Inflation Business and government leaders also consider the inflation rate to be an important general indicator.Inflation is a period of increased spending that causes rapid rises in prices.___(21) your money buys fewer goods so that you get__________(22) for the same amount of money as before, inflation is the problem、There is a general rise_________(23) the price of goods and services、Your money buys less、Sometimes people describe inflation as a time when “a dollar is not worth a dollar anymore”. Inflation is a problem for all consumers、People who live on a fixed income are hurt the_________(24).Retired people, for instance, cannot count on an increase in income as prices rise. Elderly people who do not work face serious problems in stretching their incomes to____________(25)their needs in time of inflation、Retirement income_________(26) any fixed income usually does not rise as fast as prices.Many retired people must cut their spending to___________(27) rising prices.In many cases they must stop ___________(28) some necessary items, such as food and clothing.Even_________(29) working people whose incomes are going up, inflation can be a problem.The_________(30) of living goes up,too.People who work must have even more money to keep up their standard of living, just buying the things they need costs more.When incomes do not keep_______________(31) with rising prices,the standard of living goes down.People may be earning the same amount of money, but they are not living as well because they are not able to buy as many goods and services. Government units gather information about prices in our economy and publish it as price indexes__________(32) the rate of change can be determined.A price index measures changes in prices using the price for a_________(33) year as the base.The base price is set at 100,and the other prices are reported as a_________(34) of the base price.A price index makes ________(35) possible to compare current prices of typical consumer goods,for example,with prices of the same goods in previous years. A.Because B.While C.Since D.When ______A.much B.little C.more D.less ______A.in B.on C.at D.to ______A.best B.lease C.most D.worst ______A.meet B.obtain C.care D.acquire ______ A.or B.and C.excluding D.including ______ A.live up to B.catch up on C.put up with D.keep up with ______ A.to buy B.buying C.having bought D.from buying ______ A.for B.to C.of D.if ______ A.price B.level C.cost D.standard ______ A.race B.pace C.speed D.step ______ A.last B.given C.fixed D.definite ______ A.portion B.fraction C.proportion D.percentage ______ A.it B.us C.one D.you