Tom is more interested in ______ stories than science fiction.. (detect)
Tom ______ more than twenty pounds for the dictionary.
A.spent
B.paid
C.cost
D.took
According to the passage, parents can help their children communicate by ______.
A.showing their own interest in other children
B.encouraging their interest in other children
C.playing games with them
D.buying them more toys
The lower interest rates fall, for larger items such as cars and houses.
A.more consumers shop
B.there are more consumer shopping
C.the more consumers shop
D.consumers shop more
Usually the borrowing firm of term loans promises to repay ______.
A.the principal and interest until the end of the loan period
B.the principal and interest at the end of the loan period
C.the loan in a series of installments
D.at any time when cash is more abundant ______.
A.is always more than
B.is the same as
C.is sometimes higher than
D.is sometimes lower than
W: That's right. So banks usually offer slightly lower interest rates on them.
Q: Which of the following has a higher rate?
(13)
A.CDs.
B.Demand deposits.
C.Fixed-term deposits.
D.Building societies deposits.
One possible reason why women have better memories than men is that ______.
A.they have a wide range of interest
B.they are more reliant on the environment
C.they have an unusual power of focusing their attention
D.they are more interested in what's happening around them
According to the passage, the parity system is used to ______.
A.encourage farmers to produce more grains in the future
B.lower the cost of producing agricultural product
C.determine the prices below which grains will not be sold
D.ensure that the farmers' interest is properly protected
The bank (56) borrowers enough interest to pay the expense of the bank and have something left over for (57) . The interest cannot be higher than the legal rate, which is established by state law and in most states is 6% per year. (58) big loans, the interest rate is much less, even as low as 2%. The rate depends on the money market, when there is plenty of money (59) to be borrowed, banks charge low rates of interest. A savings bank may pay its depositors 2% and lend the money at 3.5% or 4%. But when money is tight, interest rates go up, and a savings bank may try to (60) depositors by offering 4% or 4.5% or even more and lending the money at 5% or 6%.
(41)
A.receives
B.gets
C.charges
D.pays
One day, after telling Mr. White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked for five pounds.
Mr. White had heard this sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end. Then he said, "I understand your difficulties, Tom. I' d like to help you. But I' m not going to give you five pounds this time. I'll lend you the money, and you can pay me off next time you see me."
Tom took the money, but he never appeared again.
Tom was now in difficulties because he ______.
A.worked in a city office and was poorly paid
B.was poorly paid and had a large family to support
C.was poorly paid and always spent money carelessly
D.was out of work and had a large family to support