Part 3 V ocabulary and Structure
1. If you jump on an IPO, hoping it will go up, it's a bit like betting on a racehorse. I mean, ______________ it doesn't go up?
A. how if
B. what if
C. how about
D. what about
2. Online share trading has totally changed the stock market and the lives of investors. ______________ the Internet and be your own broker!
A. Connect
B. Link
C. Hook up to
D. Hook over
3. ______________ about $500, you can open an account and begin buying and selling shares from your own home, 24 hours a day.
A. For
B. To
C. In
D. At
4. The days of dot-com fortunes from IPOs are ______________.
A. across
B. Up
C. above
D. over
5. The problem with you is that you've ______________ too many classes.
A. skipped
B. skipped over
C. skipped across
D. skipped through
6. If a company wants to be listed on the stock exchange, it has to ______________ certain requirements.
A. satisfy with
B. be satisfied with
C. meet
D. meet with
7. To be listed on the New York Stock Exchange last year, a company had to have issued at least a million shares of stock ______________ $16 million.
A. worth
B. worth of
C. be worth
D. being worth of
8. I'm sorry, but you can't short your 1,500 shares of ABC at $155. The last trade __________ $99.
A. went through
B. went across with
C. went across at
D. went through at
9. I won't recommend any specific stock. You have to make the decision ______________.
A. by your own
B. on your own
C. for you
D. by you
10. After you bought a stock that was already very low, it may continue to drop. In that case you will lose your ______________.
A. shares
B. pants
C. shirt
D. skirt
11. To make money, you have to ______________.
A. seize with opportunities
B. grasp for opportunities
C. make chances
D. take chances
12. I'm not ______________ a gambler. I don't want to risk my money in the stock market.
A. much of
B. a lot of
C. very
D. very much
13. You probably want to stick to blue chip stocks for a guaranteed ______________ your investment.
A. report for
B. release from
C. report on
D. return on
Part 3答案：B CA DA CA DB CD AD
Part 1 Short dialogs and multiple choice questions
1. A. Buy shares when prices are comparatively low.
B. Buy shares while they are rising.
C. Start buying shares as quickly as possible.
D. Buy a million shares of a high-tech stock.
2. A. Nasdaq takes an average of all its stocks while Dow does not.
B. Dow takes the average of its all its stocks while Nasdaq does not.
C. Neither uses the average of its stocks.
D. Both take an average of all their stocks.
3. A. A depression is approaching. B. The stock market may crash.
C. The stock market is stable.
D. The stock market is rising fast.
4. A. He believes in the importance of getting secret information.
B. He believes it is time to buy online stocks.
C. He agrees with the woman.
D. He disagrees with the woman.
5. A. Many high-tech companies have been launched.
B. Many high-tech companies have been delisted.
C. One should buy stocks listed on the Nasdaq.
D. One should buy stocks listed on the Dow.
Part 1答案：A D C D B
Part 2 Short passages and multiple-choice questions
1. What does "for once in a blue moon" probably mean?
A. Always.
B. Frequently.
C. Rarely.
D. Never.
2. When did Nasdaq begin trading?
A. In 1969.
B. In 1971.
C. In 1987.
D. In 1999.
3. How many of the companies traded in the United States are listed on the Nasdaq?
A. Over half.
B. Nearly half.
C. About 90 percent.
D. Almost 30 percent.
4. Which of the following is mentioned as a way of Nasdaq stock trading?
A. Through a broker.
B. On the trading floor.
C. On a computerized system.
D. All of the above.
5. What is the result of many people's investment in dotcoms?
A. America Online has grown fast.
B. Nortel is saved from bankruptcy.
C. A lot of bubbles were created, which will soon burst.
D. A lot of bubbles were created, which have burst.
Part 2答案：C BA CD
Part 3 Long dialogs and True/False questions
1. The man says he does not speak Greek.
A. T
B. F
2. The main building of the New York Stock exchange is located on Fifth Avenue.
A. T
B. F
3. Neither Intel nor Microsoft is listed on the New York Exchange.
A. T
B. F
