In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. Questions 6 and 7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. The recent decreases support the idea that ______.

A. even though economy has increased, unemployment is still the biggest social problem
B. even though economic growth has slowed sharply, inflation is on the way
C. employer are holding on to their workers in the hope of an economic rebound
D. employer fired their workforce to prepare for the economic rebound