| Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pound for
her birthday —ten pretty pound notes. So the day after her birthday, Mrs Smith
went shopping. She queued for a bus, got on and sat down next to an old lady.
After a while, she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was open. Inside it she
saw a wad of pound notes exactly like the one her husband had given her. So she
quickly looked into her own bag — the notes were gone! Mrs Smith was sure that
the old lady who was sitting next to her had stolen them. She thought she would
have to call the police; but, as she disliked making a fuss and getting people
into trouble, she decide to take back the money from the old lady’s handbag and
say nothing more about it. She looked round the bus to make sure nobody was
watching, then she carefully put her hand into the old lady’s bag, took the
notes and put them A. a lovely cat B. a nice hat C. a beautiful handbag D. both B and C [单项选择]Passage Three
For all his vaunted(夸耀) talents, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has never had much of a reputation as an economic forecaster. In fact, he shies away from making the precise-to-the-decimal-point predictions that many other economists thrive on. Instead, he owes his success as a monetary policymaker to his ability to sniff out threats to the economy and manipulate interest rates to dampen the dangers he perceives. Now, those instincts are being put to the test. Many Fed watchers-and some policymakers inside the central bank itself-are beginning to wonder whether Greenspan has lost his touch. ODespite rising risks to the economy from a swooning stock market and soaring oil prices that could hamper growth, the Greenspan-led Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) opted to leave interest rates unchanged on Sept. 24. But in a rare dissent, two of the Fed’s 12 policymakers broke ranks and voted for a cut in rates-Dallas Fed President Robert D A. his successful predictions of economy B. his timely handling of interest rates C. his unusual economic policies D. his unique sense of dangers [填空题]Within three months of his ______ (elect) he was forced to resign.
[填空题]His brother joined the army three years ago.
His brother______ ______ ______the army for three years.
[填空题]His brother joined the army three years ago.
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