In the early 1970’s, Citibank of New York City became one of the first financial institutions to install ATM’s on a large scale. Since then, the (1) of automated teller machines has increased dramatically. At the time, the bank hoped (2) their operating costs by replacing human tellers with machines. Little did they (3) that the cash machines would become so successful. However, as more banks added (4) automated service through ATM’s, the machines mushroomed all over the world.
To use an ATM, all you need is a (5) issued by your bank. Your bank may also (6) through a credit card, such as MasterCard or Visa. To begin a (7) , you need to insert the card into an ATM and punch in a personal identification number on the (8) . The personal ID number may consist of (9) and can prevent anyone from using the card.
The ATM next flashes instructions on its (10) for carrying out transaction. To get cash, for example, you are instructed to (11) that indicate whether the money should be withdrawn from a checking or a savings account and the (12) . This request is then displayed on the screen. After you press a button to (13) that the information is correct, the ATM goes to (14) .
How safe, you may ask, is banking by ATM The (15) is meant to prevent anyone, no matter who you are, from using a cash card (16) . If you enter the wrong ID number for a card, a message on the screen will (17) . If you fail to produce the correct number for three times, most machines will (18) .As another precaution against (19) , the bank generally limits the amount that may be withdrawn by cash card (20) , say, to $ 200.
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解析：[听力原文]1-20 In the early 1970’s, Citibank of New York City became one of the first financial institutions to install ATM’s on a large scale. Since then, the popularity (1) of automated teller machines has increased dramatically. At the time, the bank hoped simply to reduce (2) their operating costs by replacing human tellers with machines. Little did they suspect (3) that the cash machines would become so successful. However, as more banks added round-the-clock (4) automated service through ATM’s, the machines mushroomed all over the world. To use an ATM, all you need is a plastic card (5) issued by your bank. Your bank may also offer ATM service (6) through a credit card, such as MasterCard or Visa. To begin a transaction (7), you need to insert the card into an ATM and punch in a personal identification number on the machine’s keypad (8). The personal ID number may consist of four or six digits (9) and can prevent anyone from using the card. The ATM next flashes instructions on its display screen (10) for carrying out transaction. To get cash, for example, you are instructed to press buttons (11) that indicate whether the money should be withdrawn from a checking or a savings account and the amount to be withdrawn (12). This request is then displayed on the screen. After you press a button to verify (13) that the information is correct, the ATM goes to work on the request (14). How safe, you may ask, is banking by ATM The personal ID number (15) is meant to prevent anyone, no matter who you are, from using a cash card without authorization (16). If you enter the wrong ID number for a card, a message on the screen will ask you to try again (17). If you fail to produce the correct number for three times, most machines will keep the card (18). As another precaution against card theft (19), the bank generally limits the amount that may be withdrawn by cash card in a single day (20), say, to $ 200.
