The serious economic crisis in the late 1920s and 1930s first brought about by（）A、bank failuresB、serious unemploymentC、farm foreclosuresD、the stock market crash

ALIBABA SEEKS TO RAISE BILLIONS IN IPO Investors in the United States are preparing for the first public sale of stock in the Chinese company Alibaba. The company sells goods________ linking buyers and sellers in the huge Chinese online market. Alibaba is expected to ________ its initial public offering, called an IPO, in September on the New York Stock Exchange. The total value of the company, based in Hangzhou, has been estimated at about $200 billion. Reports from Bloomberg News say Alibaba is offering investors a 12 percent ________ of the company. That would mean the company could raise ________ $20 billion dollars in the public stock sale. After the IPO, Alibaba could become one of the most ________ technology companies in the world. Apple, for example, has a market value of about $600 billion. Google is valued at about $390 billion and Microsoft is worth about $370 billion.

此题为判断题(对，错)。

A、rigid

B、regulate

C、severe

D、serious

In the 1930s, the United States experienced the Great Depression which first began with the New York stock market crash.()

短文理解

听力原文： The Tokyo stock market responded calmly yesterday to the collapse of two Japanese financial institutions, with prices finishing higher on strength in high-tech issues. The US dollar fell back against the Japanese yen.

The dollar started higher in Tokyo amid concern about the collapse of the nation's largest credit union and Hyogo Bank, a regional bank based in Kobe. It reached 99.40 yen at one point, its highest level since 99.45 yen on February 8.

At late afternoon, the dollar was traded at 97.46 yen, down 1.32 yen from late Wednesday in Tokyo and also sharply below its overnight New York level of 99.01 yen. The US currency ranged in Tokyo between 96.82 yen and 99.40 yen. Meanwhile, share price rose as higher future prices and rising high-tech issues supported the whole market. Export-related high-tech stocks have gained significantly, supported by the stronger dollar.

21. How did the Tokyo stock market respond to the collapse of two Japanese financial institutions?

22.What was the price of the dollar against Japanese yen at late afternoon?

23.What kind of stocks has risen in the Tokyo stock market?

(21)

A．With little concern.

B．With calm.

C．With great interest.

D．With confusion.

The low level of current investment has serious ________ for future economic growth.

A indications

B implications

C symbolizations

D representations

A.Having been brought up

B.To have brought up

C.Bring up

D.Having brought up

A.I wonder if it happens

B.I doubt if it will happen

C.I am afraid it wouldn’t happen

D.I doubt if it does happen

A、supplied

B、surprised

C、suffered

D、suggested

In the first paragraph, individual borrowing is cited because_____.

[A] it shares similarities with the government’s Social Security policies

[B] there is no guarantee that it will be profitable in the stock market

[C] it is not proper for the brokerage houses to persuade people to borrow money

[D] it is an indication of the Bush administration’s serious concern over the stock market