Task 3. Reading: Answer the following questions according to the text.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s world was a world of music from the moment he was born. His father, who was a fine musician, was teaching his daughter to play the piano. Little Wolfgang used to listen to his sister as she practiced. He quickly learned the pieces she played. One day he said he wanted to play too. But he was only three years old then, and his father thought that his hands were too small.
However, that evening, alone and in the dark, he played the pieces his sister had been practicing and he played them much better than her.
46. While his sister was practicing, Mozart _____.
A) usually made a lot of noise.
B) used to play by himself.
C) used to feel very bored.
D) and his father talked about music.
E) learned how to play the piano.
47. Mozart’s father didn’t believe that _____.
A) his daughter practiced often enough.
B) a child of three could possibly play the piano.
C) his children would ever learn to play well.
D) music could be regarded as a profession.
E) children could understand music well.
48. As a child, Mozart _____.
A) was hated by his father.
B) was taught by his sister to play the piano.
C) rarely listened to any music.
D) had a great talent for music.
E) used to play for his sister.
Task 4.Writing: Translate the given text into your native language
What is a capital market
Capital is money, and it is represented by securities—bonds mostly—that are traded on the world’s capital markets just like any other commodity.The price borrowers pay for money is the interest rate. This “price” is determined by supply and demand. When there is a shortage of money to lend, borrowers have to pay a higher interest rate. When money is plentiful , interest rates decline.
There is no single center for capital market trading. The world’s securities are traded in a vast network of electronically linked banks and securities houses located all over the world—from Tokyo and Singapore to London and New York. The international capital markets serve one major purpose: to get money from those who have it into the hands of those who want it and are willing to pay a price to get it. Hundreds of billions of dollars—and euros, and yen and pounds— are traded daily on the world’s capital markets.
The international capital markets bring together a wide variety of borrowers and lenders. Investors can be as large as the California State Employees’ Retirement Fund or as small as a Swiss farmer buying a bond at a local bank. Borrowers include corporations, governments, and international organizations—from IBM to the Kingdom of Sweden to the African Development Bank.
How does it work? When a Swiss investor buys a bond of the African Development Bank, the primary motivation isn’t necessarily to give money to Africa, even though that is the final result. An investor is looking for a “return” on the investment. Borrowers on the world’s capital markets have to assure investors that the bond will be paid back on time along with all the or the African Development Bank have the implicit backing of rich—country government, so investors are willing to loan development banks money at relatively low interest rates.
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