[填空题]Reserve officials will raise up short-term interest rates at the meeting to slow

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Swapping postcards has become an interesting hobby for people who are curious about the big world in which they live . Swapping postcards can keep pen friends in touch . A postcard is a simple and beautiful way for someone to share his thoughts and memories .
There are some great websites that can help one develop his interest in postcard swapping . For example,postcrossing. com,started in 2005 by a Portuguese citizen,is a free website that connects people who share a passion for swapping postcards. If you want to receive postcards from other members ,you should e-mail a postcard to the address sent by the website after registration(注册) . After the individual confirms that he has received the card, your name will be added to the list of people to receive postcards .
Swapping postcards with people in other countries is also a great way to learn about the world;each postcard can be a window to another culture. It is like bringing the world to your mailbox
A. exchanging
B. designing
C. collecting
D. writing

[单项选择]How could the breakup potentially hurt the interest of consumers
A. The breakup led to a setback: Windows 2000 won’t be shipped to consumers until February, two years behind schedule.
B. The pay-per-minute model of the cell phone industry will meld with the free culture of the Internet.
C. The breakup could increase the operating costs and thus make their products more expensiv

[单项选择]One feature of the Renaissance is the keen interest in the activities of （　）.
A. science
B. humanity
C. sports
D. politics

[单项选择]Developing railroads, shipping, and other（）interests, the U.S. based United Fruit Company was known as the "Octopus" among resentful Central Americans.
A. subsidiary
B. unimpressed
C. superficial
D. distributed

[单项选择]Buying an interest-rate cap and selling an interest-rate floor is equivalent to:（　）
A. buying a series of interest-rate calls and selling a series of interest-rate puts. 
B. buying a series of interest-rate puts and selling a series of interest rate calls. 
C. buying a series of interest-rate puts and calls.

[填空题]When he was young, Peter Schwartz was very interested in the movement of social change.

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