B．Their house, cars and small amounts of savings.

　　C．Everything they own in their homes.

　　D．Actually, they have no wealth at all.

　　12．What is the percentage of wealth that is in the hands of most Americans?

　　A．Less than 25%.

　　B．More than 25%.

　　C．More than 75%.

　　D．Less than 20%.

　　13．Why is economic inequality still great in the US in spite of the economic growth?

　　A．Because the economic growth has widened the gap of the family income between the rich and the poor.

　　B．Because income in the US is still concentrated in the hands of the richest 10% of American families.

　　C．Because the proportion of income received by the rich and the poor remains almost the same as in 1917.

　　D．Because some Americans made great fortunes during the Second World War.

　　14．What can we learn from comparison of the two poverty lines in the last paragraph?

　　A. The poverty line of 1918 is more favorable to the poor than that of 1981.

　　B. The 1981 line didn’t leave much to the poor.

　　C. There were more Americans who were officially poor by the 1918 line.

　　D. There were more Americans who were officially poor by the 1981 line.

　　15．From the last two sentences we can see that 1981 government’s poverty line _______.

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