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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
Hong Kong has taken over from Tokyo as the world's most expensive city, according to a lifestyle survey which also shows the gap between the costliest and cheapest cities is narrowing. Moscow takes second place in the survey, published by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, with Tokyo third. At the other end of the scale, Johannesburg replaced Blantyre, Malawi as the cheapest city on the planet. Mercer said the gulf between those at the top and bottom of the pile had narrowed by nearly 15 percent in the 12 months to March 2002．The research took New York as the base city with a score of 100 points. Hong Kong scored 124.2; the South African capital just 34.4. It measured the comparative cost of over 200 items such as housing, food, clothing and household goods as well as transport and enjoyment in 144 cities worldwide. St. Petersburg in Russia and London were the two most expensive cities in Europe, while in the United States, New York was far and away the costliest city, followed by Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco. Elsewhere, Buenos Aires had the most dramatic fall, from 23rd to 133rd following Argentina's economic crisis and devaluation of the peso (经济危机和比索贬值). New Zealand and Australian cities continued to show they are probably the best bet for cheap but high quality living, with scores around 50 or below while at the same time ranking in the top 30 for quality of life in another Mercer survey published March 2002.
1．This passage is probably ________.
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2．According to the passage in which country was the cost of living the lowest worldwide in the last survey?
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3．Suppose you have a small amount of money, the best place to go is
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4．Which of the following statements is true?
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A．The gulf between the costliest and cheapest cities had been reduced by 15%.
B．You'd better travel to those cities with scores around 50 or below.
C．The survey was carried out in 144 countries as well as those in Asia.
D．New York scored top points while Hong Kong 124.2 points.
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