金融英语考试听力练习

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Part One Listening

Section One (10%)

Directions: In this section you will hear 10 short statements. Each statement will be spoken only once. After each statement there will be a pause. During the pause,you must read the four suggested answers marked a,b,c and d,and decide which is the best answer. Now you will hear the example:

She went to the bank with Mr. Smith.

You will read:

A. She went home.

B. She liked Mr. smith.

C.She went to the bank.

D.She went to Mr. Smith’s house.

Statement C,"She went to the bank" is the closest in meaning to the statement "She went to the bank with Mr. Smith." Therefore,you should choose answer C. Now listen to the statements.

1、

A. The central bank controls many factors that affect the success of banking supervision.

B. The success of banking supervision depends on the controls of the central bank.

C. The success of banking supervision relies on many factors that are not under the control of the central bank.

D. Many factors under the control of the central bank result in the success of banking supervision.

2、

A. You cannot sign your name on the upper left corner that does not comply with the agreement.

B. Your signature does not agree with the specimen signature on the upper left corner.

C. The signature on the upper left corner is not the countersign in the

agreement.

D. You cannot agree with the signature on the upper left corner.

3、

A. The Chinese banks will not come to compete with the foreign banks in

Renminbi business.

B. Foreign banks will be allowed to do Renminbi business which is a challenge to the Chinese banks.

C. It will be a real great challenge to the Chinese banks when the foreign banks have the right to do Renminbi business.

D. In order to have real competition with the Chinese banks,foreign banks should be allowed to do Renminbi business.

4、

A. I remitted the money to you after the sale of my stocks.

B. Your bank account had been credited with the remittance since I sold my shares last week.

C. The money had already been credited to your account last week after I sold my shares.

D. The money had not been remitted to you since I failed to sell my stocks last week.

5、

A. The bank makes profits only from its own money.

B. The bank makes profits not only from the deposits but also from its own money.

C. The bank makes profits with special obligations to depositors.

D. The bank has special obligation to make profits.

6、

A. We thank you for your doing kindness to us.

B. We hope you send us your check as soon as possible.

C. We thank you because you provide us convenience in checking.

D. You will have to pay us $50,000.

7、

A. The Chinese economists made a proposal that banks’ savings interest rates should further be lowered.

B. The Chinese economists thought banks’

savings interest rates should be improved.

C. The Chinese economists believed that banks’ savings interest rates should be maintained.

D. The Chinese economists suggested that banks’ savings interest rates should be kept.

8、

A. We are the credit holders.

B. We are the bank who can encash the card.

C. We are the bank who can stop your lost card.

D. We are the bank who can find your lost card.

9、

A. In the foreign exchange market,exchange rates are quoted by the sellers and buyers.

B. In the foreign exchange market,exchange rates are quoted by commercial banks.

C. In the foreign exchange market,selling and buying of foreign exchange decide exchange rates.

D. In the foreign exchange market,exchange rates are fixed by governments.

10、

A. The bank has the right to charge you fees if your check has bounced.

B. The bank will not charge you any service commission even if your check returned.

C. No one reserves the right to impose a service charge for returned cheques.

D. The bank has the right to impose a charge for encashed cheques.

Section Two (10%)

Directions: In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and questions will be spoken only once. During the pause,c,and d,and decide which is the best answer

Now you will hear :

M: Does our bank have a direct correspondent relationship with the Bradalys’ Bank?

W:No,we don’t. So we have to advise this L/C via another bank.

Q: Which of the following is right?

Now you will read:

A. We can advise this L/C to the Bradlays’ Bank.

B. The Bradlays’ Bank is our correspondent.

C. The L/C has to be advised by a third bank.

D. We should advise this L/C by ourselves.

From the conversation we know that we have to advise this L/C via another bank. The best answer is C. Therefore you should choose answer C.

11、

A. Her account number is 60789410

B. Her account number is 60798410

C. Her account number is 60798401

D. Her account number is 60789140

12、

A. in the safe

B. in the drawer

C. on the desk

D. in the box

13、

A. 1.89%

B. 1.98%

C. 8.19%

D. none

14、

A. to open an account with the bank

B. to exchange money

C. to check if the remittance has arrived

D. to remit some money to her brother Tony Waller

15、

A. employee and boss

B. broker and bank clerk

C. two bank clerks

D. bank clerk and customer

16、

A. 8 hours

B. 10 hours

C. 12 hours

D. 24hours

17、

A. one month

B. twelve months

C. six months

D. half a month

18、

A. draw money from her account through ATM.

B. write her secret code on the card.

C. forget her password.

D. ask somebody to pick up her card.

19、

A. US$ 24,580

B. US$ 28,450

C. US$ 45,280

D. US$ 25,480

20、

A. Special risks will be excluded.

B. You have to pay more money for the inclusion of all risks.

C. Exclusion of the special risks means more money you have to pay.

D. You have to pay more premium to include a special risk.

Section Three (10%)

Directions: In this section,you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage you will hear some questions about what was said. The passages and questions wi1l be spoken only once. During the pause,and decide which is the best answer

Questions 21--23 are based on passage 1

21、

A. three

B. four

C. five

D. six

22、

A. one-dollar bill

B. five-dollar bill

C. ten-dollar bill

D. twenty-dollar bill

23、

A. by checks and fund transfers

B. by CHAPS and fund transfers

C. by CHIPS and fund transfers

D. by SWIFT and fund transfers

Questions 24-26 are based on passage 2

24、

A. They will buy houses.

B. They will buy cars.

C. They will postpone building a new plant.

D. They will hire more workers.

25、

A. because they affect consumers’ willingness to spend or save.

B. because they affect businesses’ investment decisions.

C. because interest rates are the cost of borrowings.

D. both a and b.

26、

A. mortgage interest rates

B. car loan rates

C. interest rates on many different types of bonds

D. current interest rates

Questions 27-30 are based on Passage 3

27、

A. corporate

B. interbank

C. mortgage

D. syndicate

28、

A. pay all attentions to a specific area of lending

B. consider someone more important than the other

C. handle loan applications based on hard and fast rule

D. try to build up a well-balanced loan portfolio

29、

A. prudence

B. profitability

C. liquidity

D. safety

30、

A. to ensure healthy growth for the bank

B. to outperform the competition in financial industry

C. to make the profits

D. to achieve specific business targets