三、克漏字測驗        The most important financial news this year is that prices in the United States are not increasing as fast as before,even though the economy is still strong. This is __11__ because the job market is not as tight. This means that jobgrowth has slowed down and __12__ in wages is not as high. New information coming out this Friday will show ifthis is still happening in July.
        Economists believe that around 180,000 jobs __13__ in the US last month. That would be the lowest numberin a month since 2020, but it is close to the average before the pandemic. At the same time, they think wages havegone up by 4.2% compared to last year, the slowest growth in two years. If the increase is even smaller, investorsmight start to worry and __14__ whether slowing inflation is actually a good thing. On the other hand, the FederalReserve, __15__ interest rates, might be concerned if wages go up more than expected. It could mean that they needto increase interest rates to keep inflation under control.
【題組】11.
(A) mainly
(B) slightly
(C) doubtfully
(D) suspiciously