WASHINGTON, March 14 (Xinhua) —U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed on Saturday at the White House that China can have confidence in the American economy.

  “Not just the Chinese government, but every investor can have absolute confidence in the soundness of investments in the United States,” Obama said.

   “There is a reason why even in the midst of this economic downfall you have seen actual increases in investment flows here in the U. S.,”he said.

   Obama also noted the U. S. will push for stricter regulation of the financial industry “front and center” at the upcoming Group of 20 Summit (峰会) in London ,ending an argument between the Europe and the United States over whether more focus should be placed on financial regulatory reform.

   Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said earlier Friady he is “a little bit worried ”about the safety of Chinese assets (财产) in the United States ,urging the U. S. government to ensure the security of those assets.

   China has invested its huge foreign exchange reserves (外汇储备) in low-risk but low-yield assets ,such as U. S.government bonds (政府债券) ,to play it safe . According to the U.S. Treasury, China held 681.9 billion U.S. dollars  worth of U.S. government bonds as of November.

   “China is indeed the largest creditor of the United States, which is the world’ s biggest economy .We are extremely interested in developments in the U. S. economy.”said Wen, adding that he is expecting the effect of the measures taken by the U.S.government to counter the global financial crisis.

   Asked to react to Wen’ s concern, Lawrence Summers, director of the U.S. National Economic Council, noted on Friday that the U.S. will be sound steward (管家)of the money it invests.

   “This is a commitment that the president has made very clear—we need to be sound stewards of the money we invest.”said Summers in a speech at the Brookings Institution, a leading think tank in the united states.

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao expressed his worry about the huge fund to the United States.

Obama claimed that China can have confidence in the American economy.

Obama said that the U. S. would be “sound stewards of the money we invest.”

The U. S. will push for stricter regulation of the financial industry.

It can most likely be inferred from the passage that           .

  A. the U. S. is now having great difficulty improving the economy.

  B. China will have confidence in Obama forever according to Wen’s speech

  C. China held 681.9 billion U.S. dollars worth of U.S.government bonds as of November

  D. China will do its best to help the U.S. overcome the global financial crisis.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said earlier Friday he is “a little bit worried”, because        .

  A. he doesn’t have confidence in America’ s economy at all

  B. China lent a huge fund to the United States

  C. he is concerned about the security of China’s assets in the U. S.

  D. the U.S. refused to ensure the security of China’s assets

The underlined word “soundness” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “      

  A. loudness          B. safety       C. richness         D. friendship


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A. to enjoy delicious food
B. to try Tractor Ride through 600 acres
C. to enter the Europe-wide student competition
D. to watch the world go by from the beautiful house
73.According to the passage, there will be       rewards for the Europe-wide student competition.
A. only one           B. two           C. three          D. four
74.You can visit Farm World        .
A. on Monday in May              B. any day in October
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75.From the advertisements above, we can learn that       .
A. Cafe Hub is a popular place in the local area
B. families can enjoy Horse Rides on New Adventure Playground
C. Farm World provides lunches, snacks and fine dining
D. the Europe-wide student competition will be held on June 15,2006

 

Cafe Hub

Next to the Castle lies The Hub, home of the Edinburgh International Festival and one of the most talked about spots in town. Our cafe is open every day for mouth-watering lunches, snacks and fine dining. Come in and enjoy the atmosphere of The Hub or watch the world go by from our beautiful terrace.

The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh.

Open every day from 9:30 a.m.till late.

Tel:0131173 2067 www.thehub-edinburgh.com

Farm World

Enjoy being“A Farmer for a Day”.Join in delivering and feeding our spring babies—bottle feeding sessions twice daily. Fun for all family. Horse Rides, BMX Bikes Cross Country Course. Tractor Ride through 600 acres, New Adventure Playground, Nature Trails. Full details on website.

Open:May—Oct Wednesdays to Saturdays and daily during school holidays 11 a.m.—5 p.m.

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1.

You’ll have to register first if you want_________.

  A.to enjoy delicious food

  B.to try Tractor Ride through 600 acres

  C.to enter the Europe-wide student competition

  D.to watch the world go by from the beautiful terrace

2.

You can visit Farm Wrold_________.

  A.on Monday in May                    B.any day in October

C.at 2 p.m.at Christmas                  D.at 10:30 a.m. during school holidays

3.

.From the advertisements above,we can learn that_________.

  A.Cafe Hub is a popular place in the local area

  B.families can enjoy Horse Rides on New Adventure Playground

  C.Farm World provides lunches,snacks and fine dining

  D.the Europe-wide student competition will be held on June 15,2010

 

PART FOUR   WRITING

SECTION A ( 10 points )

Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage.

Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.

After the women’s movement in the world, women’s position in society as well as at home is improving. But how many men on earth have helped their wives do their housework at home, do you know? Recently a European Commission tried to find out people's ideas and reactions to the women's movement.They have carried out an overall survey of that. As part of their survey , they asked many men and women all over the Europe the same question,“Who does the housework?” The men answered very differently from the women!

The housework they asked people about were: preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning the house and babysitting. 48% of British husbands said they did these things at home. 37% of Danish men helped their wives do such things in the house. But only 15% of Italian men said they did the housework; many of them said they never helped at all.

But there was an interesting point of view from the wives. According to British wives, only 38% of their husbands helped in the house. And Italian wives said that their husbands hardly ever helped them at home. The Italian and British men did not tell the truth! The Commission, however, found that Danish men were the most truthful husbands, fpr their answers were the same as their wives' answers.

Do the men you know around you help their wives in the house? Do you think the survey made by the European Commission gives a true picture in your experience? Write and tell us what you think.

European Commission’s survey

purpose

To find out people’s 71.______________ to the women’s movement

 

72.___________

Answers to the question and 73.____________ between the men and the women

74._____________

The rate of men 75.__________

Women’s view

76._____________

48%

only 38%

    Denmark

37%

77._________

     Italy

78.________

Almost none

79.___________

The Italian and British men told a lie; 80.______________ were the most honest

 

 

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