试题出自试卷《华东师范大学2014年考博英语真题》

Why does a company want to （ 1 ） its money with other people? There are several reasons. First, the company may （ 2） very well. It may need money to （ 3 ） . By selling shares of   （ 4） , the company can get the money it needs. Sometimes, it is（ 5） for the company to go public for tax reasons. Because of the tax（ 6） , the company may save money on taxes by selling shares on the stock exchange. Sometimes, a company may owe a lot of money（ 7）   banks. By selling shares of stock, it may be able to pay the banks. Many companies sell stock for this reason.
However, the reasons why companies sell their stocks on the stock exchange are often（8）. In general, all companies （ 9 ） sell shares of stock on the stock exchange need to（ 10） money for one reason or another. Investors（ 11） buy shares of stock in a company may make money in two ways. They may begin to make money （ 12） . Suppose that a person invests in a company, and the company makes money. The company shares this money with the（ 13） . This money that is shared is called a（ 14） . Dividends are usually sent to investors once every three months while they （ 15） the stock. A second way that investors may（ 16） is to sell the stock at a higher price than they（ 17）   when they bought it. The （ 18） of each share of stock goes up if the company does well. It may also （ 19） for many other reasons. But when it does go up, a person may sell it and make a （ 20） .