Multiple choice

Directions: The question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

A famous economist says that the government should do more to ______ jobs in the area in order to curb the ________ rate of unemployment.

  1. create, rising

  2. need, increasing

  3. employ, high

  4. invent, growing

  5. generate, slowing
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Explanation

'Create' is the correct verb for government action to generate employment opportunities. 'Rising' accurately describes an increasing unemployment rate that needs to be controlled ('curbed'). The combination 'create jobs, rising rate' forms a coherent statement about government intervention to address increasing unemployment.

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