听力原文：W: What's the value of US dollars now？M: It's inflated and is losing value agains

听力原文：W: The newspaper says it will be raining today. What do you think M: Well. I don’t believe. Look, it’s fine. Q: What are they talking about （）

A．The weather．

B．The newspaper．

C．The whether．

D．The rain．

听力原文：M: What's the interest rate on mortgage loans？

W: It fluctuates a little depending on the various factors in the loan, but around 8.75% for long-time clients.

Q: What are they talking about？

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A．About long-term relationship between the banker and the client.

B．About long-term loans.

C．About housing loans.

D．About short-term loans.

听力原文：W: Who's your new secretary, Tom？

M: I'm pleased with the work she's been doing so far.

What do we know about Tom's secretary？

A．She's not efficient.

B．She's often late.

C．She's capable.

D．She's honest.

听力原文：W: What exactly do you mean by s friend M: Well, it should be someone you know yon can rely on, someone who will help you if you need help, who’ll listen to you when you talk about your problems. Q: What are they talking about （）

A．How to solve problems．

B．Someone who will listen to them．

C．Someone whom they can rely on．

D．What a real friend should b

E．

听力原文：W: How's your dinner, sir？

M: It's just fine.

W: Can I bring you any thing？

M: No, thanks. Everything's fine.

What does the man think of the dinner？

A．He thinks it's bad.

B．He thinks it's fine.

C．He thinks it's neither bad or fine.

听力原文：M: If a bank has inadequate liquidity, what would happen？

W: In this case, it cannot obtain sufficient funds, either by increasing liabilities or by converting assets promptly. Thus, insufficient liquidity can lead to the insolvency of a bank.

Q: What would lead to a bank's insolvency？

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A．Adequate liquidity.

B．Insufficient liquidity.

C．Increasing liabilities.

D．Converting assets.

听力原文：W: How are you getting on with your experiment？

M: In spite of my continuous failure, I have already made some progress.

What can we learn about the man's enperiment ？

A．It is going on well.

B．It has failed several times.

C．It will soon be finished.

D．It may have to be stopped.

听力原文：W: Where have you been I never see you in the dorm any more.M: That’s because I听力原文：W: Where have you been I never see you in the dorm any more. M: That’s because I moved off campus at the beginning of this semester. Q: What does the man mean （）

A．He doesn’t live in the dormitory any more

B．He came back to school this semester．

C．He’s busy moving into a new room．

D．He can’t talk about it right now．

听力原文：W: What is the rate of exchange for pound sterling into yen today？

M: For cash it is seven hundred and ninety four yen to the pound and for traveler's cheques it is eight hundred and eighteen yen to the pound.

Q: What's the exchange rate for cash？

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A．880 yen.

B．794 yen.

C．719 yen.

D．888 yen.

听力原文：M: The depositors can earn interest on demand deposits, is that right？

W: Yes, but the rate of interest on demand deposits is generally well below the bank's base rate.

Q: What does the woman imply？

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A．The bank's base rate is fixed.

B．The rate on demand deposits is low.

C．The rate on demand deposits is high.

D．The bank's base rate is floating.