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Directions: In this
section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements.
Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements
in the fewest possible words.
Any video games feature a strong power-up that makes the
player impervious to damage, at least for a while. As the economic crisis hit in
late 2008, some said the same about the industry itself. The theory went that
sales of video games, which had been strong in 2008, would also be strong in
2009, because games are a relatively cheap form of entertainment that let people
escape from gloomy economic reality.
At first glance the sales
figures seem to reveal the idea that video games are recession-proof. In June
2009, for example, sales of games in America were 31% lower than in June 2008,
according to NPD, a market-research firm. In July sales were down 26%, the fifth
successive month