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高中英语精选外刊语法填空10 1美国贫富差距扩大 去年1%美国人拥有32%财富 A million new millionaires were created in US last year, and the richest got richer, report says ? The roaring stock market and crypto(加密货币) gains created more than a million new millionaires in the US last year, according to a new report. 1_____number of Americans with $1 million or more in investible assets surged to a record 14.6 million in 2021, up from 13.3 million in 2020, according to a report from wealth research firm the Spectrem Group. The growth rate of over 10% was the strongest in years, boosted by trillions of dollars in wealth 2____(create) by the stock market, crypto and other assets. It was the 3____(strong) year ever for millionaire creation in all segments,” said George Walper, president of Spectrem Group. The stock market was by far the largest engine of wealth creation for millionaires and the wealthy in 2021. The SP 500 gained 27% last year, while the Nasdaq was up 21%. The wealthiest 1% of Americans gained over $3 trillion in stock-market wealth in 2021, according to Federal Reserve data. Crypto and other assets — such as NFTs, collectibles and real estate — also gained in value, 4____(add) to the wealth of the 5_____(wealth). The total market cap of crypto assets, despite wild swings in prices, 6____(gain) $1.5 trillion last year to over $2.3 trillion, according to CoinGecko. Values of private-equity(私募股权) and venture-capital investments also surged. Since the wealthy can afford 7____(put) more of their money in investments, especially those with the highest risks and rewards, ultra-millionaires benefitted more than the mass affluent in 2021. The wealthy have the greatest 8____(expose) to the broadest investments,” Walper said. “It wasn’t just 9_____(tradition) liquid markets that did well last year. It was also alternative investments, real-estate investments and crypto.” The wealth gains at the top also widened the wealth gap in the US. The share of wealth held by the top 1% grew to a record 32% l