Stage 5 Testing 1:Multiple-Choice Questions
Now you will hear 10 questions about the information you heard in the lecture.Each question will be spoken one time only,and it will not be written out for you.You must listen very carefully to each question.After hearing a question,you must read the four possible answer choices provided.You will then refer to your notes and select(a),(b),(c)or(d)—whichever is the best choice.
1.
(a)In 1985
(b)In 1995
(c)In 1996
(d)In 1997
2.
(a)Thirty-three billion US dollars
(b)Forty billion US dollars
(c)Twenty-five billion US dollars
(d)Twenty-six billion US dollars
3.
(a)The Kuala Lumpur stock market
(b)The Thai stock market
(c)The Manila stock market
(d)The Jakarta stock market
4.
(a)The Indonesian rupiah
(b)The Malaysian ringgit
(c)The Thai baht
(d)The Singapore dollar
5.
(a)The Taiwan dollar
(b)The Singapore dollar
(c)The Korean won
(d)The Hong Kong dollar
6.
(a)It raised overnight interest rates
(b)It devalued its currency
(c)It purchased shares in companies
(d)All of the above
7.
(a)World copper markets went down
(b)The international demand for petroleum reduced sharply
(c)Agricultural products witnessed a worldwide decline in prices
(d)All of the above
8.
(a)Poor corporate governance
(b)Overvalued exchange rates
(c)Heavy reliance on foreign-currency-denominated borrowing
(d)Inadequate banking regulation
9.
(a)It goes into overcapacity industries and speculative activities
(b)It goes into manufacturing and medical care
(c)It is directed to education and training
(d)It is directed to military buildup
10.
(a)They went up by 23%
(b)They went down by 23%
(c)They barely increased at all
(d)They fell by a slight margin