In Macquarie Street, how was the council car park?The council park was ______.
In Macquarie Street, how was the council car park?
The council park was ______.
In Macquarie Street, how was the council car park?
The council park was ______.
Many of the areas hit were the same ones badly affected by the hailstorms last week. In Macquarie Street, the council car park was completely flooded. A Toyota corolla was damaged by flood waves which carded the car across the car park and into a large storm water drain. A separate storm raced through the Federation Botanical Park. It uprooted at least fifty trees; many of them were over a hundred years old. In Menai, several trees were found lying on parked ears, causing an insurance bill that will nm into the tens of thousands of dollars. Winds were recorded at speeds of seventy kilometers an hour. There were reports of cars being piled one on top of the others. In Lucas Heights a tree fell on a mini-bus that was taking the local soccer team to training. Luckily all but the driver escaped serious inquiry. The driver is in a satisfactory condition in Westmead hospital.
For tomorrow, weather reports predict improved conditions, with clear skies and an expected maximum temperature in the city.
What were over a hundred homes short of because of the several storms?
They were short of power ______.
Which of the following sentence is not true?
A.A bid will be lodged by Alinta, Macquarie Bank and Alcoa as late as Aug 27th.
B.The ownership of the utility is controlled by Alinta.
C.If a company owes A $1.85 billion to another, it will pronounce bankruptcy.
D.Duke assets may bring profits for Alinta.
Which statement is NOT true about Australia's largest investment bank?
A.It is planning a purchase for the London Stock Exchange.
B.It is competing with two European rivals.
C.Its proposal has been revealed by a Sydney newspaper.
D.It is called Macquarie Bank.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文: Australia's largest investment bank is planning a bid of more than £1 bn. for the London Stock Exchange, it is being claimed. The bid would compete with two European proposals for the LSE. An unsourced report on the Sydney Morning Herald website says Macquarie Bank is understood to be in the early stages of planning its offer for the London Stock Exchange.
Which of the following statements about Google Inc. is true?
A.It has given up its program of scanning copyrighted books.
B.It is starting its program of scanning copyright books.
C.It has stopped its program of scanning copyright books.
D.It has resumed its program of scanning copyright books.
Investors applauded the result, driving Alinta shares up 5. 6. percent to about a 5-month high of A $6.81.
Alinta, whose $1.24 billion purchase of U. S. -based Duke Energy Corp's Asia-Pacific power assets in March transformed it from Western Australia's biggest gas retailer and distributor into a national player, said acquisitions would remain a key part of its growth strategy.
"We'll continue to pursue... anywhere from 20—100 percent ownership, but more importantly the operational rights and fees that go with that for operating these assets," Alinta Chief Executive Officer Bob Browning told a briefing.
Alinta said net profit for the 6 months ended June 30 was A $45.6 million ($32.8 million), up from A $28.1 million. "The consensus for the full year was around A $62 million and they've more or less blown that out of the water with their guidance for the next half," said Patersons Securities analyst Rob Brierley.
When it bought the Duke operations, Alinta said calendar 2004 earnings per share would be 27.6 cents a share and flagged a dividend of 38 cents a share.
On Thursday, it lifted that forecast.
"Given the strong first-half performance by Alinta, the full-year forecast has now been adjusted to 32—35 cents diluted EPS (earnings per share) for the full 2004 financial year," Alinta said, adding full-year dividends would be 40 to 42 cents a share. It said the target excludes a one-off gain on the sale of telecommunications group Uecomm.
Browning said Alinta was seeking a 20—25 percent stake in the Dampier-to-Bunbury pipeline in Western Australia state and would team up with Macquarie Bank Ltd. and Alcoa Inc. to lodge a bid by the Aug. 27 deadline.
"The majority of the ownership would, be held by Macquarie and ultimately DUET," Browning told Reuters, referring to a A $565 million utility investment fund partly managed by Macquarie Bank.
Alinta and Alcoa are two of the biggest customers for the gas pipeline, which is controlled by U. S. -based Epic Energy but fell into receivership in April after creditors owed A $1.85 billion ended a debt standstill.
Epic is controlled by America's largest natural gas pipeline operator, El Paso Corp. and U. S. utility giant Dominion Resources Inc..
Browning said Alinta had no immediate plans to sell any of the Duke assets—comprising 2,300 km (1,380 miles) of pipelines and 450 megawatts of thermal power generation—and was looking at ways to leverage them and grow profits.
By early afternoon Alinta shares had eased off their highs to stand 5 percent higher at A $6.77 in a slightly firmer overall market. ($1=A $1.39)
The net profit of. Alinta in the first half of last year was ______ .
A.A $62 million
B.A $45.6 million
C.A $28.1 million
D.A $27 million
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B.when the street crossing
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