A. If growth is so strong, why did the Chinese central bank feel the need to cut interest rates again?
B. It is only reasonable to ask this after the People's Bank of China cut rates on October 23rd, the sixth time in a year.
C. In the same week the government said the economy grew 6.9% year-on-year in the third quarter, ahead of market expectations.
D. The answer lies in the question: growth is not as strong as official data suggest, and the government knows that.
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Solution

Sentence A starts the paragraph by stating the topic of discussion (Why did the Chinese central bank cut interest rates again?). It may seem that sentence D should follow this as it has the term 'answer'. However, sentence B should follow A as it has the term 'ask this' and hence is a continuation to sentence A. Sentence C has the term 'same week' which is the week of October 23 rd. So, A-B-C follow each other. This is followed by sentence D which finally states the answer to the question posed by sentence A.
So, the answer is ABCD.

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