step by step 第三册 lesson 86（在线收听）

Lesson 86 Part Ⅰ

Lesson 86

Part Ⅰ  Warming-up Exercises

Numbers: Numbers in News Items

1. Oil ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries have agreed to continue limiting production to ______ barrels of oil a day.

2. The United Nations World Food Program has approved more than ______ dollars in aid for 15 developing nations.

3. The Commerce Department said its index of leading economic indicators rose ______ in July, the fourth month it has increased.

4. Unemployment in the United States rose last month to ______ of the American work force, the highest rate since World War Ⅱ. The Labor Department said that unemployment rose in May by ______. It said ______ Americans were out of work.

5. Poland owes foreign countries about ______ dollars.

6. Unemployment in the United States has risen to its highest point in 42 years. The Labor Department reports that unemployment in November increased by ______ to ______ of the American work force.

7. The Labor Department reports that wholesale prices increased by only ______ in August.

Score: ______

Lesson 86 Part Ⅱ