单选题 Directions: In this section you will hear three short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. The passages and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D.Then mark the corresponding letter an tile ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. {{B}}Passage One{{/B}}

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]21-23 The State Development Bank was established on March 17, 1994, with its headquarters in Beijing. Its assets totaled RMB 280 billion yuan at the end of 1996. This bank is responsible for financing key state construction projects and for macro - adjustment of the structure of the lending facilities. Its tasks include creating a stable and long -term source of financing through mobilizing financial resources in the economy so as to meet the needs of priority construction projects; providing policy-related credit and interest subsidies to priority projects; improving investment efficiency by adjusting the structure of fixed - asset investment. The potential recipients of its credit are mainly those large projects that are designed to alleviate the bottlenecks in the economy, operate in the leading industries or extend file application of advanced technology as well as those inter - regional policy- based projects. 21. When was the State Development Bank established?