There is hardly a man or woman in this country whose job or whose standard of living does not depend on the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another, this new money must come from the savings of the country. The Stock Exchange exists to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance.
36.Almost all companies involved in new production and development must ______.
- depend on the population as a whole for finance
- persuade the banks to provide long-term finance
- collect large sums of money from friends and people they know
- rely on their own financial resources
37.The money which enables these companies to go ahead with their projects is ______.
- repaid to its original owners as soon as possible
- raised by the selling of shares in the companies
- exchanged for part ownership of the Stock Exchange
- invested in different companies on the Stock Exchange
38.When the savers want their money back they _____________.
- ask another company to obtain their money for them
- turn to other people to borrow money
- put their shares in the company back on the market
- transfer their money to more successful companies
39.Many essential services on which we depend are ____________.
- run by the industries
- in constant need of financial support
- financed wholly by rates and taxes
- unable to provide for the needs of the population
40.The Stock Exchange makes it possible for the government, local authorities and nationalized industries_________.
- to borrow as much money as they wish
- to make certain everybody saves money
- to raise money to finance new developments
- to make everybody lend money to them
Ⅲ. 用国际音标标出下列单词中划线字母或字母组合的读音（本大题共20小题，每两小题1分，共10分）（注意：使用新式或老式音标均可）。
41. achieve / / 42. collapse / /
43. oxygen / / 44. clergyman / /
45. announcement / / 46. acquaintance / /
