Wholesale prices in July rose more sharply than expected and at a faster rate than consumer prices,【1】that businesses were still

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问题 Wholesale prices in July rose more sharply than expected and at a faster rate than consumer prices,【1】that businesses were still protecting consumers【2】the full brunt(冲击) of higher energy costs.
The Producer Price Index,【3】measures what producers receive for goods and services,【4】1 percent in July, the Labor Department reported yesterday, double【5】economists had been expecting and a sharp turnaround from flat prices in June. Excluding【6】and energy, the core index of producer prices rose 0.4 percent,【7】than the 0.1 percent that economists had【8】. Much of that increase was a result of an【9】increase in car and truck prices.
On Tuesday, the Labor Department said the【10】that consumers paid for goods and services in July were【11】0.5 percent over all, and up 0.1 percent, excluding food and energy.
12 the overall rise in both consumer and producer prices【13】caused by energy costs, which increased 4.4 percent in the month. (Wholesale food prices【14】0.3 percent in July.)【15】July 2004, wholesale prices were up 4.6 percent; the core rate【16】2.8 percent, its fastest pace since 1995.
Typically, increases in the Producer Price Index indicate similar changes in the consumer index【17】businesses recoup(补偿) higher costs from customers.【18】for much of this expansion, which started【19】the end of 2001, that has not been the【20】In fact, many businesses like automakers have been aggressively discounting their products.

选项 A、said
B、reported
C、calculated
D、forecast

答案D

解析此处的考点是对上下文的理解。选项A．said、B．reported和C．calculated与上文不能形成很好的连接，选项D．forecast意为“预测，预见”。根据题意，正确答案为D。

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