About 700,000 children in Mexico dropped out of school last year as recession-stricken families pushed kids to work, and a weak

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问题     About 700,000 children in Mexico dropped out of school last year as recession-stricken families pushed kids to work, and a weak economic recovery will allow only a 【B1】______improvement in the drop-out rate in 2010, a top education【B2】______said.
    Mexico’s economy suffered more than any other in Latin America last year, 【B3】______an estimated 7 percent due to a【B4】______in U.S. demand for Mexican exports such as cars.
    The【B5】______led to a 4 percent increase in the number of kids who left【B6】______or middle school in 2009, said Juan de Dios Castro, who【B7】______ the nation’s adult education program and keeps a close watch on drop-out rates.
    "【B8】______rose and that is a factor that makes our job more difficult," Castro told Reuters in an interview earlier this month.
    【B9】______. As a result, drop-out rates will not improve much, Castro said. "There will be some improvement, but not significant," Castro said.
    【B10】______. And children often sell candy and crafts in the streets or work in restaurants.
    【B11】______. Mexico’s politicians have resisted mending the country’s tax, energy and labor laws for decades, leaving its economy behind countries such as Brazil and Chile.
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答案plunge

解析 plunge在此意为“大幅较少”。
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