幅减少，消费者_28__腰带。数据显示，该季度就业者的_29_减少了1.1% ，自1955年有记录以来，这一目标一直在下降。工资和薪水下降，金融部门的奖金支付低于正常水平，而__30_也有所下降。28：结合句意和所给词可知“收紧”符合题意,答案：O。29：填名词，结合句意和所给词可知“补偿”符合题意，答案：B。30：填名词做主语。结合句意和所给词可知“就业”符合题意。答案：F。
第四段：数据作为英国国家统计局对英国经济最新评估的一部分被_31__，英国国内生产总值(GDP)在第一季度下降了1.9% ，这是自1979年以来的最大降幅。GDP 同比__32_4.1% ，这是自1980年以来最大的年度失败。”31：句子是被动语态was done，划线处填动词过去分词，结合句意和所给词可知“发布”符合题意，答案：J。32：根据than可知填副词比较级，结合句意和所给词可知“较低地”符合题意。答案：H。
第五段：第一季度国内生产总值(GDP)的分析给出了地球年整体经济疲软的__33_的图景,”凯投宏观(Capital Economics)的乔纳森•洛尼斯(Jonathan Loynes)表示。划线处前面有副词修饰，划线处填形容词修饰后面的名词picture。结合句意和所给词可知“令人沮丧的”符合题意。答案：E。
最后一段：“由于与住房市场、劳动力市场和银行贷款的疲软__34_的家庭支出和投资等关键因素进一步大幅下降，我们不_35__相信最近的复苏萌芽(经济复苏迹象)将在明年转化为体面的增长。”34：结合句意和所给词可知“回应”符合题意，in response to回应，答案：L。35：划线处是修饰动词unconvinced，填副词，结合句意和所给词可知“立即地”符合题意。答案：G。