专四专八考试

【单选题】Questions 24 to 25 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
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What were the official interest rates before the ReserveBank ofAustralia announced a cutAround 7. 0 percent.
B．Around 7.5 percent.
C．Around 6.5 percent.
D．Around 0. 5 percent.

网考网参考答案：B
网考网解析：
[听力原文]24-25 The Reserve Bank of Australia said yesterday that it would cut official interest rates by 0. 5 percentage points to around 7.0 percent, following falls in inflation and in an attempt to help buoy the economy. The cut is the first change in rates since December 1994, when the bank increased rates to slow the economy, but the bank warned it would lift rates again if wages grew too fast. "The Bank’s forecasts suggest that both underlying and headline inflation will be in the 2-3 percent range for some time," the central bank’s governor, Bernie Fraser said, adding that wages and salaries would be the key influence on inflation. document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>