You are in free guest mode.
Timed Practice
Revision List
Attempt History
Progress Tracking
Create a free account to unlock these tools
Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In)
ID: #48702
Long
Drumbeat
* Fill in the missing words into the blank fields
Despite a drumbeat of bad economic news, the market is up — almost 11 percent in the last few weeks. Junk bonds, those risky corporate I. O. U.'s, are rallying. The value of financial shares, bank loans, tricky credit derivatives — up, up, up. Many on Wall Street, the epicenter of the credit mess, seem to think that the worst is . For the first time in months, analysts and executives sound upbeat again. Many of them see a broad, recovery in both the economy and the financial markets coming in the second half of this year, a prediction some market strategists call at best. For now, policy makers are echoing the mood on Wall Street. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said in an interview with Bloomberg Television on Thursday that "we are closer to the end of this problem than we are to the beginning."
Result:
With a free account:
Retry and compare every attempt.
Saving...