The phone rings far away . I ignore it . I left the radio playing in the other room but I can barely hear it . At a muffled distance from the day 's upsetting political and economic news I feel isolated , alone , silenced .

Question: What may have been the economic news ?
Answer: The number of unemployed was going down .None of the above choices .The wage gap was slowing starting to close .The unemployment rate was going up .