Upturn vs. slowdown

[Guest]

Test No. incompl/advan-10 "Finance (2)", question 6

The ......... in the market was seen as a positive sign that the recession was over.

(a) upturn
(b) upstart
(c) uptake
(d) upward

Test No. incompl/advan-10 "Finance (2)", answer 6

The upturn in the market was seen as a positive sign that the recession was over.

Correct answer: (a) upturn
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how is slowdown the correct answer

[Alan]

Sorry, don't quite follow your comment. Upturn means improvement in the market (the word needed here) and slowdown has the opposite meaning of business not going so well and that word is not included in the choices.
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