Question

【题目】If a government ______ the economy, they put strict controls on people's ability to borrow money or on their own departments' freedom to spend money, in order to control the country's rate of inflation.

A.squeezes B.advocates

C.declines D.stretches

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】

试题分析：句义：如果政府紧缩经济，他们严格控制人们借钱的能力或自己部门花钱的自由，以此迫使通货膨胀率下降。A.squeezes挤压，紧缩，B.advocates促进，C.declines 下降，婉言谢绝，D.stretches 伸展，根据句义说明A正确。