Listen this way听力教程答案4

better off than they were 30 years ago. Here … :

Technological … created hundreds of gadgets that … both easier and more pleasurable, for example, cellular and cordless phones, computers, answering machines, and microwave ovens;

Today … about 3/4 have washing machines, half have clothes dryers, 97% have color televisions, 3/4 have VCRs, 2/3 have microwaves and air conditioners, 3/4 own their own automobile, 40% own their own home, half have stereo systems.

Part 5 Do you know …?

A. Tokyo, Osaka, Oslo, Zurich. Hong Kong, Copenhagen, Geneva, Paris, Reykjavik, London

B. 1. The euro has appreciated against the US dollar.

2. Persistent economic turmoil.

3. Tehran.

4. The Economist team checks prices of a wide range of items—from bread and milk to cars and utilities—to compile this report.

5. Business clients use it to calculate the amount of allowances granted to overseas executive and their families.