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BEC READING PART ONE Questions 17 . Read these sentences and the share prices below. . Which stock market does each sentence(17) describe? . For each sentence mark one letter (A ,B ,C or D) on your Answer Sheet. Example: The index went up more than one thousand. Answer:A1. The share prices were influenced by the improvement of the two countries39。 relations. 2. Over the week ,turnover rose by T $ 5. 83bn. 3. Many people went to buy capitalization stocks. 4. In the beginning many foreign shareholders buy blue chips at high prices. 5. Price was lower after shareholders sold stocks in industrials to make profit. 6. On Thursday price dropped and then rose again. 7. The falling of posite index rose by 1. 3 per cent on the week. A. Bangkok rose 2 per cent on the day and per cent over the week as buyers moved in to large market capitalization stocks. The SET index rose to 1, in turnover of Bt bn, down from Thursday39。s Bt 10bn. B. Taipei was pulled lower by late profittaking in industrials after Thursday39。s rebound ,and the weighted index fell to 5, or per cent, over the week. Turnover rose to T $ bn from T $ 35. 78bn. C. Manila opened strongly on foreign buying of blue chips but dipped at the close as profits were taken. The posite index fell to 2 ,907. 00 , per cent higher on the week D. Hong Kong finished a mixed day slightly lower ,sapped by profittaking on confirmation of US renewal of China39。s MFN trade status and concerns over the lower domestic property market. The Hang Seng index fell to close at 9, per cent lower on the week. PART TWO Questions 812 . Read this letter to the editor of The Economist. . Choose the best sentence from the list AI to fill each of the blanks. . For each blank (812) mark one letter (AI) on your Answer Sheet. . Do not mark any letter twice. . One answer has been given as an example. Sir You state on February 13th that New Mexico has few natural resources ,... ...example...... In 1991 New Mexico ranked fourth in the United States in production of natural gas , seventh in oil and tenth in nonfuel minerals ... ...8... ... Nonfuel minerals contributed about $ 1 billion and coal $ 509 million. Taxes from production of fuels and minerals, and lease payments on state lands have been set aside by legislative acts to endow two permanent funds worth about $ 5. 65 billion, ...... 9 ...... In addition, during fiscal year 1991 , payments to New Mexico from taxes on federal lands were S 108 million ,all earmarked for public