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The lifeblood of a successful futures market is ______.

A．big institutions responsible for their own risks

B．fairly sizeable firms

C．independent firms of a few individuals trading for their own account

D．none of the above

听力原文： Some banks offer other types of loans repayable by monthly installments, such as business development loans, house improvement loans, and farm development loans. These may be either secured or unsecured. Secured loans attract a slightly lower rate of interest than unsecured loans. Some banks offer revolving credit schemes. These normally involve loans repayable by regular monthly installments, but they differ from other loans repayable by installments in two respects. First, the borrower need not take up the full amount of the loan at the outset. Secondly, as his repayments reduce his indebtedness, he can "top up" his loan by borrowing more, provided that the total debt outstanding does not exceed his agreed credit limit. In 1967 some banks introduced a new form. of account called a "budget account". The object is to allow personal customers to spread the incidence of normal personal and household expenditure.

24. Which of the following loans is not repaid by installments?

25.Which of the following loans would attract a lower rate of interest?

26.How does a borrower "top up" his loan?

27.What is the objective of introduction of the budget account?

(24)

A．Business development loans.

B．House improvement loans.

C．Farm development loans.

D．Overdrafts.

Banks face losses from three sources : their own position ; dealing positions taken by employees, and defaults by counter parties to forward exchange contracts and covering transactions.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Doesn't say

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.