BookIV Unit 2 Reading Quiz

I. Blank-filling

We all need encouragement and 1)_I__ notes can meet our needs. And an 2)__C____ note makes both the receiver and the 3)__E__ feel good. At the beginning of the text, the author tells us the 4)___G_ of Don Wolfe's notes. By reading this sports editor's 5)K_ words, the author, feels good about himself and 6)_M_. Then the author 7)_D__ the fact that some very busy people write notes and 8)_N_ from this practice with examples of George Bush, top corporate managers and Donald Peterson, former Ford chairman. And 9)__O___ the author tells how to write notes that lift 10)___B___ and warm heart.

II. Translation

1. You should follow up your letter with a phone call_. (写信后再打个电话)

2. He _ enjoys nothing better than_ to go fishing with the boys.(最喜欢的就是)

3. His encouraging remarks _lifted us up____. (让我们深受鼓舞)

4. _ Considering the problems he's had_, there can be little expectation of his winning the match. .(考虑到他最近所遇到的问题)

5. College students are supposed to make a habit of arranging the expenses reasonably.(养成安排......的习惯)

6. Many scholars point out that entertainers should also attach importance to the their education

. (重视自身教育)

7. I'm sure that he is able to turn the company round ___within two years. (让那家公司扭亏为盈)

8. The children were very naughty, and Peter's birthday party got completely out of hand

. (完全无法控制了)

9. My eyes have become accustomed to the dim lighting

in the classroom.(习惯了昏暗的灯光)

10. I would give all the masking tape in the world if only you could talk to me

.(只要你能开口说话)

III. Reading comprenhension

Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem, on a smaller scale, faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be little prospect of raising the sort of sums needed from friends and people we know, and while banks agree to provide short-term finance, they are generally unwilling to provide money on a permanent basis for long-term projects. So companies turn to the public, inviting people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future profits. This they do by issuing stocks and shares in the business through the stock ex change. By doing so they can put into circulation (流通) the savings of individuals and institutions, both at home and overseas.
When the saver needs his money back, he does not have to go to the company with whom he originally placed it. Instead, he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other saver who is seeking to invest his money.
Many of the services needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the government or by local authorities. Without hospitals, roads, electricity, telephones, railways, this country could not function. All these require continuous spending on new equipment and new development if they are to serve us properly, requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone. The government, local authorities, and nationalized industries therefore frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they, too, come to the stock exchange.
There is hardly a man or woman in this country whose job or whose standard of living does not depend on the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another, this new money must come from the saving of the country. The stock exchange exists to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance.

1. Almost all companies involved in new production and development must __________.

A)rely on their own financial resources

B)depend on the population as a whole for finance

C)persuade the banks to provide long-term finance

D)borrow large sums of money from friends and people they know

2. The money which enables these companies to go ahead with their projects is __________.

A)raised by the selling of shares in the companies

B)repaid to its original owners as soon as possible

C)exchanged for part ownership in the stock exchange

D)invested in different companies on the stock exchange

3. When the savers want their money back they __________.

A)look for other people to borrow money from

B)put their shares in the company back on the market

C)transfer their shares to a more successful company

D)ask another company to obtain their money for them

4. All the essential services on which we depend are __________.

A)unable to provide for the needs of the population

B)run by the government or our local authorities

C)in constant need of financial support

D)financed wholly by rates and taxes

5. The stock exchange makes it possible for the government, local authorities and nationalized industries to __________.

A)borrow as much money as they can

B)make certain everybody saves money

C)raise money to finance new developments

D)make certain everybody lends money to them

Answer Sheet

Class __________ Number ________ Name _____________

I. Blank-filling

1-5 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 6-10 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

II. Translation

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III. Reading comprenhension

1-5 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Unit 2

Answer:

I. Blank-filling

I H F G K M D N O B

II. Translation

1. follow up your letter with a phone call

2. enjoys nothing better than

3. lifted us up

4. Considering the problems he's had

5. make a habit of arranging

6. attach importance to the their education

7. turn the company round

8. got completely out of hand

9. accustomed to the dim lighting

10. if only you could talk to me

III. Reading comprenhension

B A B C C