In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully
and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news
item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now
listen to the news.
According to the IMF, one of the reasons of the slower economic growth
is ______.
A. government cost-cutting measures in developing countries
B. the debt crisis in developing countries
C. continuing decline in international demand
D. the worse economic decline in Europe