It is a matter of common observation that although incomes keep going up over the years，pe

It is a matter of mon observation that although ines keep going up over the years，people never seem to bee much better off! Prices are rising continuously．The condition is termed(称作) one kind 0f inflation, the money supply is being inflated so that each unit of it bees less valuable．People have got used in recent years to higher and higher rates of inflation．
What could be bought ten years ago for one dollar now costs well over two dollars. It seems that this rate of inflation is tending to rise rather than to fall．If in the real world our money ines go up at the same rate as prices，one might think that inflation does not matter．But it does when money is losing value，it lacks one of the qualities of a good money---stability (稳定) of value．It is no longer acceptable as a store of value；and it bees an unsuitable standard of deferred(延期) payments．Nobody wants to hold a wasting possession，so people try to get rid of money as quickly as possible. Inflation therefore stimulates people spending，and prevents people from saving.
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What does inflation mean?A．People’s money bees more valuableB．The problem of employment will be solved．C．It’s easier for people to find better paying jobs．D．Money keeps losing its value．【小题2】
From the passage．we can know inflation     .       A．seldom happensB．is very mon at presentC．is a mustD．has bee less in recent years【小题3】
According to the passage，if ines and prices rise together          A．the business will bee betterB．money will hold its valueC．inflation won’t be a problemD．inflation will remain to be a problem【小题4】
In a period of inflation，people are likely to       ．A．put much money on the stock market(股市) B．stop spending moneyC．hold on to money as a dependable possessionD．spend money as soon as possibleD