单选题 Directions: There are 10 blanks in the
following passages. For each blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.
You are supposed to choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter on
the ANSWER SHEET by drawing a single line through the center. {{B}}Passage
One{{/B}}
The bank {{U}}(56) {{/U}}
borrowers enough interest to pay the expense of the bank and have something left
over for {{U}}(57) {{/U}}. The interest cannot be higher than the legal
rate, which is established by state law and in most states is 6% per year.
{{U}}(58) {{/U}} big loans, the interest rate is much less, even as low
as 2%. The rate depends on the money market, when there is plenty of money
{{U}}(59) {{/U}} to be borrowed, banks charge low rates of interest. A
savings bank may pay its depositors 2% and lend the money at 3.5% or 4%. But
when money is tight, interest rates go up, and a savings bank may try to
{{U}}(60) {{/U}} depositors by offering 4% or 4.5% or even more and
lending the money at 5% or 6%.