填空题 Change each of the direct quotations from newspaper reports into reported statements.
'It's entirely the fault of the banks. They should have been more open about their charges to customers,' one industry commentator said.
An industry commentator blamed the banks for not being open about their charges to customers.

填空题 Asked by business leaders what he would do to help them, the Finance Minister said, 'I will first simplify the tax system and then step by step reduce the burden of tax on companies.' The Finance Minister promised ______.

填空题 The Chairman of Chrysler told investors, 'We must be patient. The current downturn is part of the economic cycle and there will be better times again.' The Chairman urged ______.

填空题 A source close to the management said, 'It's a really good product, but the world isn't ready for it yet. They should relaunch it in a year or so.' A source close to the management suggested ______.

填空题 Hamilton had these words for his team. 'Everyone has worked very hard and unselfishly to achieve this success.' Hamilton praised ______.

填空题 Fredericks defended the appointment of his son, saying, 'There is no favouritism here; Nigel has got the job purely on merit.' Fredericks denied ______.

填空题 The industry watchdog was less complimentary. 'Degas have put unfair pressure on customers to sign up to new contracts—they haven't broken the rules, but they have bent them!' The industry watchdog criticised ______.

填空题 A spokeswoman from the Consumer Association said, 'Consumers should probably try to avoid buying dairy products from France just at the moment, until more is known about the disease.' The spokeswoman discouraged ______.

填空题 The head of the airline said, 'If the competition continue to drop their prices like this, we will be forced to do the same and then there will be a price war which will benefit no-one.' The head of the airline threatened ______.