With the U.S. government amassing growing amounts of______every year，it needs the money that foreign investors offer.A.currency B.cost C.payment D.debt

This money is _____ in "the Hope Project" by our government.

A. pointed

B. given

C. directed

D. committed

听力原文：Banks make money in the foreign exchange dealings not on profit margin but on volume.

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A．Banks make money in foreign exchange business because of profit margin.

B．Banks make money from the price spread in the foreign exchange market.

C．Banks make money in foreign exchange business on profit as well as on volume.

D．Banks make money in foreign exchange business because of the great volume.

The opportunity to study abroad should be something that sounds very exciting. For most students, going abroad is a life-changing experience. There are benefits for the host country as well. Not only do foreign students spend money on tuition, housing, food and clothing, but they also often take home positive impressions of their stay and the people they met.

But Japan, which hosts over 100,000 foreign students a year, is having trouble making the most of its foreign students. “I’ve been here for three years,” says a 26-year-old Chinese student in Osaka. “I don’t have any Japanese friends, I’ve never been invited to a Japanese home, and I’ve never felt very welcome here.”

That’s hardly the kind of impression that the Japanese government wants foreign students taking home to their families and classmates, but it seems to be a widespread sentiment(情感). One newspaper complained that, “If foreign students tell everyone how they hate this country when they go home, we should ask for what purpose we are hosting them to begin with.”

Many of the students arrive with hopes to learn Japanese and stay on for a few years working for a Japanese company. However, that doesn’t always work out. Many foreign students graduate from a Japanese university only to discover that “Japanese companies don’t hire foreigners because they think they cannot trust non-Japanese people,” says one job-seeker from the Philippines.

This is a problem for universities. With the Japanese birth rate one of the lowest in the world, Japanese schools are turning to foreign students to fill their classrooms.

The government has actively tried to increase the number of foreign students, up from fewer than 10,000 only 20 years ago. But, as one student in Tokyo says, “Japan’s policy is one of persuading people to come and then dissuading them from staying.”

1). According to the author, studying abroad ________.

A. does good to most foreign students and the host country

B. ensures a chance to get promoted

C. has a great effect on most foreign students

D. both A and C

2). How is life in Japan in the eyes of most foreign students?

A. Helpful and meaningful.

B. Busy yet attractive.

C. Boring and disappointing.

D. Tiring yet rewarding.

3). The word “dissuading” in the last paragraph probably means ________ .

A. discouraging

B. encouraging

C. advising

D. informing

4). Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Japan is one of the countries with the lowest birth rate worldwide.

B. The present situation in Japan lies in the slow action by the government.

C. It is almost impossible for foreign graduates to work in Japanese companies.

D. learning Japanese and having work experience are the hopes of many arrivals.

5). A suitable title for this passage might be ________.

A. Poor Reception in Japan

B. Japanese Foreign Policies

C. Japanese Shifting Population

D. Successful Careers in Japan

All of these applications will enhance the(130)of life and spur economic growth. Over half of the U.S. work force is now in jobs that are information(131). The telecommunication and information sector of the U.S. economy now(132)for 12 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, growing much faster than any other sector of the economy. Last year the(133)in this sector exceeded 700 billion dollars. The U.S. exported over 48 billion dollars of telecommunication equipment(134).

A．quantity

B．quality

C．mass

D．amount

If employees of a bank gamble in foreign exchange dealings with the bank's money, the bank will suffer heavy losses of foreign currencies.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Doesn't say

A.skeptical

B. contemporary

C. incredible

D. aesthetic

The money market is a dealer market where, over the telephone or through electronic systems, ______.

A．a broker receives commission to act as an agent

B．the investors are trading on a central trading floor

C．firms buy and sell securities in their own accounts, at their own risk

D．individual investors can trade on the exchange

对话理解

听力原文：M: Can I open a foreign currency account and convert my money into a currency which offers the highest interest?

W: Yes, we can arrange that for you, but foreign currency exchange rates are subject to fluctuation and sometimes you will suffer losses.

Q: What does the woman mean?

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A．Interest rate of a foreign currency is much higher.

B．There are risks of losing money sometimes to open a foreign currency account.

C．Foreign currencies exchange rates are relatively stable.

D．It is advisable to open a foreign currency account.

Money market securities are ______.

A．essentially issued by governments, financial institutions, and large corporations

B．very liquid and earns high return

C．denominated in small sums so that individual investors can deal in them

D．purchased by individual investors directly