选词填空U.S. stocks slid on Monday as news pointing to the deepening economic slump around the world dampened last week's market enthusiasm, with financial services companies and retailers among Wall Street's biggest casualties.Major industrial companies also contributed to losses on signs that global demand is 1)_ , leading investors to reduce risk in favor of government debt. The National Bureau of Economic Research declared that the United States entered 2) _ in December 2007, ending 73 months of economic expansion."Things are looking quite 3) _. Everyone acknowledges that," said Brian Gendreau, investment strategist at ING Investment Management in New York. "The question is to what extent is that already priced into the markets. Apparently, not 4)_."With the holiday shopping season under way, investorsfear that retailers may turn in their bleakest sales in perhaps two decades. Consumers made repeat trips to stores and spent more on bargains this weekend, but analysts said the rush is 5)_ to translate into a much-needed 6)_ in profit.Factory activity in the United States fell in November to its 7)_ since 1982, according to the Institute forSupply Management. The data shocked investors, who got news of weaker Chinese and European manufacturing activity earlier in the day.A slide in 8)_ prices pushedresource stocks into the red, with aluminum producer Alcoa 9)_10.2 percent to 9.66.The market's slide extended a global equity plunge that hurt stocks in Asia and drove European 10)_ down five percent or more.(A. tumbling B. intrinsically C. entirely D. boost E. indexes F. dividends G. commodity H. bleak I.weakening J. deteriorate K. unlikely L. blunder M. weakest N. amplifying O. recession)

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U.S. stocks slid on Monday as news pointing to the deepening economic slump around the world dampened last week's market enthusiasm, with financial services companies and retailers among Wall Street's biggest casualties.

Major industrial companies also contributed to losses on signs that global demand is 1)_ , leading investors to reduce risk in favor of government debt. The National Bureau of Economic Research declared that the United States entered 2) _ in December 2007, ending 73 months of economic expansion.

"Things are looking quite 3) _. Everyone acknowledges that," said Brian Gendreau, investment strategist at 

ING Investment Management in New York. "The 

question is to what extent is that already priced into the markets. Apparently, not 4)_."

With the holiday shopping season under way, investorsfear that retailers may turn in their bleakest sales in perhaps two decades. Consumers made repeat trips to stores and spent more on bargains this weekend, but analysts said the rush is 5)_ to translate into a 

much-needed 6)_ in profit.

Factory activity in the United States fell in November to its 7)_ since 1982, according to the Institute for

Supply Management. The data shocked investors, who got news of weaker Chinese and European manufacturing activity earlier in the day.A slide in 8)_ prices pushed

resource stocks into the red, with aluminum producer Alcoa 9)_10.2 percent to $9.66.

The market's slide extended a global equity plunge that hurt stocks in Asia and drove European 10)_ down five percent or more.

(A. tumbling B. intrinsically C. entirely D. boost E. 

indexes F. dividends G. commodity H. bleak I.

weakening J. deteriorate K. unlikely L. blunder M. 

weakest N. amplifying O. recession)