Sustained Economic Growth

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Practice Listening: Select Missing Word ID: #37034 Short Sustained Economic Growth

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You will hear a recording about a topic. At the end of the recording the last word or group of words has been replaced by a beep. Select the correct option to complete the recording.

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China, which has both enjoyed sustained economic growth, face worrying challenges, there are worrying indications that social progress is starting to lag behind economic performance. With the slowdown in the rate of reduction in child deaths, a special concern, the un notes that china spends five per cent of its GDP on health, but public spending now amounts to less than two percent of GDP. The erosion of public funding, it says, has resulted in a mismatch between need and provision. With per capita spending in urban areas, three point five times that in rural areas, between seventy and eighty percent of the rural population have no health insurance. Children living in the poorest parts of rural China, face far greater health risks, And the gap is—

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widening disappearing narrowing unchanged

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Option 1: "widening"

Explanation: The text discusses the growing disparity in health risks between children in rural and urban areas, indicating that the gap in health outcomes is increasing. The phrase 'the gap is—' suggests that the correct word should reflect this increasing difference, making 'widening' the appropriate choice.

Option 2: "disappearing"

Explanation: The term 'disappearing' implies that the gap is closing or ceasing to exist, which contradicts the text's indication that health risks are increasing for rural children. This option does not align with the context of growing disparities.

Option 3: "narrowing"

Explanation: 'Narrowing' suggests that the gap between health outcomes is decreasing, which is the opposite of what the text conveys. The text highlights that rural children face greater health risks, indicating that the gap is actually increasing.

Option 4: "unchanged"

Explanation: The word 'unchanged' implies that there is no difference in health risks between rural and urban children, which is not supported by the text. The text clearly states that rural children face greater health risks, indicating that the situation is not static.

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