This passage has six paragraphs A—F. Choose the most suitable headings for paragraphs B—E from the list of headings below. Write the appropriate numbers (i—ix) on the ANSWER SHEET.
NB There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use them all.
List of Headings
i. Disappearance of hot money
ii. Changes in the region's economies
iii. The role of the US dollar
iv. The region's weak spots
v. The importance of currency reserves
vi. Swap arrangements
vii. The need for flexible exchange rates
viii. Expanding domestic demand
ix. The Philippines' economic problems
1. Paragraph B
2. Paragraph C
3. Paragraph D
4. Paragraph E
Questions 5-8
Using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage, answer the following questions. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.
5. Who is cooperating to stave off another Asian financial crisis?
6. According to the author, what do the changes in the region's economies NOT do?
7. Which country is an exception to the region's slow economic growth?
8. When was the last most serious worldwide economic slowdown?
Questions 9-12
Do the following statements agree with the information in this passage? Write on the ANSWER SHEET
YES if the statement agrees with the information
NO if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this in the passage
9. The changes in the region's economies will accelerate their growth.
10. Pegged exchange rates are a danger to Thailand and Malaysia.
11. Most of the regional economies allow their exchange rates to float freely.
12. To survive the global economic slump, the region must export more than it imports.
V. Read the following passages carefully and choose the one best answer to each question from the four choices given. Write your choice on the ANSWER SHEET. (13/150)
Text A
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b. all flights from Newark leave in the morning
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d. the flight to Phoenix takes three hours and ten minutes
