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}}
A certificate of deposit (CD) is issued by a depository- institution {{U}}(56) {{/U}} that the holder has deposited at the institution a certain mount of money for a certain period of time. By issuing a certificate of deposit, a bank, or {{U}}(57) {{/U}} institution, gives its pledge to {{U}}(58) {{/U}} the certificate at maturity and to pay a certain rate of interest for the use of the deposited funds.
Certificates of deposit are issued in several different forms. They may be negotiable or nonnegotiable, If a CD is negotiable it may be sold on the secondary market {{U}}(59) {{/U}} to maturity. Usually only large CDs are issued in negotiable form. CDs may also be issued either in bearer or registered form. Negotiable CDs are usually always issued in bearer form because of the ease with which ownership may be {{U}}(60) {{/U}}.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据上下文，填空处的意思应为“证据”，proof更加倾向于某种现象证明(英文意思：A sign that something is certainly true)。而evidence则偏向于由某一事物为证明的(英文意思：Words or objects make something more clearly true)。本句意思在于强调CDs的证明作用，所以A项更符合题意。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】储蓄机构的英文表达为thrift institution。deposit沉淀，沉积。depository存放处。commercial商业。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据上下文的意思，填空处的意思是兑换。exchange交换。change变化。pay交换或付款。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】previous在前的，早先的。head在前，向前，提前。prior优先的，在前。prior to为固定搭配，意思是“在前，居先”。preceding在…之前。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】transfer转移，迁移，调动，转账。transit运输，运送。transmit发送播送。transparent透明。比较上述四个答案，可以看出A项最符合题意。