金融英语考试选择题练习(2)

　Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passages. For each blanks there are four choices marked A, B, C, D. You should choose the best answer.
　　Passage One
　　Another way of distinguishing markets is on the basis of the _____41_______of the securities in each market. The __42______ is a financial market in which only short-term debt instruments are traded. The ___43_____ is the market in which longer-term debt and equity instruments are traded. The securities in the former are usually more widely traded than those in the latter and so tend to be ____44______. In addition, short-term securities have _____45______fluctuations in prices than long-term securities, making them safer investments.
　　41.
　　A. volume
　　B. maturity
　　C. issuing procedure
　　D. kind
　　42.
　　A. money market
　　B. capital market
　　C. primary market
　　D. secondary market
　　43.
　　A. money market
　　B. capital market
　　C. primary market
　　D. secondary market
　　44.
　　A. more solvent
　　B. more risk
　　C. more liquid
　　D. safer
　　45.
　　A. volatile
　　B. violent
　　C. wider
　　D. smaller