step_by_step3000第三册unit1答案及原文(9)

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Unit 3 World News: Economic Developments

Part I Warming up

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1. Who have been meeting in Hong Kong today to discuss the outlook for the global economy? 2. What does UNCTAD say about the worldwide total of foreign investment?

3. Who has approved a cut in income tax rates?

4. WhoWhat is its plan?

5. What decisions have been made by EU, the U.S. and Canada after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in France?

Tapescript:

1. Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries have been meeting in Hong Kong today. One subject they likely discussed is the outlook for the global economy because of the U. S. slowdown and Japan's struggling recovery. Another topic they may have discussed is how to strengthen financial markets in emerging economies in Asia and elsewhere.