"If real interest rates rise faster than inflation, TIPS can lose value if they're not held to maturity." In the first line, 7th paragraph, this suggests all of the following EXCEPT that ______.
A. the market performance of most bonds are rather sensitive to the fluctuation of real interest rates
B. TIPS is a kind of long-term bond
C. most traders prefer bonds with a safe rate of return
D. TIPS tends to be inactive on the market because of light trading of this bond
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Macao's bid under the name of Historic Center of Macao has been designated as China's only nomination this year to apply for the inscription on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Macao preserves China's largest clump of urban historical properties, as it had nearly five centuries of uninterrupted contact between East and West, after the Portuguese navigators settled in Macao in the mid- 16th century.
The Historic Center of Macau embraces 12 priceless cultural heritage sites, including China's oldest church, Christian cemetery, lighthouse and western theater.
During what session of the World Heritage Committee was China awarded its 31st World Heritage Site, the Historic Center of Macao?
A. 29th.
B. 30th.
C. 28th.
D. 31st.
Who raised the question "who do you say I am?"
A. The apostle.
B. Christ.
C. Mother Teresa.
D. She.
The usual idea of the cave man in the last paragraph
A. is based in the study of archaeology
B. illustrates how people expect men to behave
C. is dismissed by the author as an irrelevant joke
D. proves that the man, not women, should be the wooer
Which of the following is considered a significant cause of rising inequality according to
A. High immigration rates.
B. Increased executive compensation.
C. Reduced union rates.
D. Stagnate college graduation rates.