In this section, you will hear a short passage. For questions 21—30, complete the notes using three words or fewer for each blank. The passage will be read twice. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. Supporting small businesses Number: 18.6 million PercentageSmall businesses account for 58% of the US
1and 40% of the
2.Impediments-
3the difficulties.- People's Inability to
4.Banks tending to supply money to rich ones or those with a credit history in order to
5which prevents the poor from creating
6.Grameen Bank- Providing small loans to help the poor start micro businesses, such as
7, food processing,
8and livestock raising.- Its borrowers including those from Bangladesh,
9, India, Uganda, Mexico, the U-nited States, and etc.- Its experience with
10: less than one percent.
【正确答案】
1、workforce, 2、gross national product, 3、Understanding, 4、obtain loans, 5、assure repayment, 6、financial self-sufficiency, 7、tailoring, 8、basket weaving, 9、Malaysia, 10、bad debt
【答案解析】解析:(根据录音最后一句话“Yunnus states that their experience with bad debt is less than one percent.”可知,孟加拉乡村银行称借款人信用记录良好,坏账的比例只占不到1%。因此该空填bad debt,意为“坏账,收不回来的账”。)