[单选题]

Inflation
Business andgovernment leaders also consider the inflation rate to be an important generalmndi-cator. Inflation is a period of increased spending that causes rapid risesin
prices.____(51)your money buys fewer goods so that you get(52)for the same amount ofmoney as be-fore,inflation is the problem. There is a general
rise_(53)theprice of goods and serv-ices.Your money buys less.Sometimes people describeinflation as a time when"a dollar is not worth a dollar anymore".
Inflation is aproblem for all consumers.People who live on a fixed income are hurt the__(54).Retired people,for instance,cannot count on an increase inincome as
prices rise. Elderlypeople who do not work face serious problems in stretching their incomesto_(55) their needs in time of inflation.Retirement income
(56)any fixed incomeusually does not rise as fast as prices.Many retired people must cut theirspending to_(57)rising prices. In many cases they must
stop_(58)somenecessary items,such as food and clothing. Even_(59)working peoplewhose incomes are going up,inflation can be a problem.The
__(60)ofliving goes up,too.People who work must have even more money to keep up theirstandard of living. Just buying the things they need costs more.When
incomes do not keep(61)with rising prices,the standard of living goes down.People may beearning the same amount of money,but they are not living as well
because they are notable to buy as many goods and services.
Government unitsgather information about prices in our economy and publish it as price indexes_(62)the rate of change can be determined.A price index measures
changes in pricesusing the price for a_(63)year as the base.The base price is set at100,and the other prices are reported as a(64)of the base price.A price
indexmakes(65)possible to compare current prices of typical consumergoods,for example,with prices of the same goods in previous years._____(55)

A.meet

B.obtain

C.care

D.acquire