Hopeful talkof lines being drawn under the subprime crisis has been a feature of banks quarterly reporting sinceSeptember. Marrying bigger-than-expected write-downs with bigger-than-expectedboosts to capital looks like the right treatment in this environment. But UBSstill cannot be sure that its problems are over. Further deterioration in itssubprime asset values is possible; the broader economic impact of the creditcrunch is unclear; and the damage to the banks reputation cannot yet bequantified. The patient still needs watching.
1. The authoruses the metaphor hot iron to imply that_____.
[A] thosemeasures will do more harm to UBS.
[B] thosemeasures will cauterize UBS.
[C] thosemeasures will forcefully stop UBS from furthur loss.
[D] thosemeasures will control bleeding of UBS.
2. Comparedwith the mark-to-market valuations, the mark-to-model approach could _____.
[A] slow downthe worsening in credit qualtiy.
[B] instantlycrystallise all expected future loss.
[C] worsenthe credit quality.
[D]accelerate the deterioration in credit quality.
3. The reasonthat Marcel Rohner thought the chang of approach was distracting is_____.
[A] thischange was unexpected to take place in such a situation.
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