Упражнение 10 для подготовки к ЕГЭ по английскому языку.
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A global financial crisis affects people all over the world, but to very different degrees. Some people are lucky enough only to hear about it, while others are plunged into economic uncertainty, A _______ .
A crisis occasionally arises from sudden bad decisions, but the cause is usually a collection of bad policies operated over an extended period. The financial crisis of 2008 was a result of a loosening of rules among banks. Changes in those regulations began during the 1980s, В ______ financial transactions with little supervision.
The system of regulation became one of trust; it was up to the banks to behave wisely, and the governments would stay out of it. The regulation of banks was, in a sense, left up to the free market C ______ . It allowed for transactions to flow more freely, which did in fact help economies grow during the 1980s and 1990s.
When the financial markets first ran into trouble, large banking institutions failed altogether, D _______ . A small number of the worlds most wealthy people suffered greatly. But overall, the middle class and the poor suffered the worst of the crisis.
The 2010 Eurozone crisis is thought to be connected to the 2008 one. Governments that had borrowed enormous amounts to pay for problems caused two years earlier suddenly found themselves unable to support the debt. The Eurozone crisis was as severe as the one in 2008 E _______. More people would suffer as a result.
There is little that can be done to immediately fix a global financial crisis. Individuals can prepare for such an event by F _______ . Naturally, everyone must fight to make sure governments put sensible banking policies in place before problems occur.
1. keeping money in savings and making sure they stay out of debt
2. and many policymakers felt this would be sufficient
3. and added yet another layer of uncertainty to world financial markets
4. resulting in the loss of their job, home or livelihood
5. which many people had saved for a number of years
6. which caused a domino effect that spread around the world
7. a decade when governments decided to let banks carry out
A-4; B-7; C-2; D-6; E-3; F-1
A global financial crisis affects people all over the world, but to very different degrees. Some people are lucky enough only to hear about it, while others are plunged into economic uncertainty, resulting in the loss of their job, home or livelihood.
A crisis occasionally arises from sudden bad decisions, but the cause is usually a collection of bad policies operated over an extended period. The financial crisis of 2008 was a result of a loosening of rules among banks. Changes in those regulations began during the 1980s, a decade when governments decided to let banks carry out financial transactions with little supervision.
The system of regulation became one of trust; it was up to the banks to behave wisely, and the governments would stay out of it. The regulation of banks was, in a sense, left up to the free market and many policymakers felt this would be sufficient. It allowed for transactions to flow more freely, which did in fact help economies grow during the 1980s and 1990s.
When the financial markets first ran into trouble, large banking institutions failed altogether, which caused a domino effect that spread around the world. A small number of the worlds most wealthy people suffered greatly. But overall, the middle class and the poor suffered the worst of the crisis.
The 2010 Eurozone crisis is thought to be connected to the 2008 one. Governments that had borrowed enormous amounts to pay for problems caused two years earlier suddenly found themselves unable to support the debt. The Eurozone crisis was as severe as the one in 2008 and added yet another layer of uncertainty to world financial markets. More people would suffer as a result.
There is little that can be done to immediately fix a global financial crisis. Individuals can prepare for such an event by keeping money in savings and making sure they stay out of debt. Naturally, everyone must fight to make sure governments put sensible banking policies in place before problems occur.
