Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following
问题详情
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end o f the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen. to the news.
According to the news, Leeson
[A] bankrupted a vulnerable bank.
[B] was a British investor in Singapore.
[C] worked as a teller in Singapore.
[D] took exactly 1 billion from the bank last winter.请帮忙给出正确答案和分析，谢谢！
参考答案
正确答案：A
NewsItem3【昕前预测】根据选项和题干所提供的信息词Leeson,bank，arrested可以推测，本则新闻报道的是一位叫Leeson的人为金钱而犯罪继而被判刑的事．Howdoyoublowlbillion?Withthatmuchmoney,youcouldbuyeveryjewelinTiffany's,collectasmallfleetof747s...[24A]orbankruptavulnerablebank.That'swhatNicholasLeesonapparentlydid.The28-year-oldtraderforBritishinvestmenthouseBaringsPLCinSingaporestakedmorethanlbillionofthecompany'smoneylastwinteronJapanesederivatives,andgottsunamied.Forweekshetriedtorecouphismountinglosseswithdouble-or-nothingbetsanddoctoredbookkeeping.HewasarrestedinFrankfurtonhiswaytoLondon.GermanyextraditedhimtoSingaporelastmonth,wherehewassentencedto6.5yearsinprison.[25D]Leesonisappealing.【解析】选[A]。题目涉及到李森做了什么事情，由…bankruptavulnerablebank后面一句That'swhatNichlasLeesonapparentlydid．可知NicholasLeesonbankruptedavulnerablebank，故答案为[A]。
