听力原文:Prices continued to tumble across the board on local commodities today. The fall
What is the topic of this story?
A.A rally on the stock market
B.Farmers are doing well.
C.Commodities markets are down.
D.It is a good time to buy beef.
What is the topic of this story?
A.A rally on the stock market
B.Farmers are doing well.
C.Commodities markets are down.
D.It is a good time to buy beef.
According to the speaker, even America is suffering from economic depression, the American economy will soon be recovered if Americans can solve the problem of unemployment and control oil prices.
A.正确
B.错误
Which of the following statements is true according to what you hear?
A.Prices for houses in big cities have started to rise since this year.
B.People buy and sell houses to improve their living conditions.
C.Economists believe that residence prices would drop.
D.Economists warn people that price rise might slow down.
听力原文: Ma Kai, the Director of China's National Development and Reform. Commission, says the Chinese government has lowered drug prices 22 times in the last few years on 1,600 kinds of drugs, in some cases several times. But despite those moves, Ma says, drugs are still so expensive the average Chinese often can't afford them. Ma was speaking Wednesday on the sidelines of China's annual legislative session, the National People's Congress. He said when the government orders a drug's price to be lowered, some drug companies simply changed the product's name or the packaging and continue charging the same high price. He also said some hospitals rely on profits from drug sales to fund their operating costs. Ma says a comprehensive reform. of the healthcare system is needed.
According to Ma Kai, drag prices in China now ______.
A.are too high
B.are too low
C.are at a reasonable level
D.are changeable
听力原文: The Food and Agriculture Organization says it expects another decrease in world grain supplies. The F. A. O. says it expects the supplies to be eighteen percent lower at the end of the season than their opening levels last year.
However, world grain production this year is expected to increase by two percent. That would be three percent above the average of the last five years.
But decreased production of some crops will affect prices. The F. A. O. says it expects trade in grains this year to remain slow mainly because of rising prices.
The F. A. O. is part of the United Nations. The agency released a World Food Outlook this month. The report has information on wheat, rice and coarse grains. These include barley, corn and millet.
Wheat supplies have fallen in recent years. China, and recently India, have reduced their crops. This is partly because the world is using less wheat. Wheat prices began to increase in July of 2003. The recent cuts mean prices will continue to rise.
The Food and Agriculture Organization predicts that which of the following is likely to decrease?
A.World grain supplies.
B.World grain production.
C.World grain consumption.
D.World grain trade.
听力原文: Indonesia is not the only country in Asia growing faster than it can find the fuel to keep its industrial engines at full throttle. Japan and South Korea long have been oil importers as none has any meaningful domestic production to speak of. And despite promising signs that India will triple its oil production by 2015, domestic demand -- and imports- during the same period are likely to more than double, ensuring that the country remains an oil importer. Asia is already the world's second largest oil consumer. The region drinks up 16. 6 million barrels per day, compared with 16. 9 million barrels in North America. And if the current trends continue, Asia will overtake North America as the world's largest oil consumer possibly within five years. And as economic growth in these countries speeds ahead, the gap between supply and demand will only grow wider. Asia now accounts for about 25% of the world's oil demand but just 10% of its supply. That leaves the question of price rises, which could have an impact on the region's economic expansion. Asia is the most vulnerable of all regions to higher oil prices. Indeed, in April alone, prices for widely traded grades of crude increased 10- 15% at a time of increased market volatility. The continuing embargo against Iraqi exports means that prices are likely to continue fluctuating widely for at least the next few months.
Economic countries like Japan may face fuel shortage mainly because
A.they cannot have sufficient oil production.
B.they don't have substantial oil production.
C.India has tripled its oil consumption.
D.India has dominated the oil import.
A New York stock exchange stops business because ______.
A.share prices reach a record low.
B.trading has been suspended twice.
C.the world economy is rather weak.
D.market mechanisms are not functioning well.
听力原文:Your prices seem a little high.
(5)
A.We offer large orders.
B.We can cut down the cost.
C.We could make them higher.
D.We can lower the price.
听力原文:I'll send you a listing with some updated prices.
(A) I hope prices haven't increased too much.
(B) My computer was updated yesterday.
(C) The second prize.
(37)
A.
B.
C.
听力原文:M: I notice you don't buy your lunch in the canteen any more.
W: When prices went up, I decided to bring my own.
Q: What does the woman mean?
(17)
A.She's on a special diet.
B.She doesn't like to eat in the canteen.
C.She thinks the canteen is too expensive.
D.She had no money with her.
(53)
听力原文:Wasn't this bag more expensive yesterday?
(A) Yes, the prices are going up.
(B) 1 prefer small bags.
(C) The price was just marked down.
(20)
A.
B.
C.
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