答案和详解如下:
Q1. What is the projected annual increase in global spending for BRIC countries, compared to G6 countries (measured in U.S. dollar terms) by 2050? A) The increase in global spending for BRIC countries should be two times as large. B) The increase in global spending for BRIC countries should be four times as large. C) The increase in global spending for BRIC countries should be equal. Correct answer is B) Currently, the annual increase in global spending, measured in U.S. dollar terms, is about the same for the G6 and the BRICs as a whole. But by 2050, the annual change in spending should be four times larger in the BRIC countries. Q2. What percent of BRIC GDP growth (measured in U.S. dollars) should likely come from changes in BRIC currency values? A) A half. B) A third. C) A quarter. Correct answer is B) About a third of the BRIC GDP growth projected until 2050, as measured in U.S. dollar terms, should come from rising BRIC currency values. Q3. Which of the following BRIC countries will experience the most rapid aging of its population? A) Russia and Brazil. B) India and China. C) Russia and China. Correct answer is C) Although BRIC countries have a relatively young population, they are expected to experience a decline in their working age population, albeit later than that in the G6. The aging will be more rapid in Russia and China and less rapid in India and Brazil. |