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“
little
”
people found themselves in need of personal loans, as taxes became heavier and as the practice of installment(
分期付款
) buying broke down the previously long-held view that there was something almost morally wrong about being in debt. All sorts of people began to discover that the wise use of credit(
信用卡
) could be extremely helpful.
1.The author believes that the unfriendly atmosphere in banks many years ago was chiefly due to _____.
A. unfriendliness of customers toward banks
B. the outer appearance of bank buildings
C. economic pressure of the time
D. the attitude of bankers
2.The banks of many years ago showed interest only in _____.
A. regular visitors
B. elderly gentlemen
C. friendly businessmen
D. rich customers
3.When did banks begin to grow human?
A. During the war.
B. A few years ago.
C. Some time before the war.
D. In the last century.
4.What helped to push the
“
humanization
”
of banks?
A. More and more
“
little
”
people became customers of banks.
B. The elderly gentlemen in banks were replaced by women.
C. Most banks were set up in small and medium-sized towns.
D. The size of the customer’s account was greatly increased.
5.Average people seldom borrowed money from banks in the past because _____.
A. the bank buildings looked forbidding
B. they were comparatively rich before the war
C. they rarely spent more than they could earn
D. they thought it was not proper to be in debt
Passage 2
The Gulf War changed the lives of ordinary people, many of whom lived far from Kuwait or Iraq. In this eight-part series, correspondents visit individuals and families who have had to alter completely their plans and life styles as a result of the war.
We hear, for example, from an Iraqi Kurdish family who escaped across the snow-covered mountains to Turkey, losing everything they had accumulated over more than 20 years. John Renner visits them in their small tent in the heat and dust of a refugee camp where they are desperately hoping that some Western country will offer them shelter.
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