52. From a Chinese bank's point of view, the currency account which it maintains abroad is known as______, while a RMB account operated in China for a foreign bank is termed ______.

　　A. a vostro account…… a nostro account

　　B. a vostro account…a mirror account

　　C. a mirror account…a nostro account

　　D. a nostro account…… a vostro account

　　53. Under FOB terms the bill of lading would state goods ______.

　　A. loaded on board, freight payable at destination

　　B. loaded on board, freight paid

　　C. received for shipment, freight paid

　　D. received for shipment, freight payable at destination

　　54. The liabilities of the bank as shown in its balance sheet represent the ______ which it uses in its business.

　　A. sources of the funds

　　B. share capital

　　C. investments

　　D. advances to customers

　　55. International payments and other messages are often sent through an international computer network called ______.

　　A. CHAPS

　　B. BACS

　　C. SWIFT

　　D. EIMT

　　56. Low levels of uncertainty (risk) are associated with .

　　A. stocks

　　B. stock options

　　C. higher potential returns

　　D. lower potential returns

　　57. Government securities would appear on a commercial bank's balance sheet as ______.

　　A. an asset

　　B. reserves

　　C. part of net worth

　　D. a liability

　　58. A major problem with a fixed exchange rate system is that when countries run foreign trade deficits, ______.

　　A. there is no self-correcting mechanism

　　B. currency values become unstable

　　C. the value of the reserve currency declines

　　D. world inflation increases