Your prices were （reasonable)___________ than those of the other two companies.

Dear Sirs,

We were informed by Overseas American Commercial Banking Corporation that you are the producer of the captioned products, and would be grateful if you would kindly send us details of your products.

Please (144) for us the prices of the items listed on the enclosed enquiry form, giving your prices C. I. F. Melbourne. Will you please also indicate delivery schedule, terms of payment, and details of (145) for regular purchases and large orders？

Our annual requirements for household products are considerable, and we may be able to place (146) orders with you if your prices are competitive and your deliveries prompt. We look forward to receiving your quotation.

Your faithfully,

Jim Grace

(44)

A．repeat

B．illustrate

C．quote

D．cite

ket, we expect a corresponding reduction of your prices to around US$ 30dozen and would be interested to hear whether you can accept our order of 3,000dozen.(英译中)

c and is- sued shares on the stock exchange. Both companies were eventually bought back by their previous owners.

？Using the information from the graphs, write a short report describing the general movement of the share prices end comparing the performance of the two companies between the. issue date and the buy- back date.

？Write 120—140 words on your Answer Sheet.

that, impressed, against, at, who, with, place, catalogue, displayed, for Dear Sir or Madam,

We were(1)by the selection of sweaters that were(2)on your stand(3)the Menswear Exhibition(4)was held in Chicago last month.

We are a large chain of retailers and looking for a manufacturer(5)could supply us(6)a wide range of sweaters(7)the teenage market.

As we usually(8)very large orders, we would expect a quantity discount in addition to a 20% trade discount off net list prices, and our terms of payment are normally 30 days bill of exchange, documents(9)payment.

If these conditions interest you, and you can meet orders of over 1000 garments at one time, please send us your current(10)and price-list. We hope to hear from you soon.

Yours faithfully,

Dear Sir or Madam,

(1)is our new price list which will(2)by the end of this month．You will see that we have increased our prices on most models．We have, however, refrained from doing so on some models of(3)we hold large stocks．The explanation(4)ur increased prices stems from the fact(5)we are now paying 10% more for our raw materials than we were paying last year, along with some of our subcontractors having raised their prices(6)15%.

As you know, we(7)our product and are(8)of the reputation for quality and dependability we have built over 15 years．We will not(9)that reputation because of raising costs．We have, therefore, decided to raise the price of some of our products.

We hope you will understand our position and(10)your cooperation.

With best regards,

What does "a bull" mean？ it is a term that is used to refer to an investor who expects stock prices to rise. "Bulls" buy in anticipation of the market going up. Of course, the market will not always rise. Sometimes stocks drop and remain low for extended periods of time. Those investors who expect stock prices to decline are known as "bears". During the Great Depression, the bears made a great deal of money. While the bulls were "buying long" the bears were "selling short". Buying long means buying stock for the purpose of reselling it at a higher price. If the market is going down the only way to recover your investment is hang on to the stock and wait for it to come back. Selling short means selling stock that you do not own with the intention of replacing it later at a lower price. For example, if you heard that IBM was going to announce very low earnings and felt that the price would drop from $70 to $65, you could sell IBM short by telling your broker to borrow this stock from one of the brokerage's customer accounts and replace it when it drops to $ 65. Keep in mind, of course, that if the stock goes up instead of down, you will have to replace the stock at a higher price and will lose the difference between the selling and the replacement price. Thus, selling short can be a risky strategy. 1. The main topic of the passage is________.

A、what is the stock market

B、how to buy and sell stocks

C、stock market

D、bulls and bears

Paul: Just fine．I(1)the catalog you gave me this morning, and I'd like to(2)prices on your computer speakers.

Leslie: Very good(3).

Paul: Let me see…．I see that your listed price for the K-two-one model is ten US dollars．Do you offer quantity discounts？

Leslie:(4)We give a five percent discount for orders of a hundred or more.

Paul: What kind of discount could you give me(5)I were to place an order for six hundred units？

Leslie: On an order of six hundred, we can give you(6).

Paul : What about delivery time？

Leslie: We could ship your order(7)ten days of receiving your payment.

Paul: So, you require payment in advance of shipment？

Leslie: Yes．You could wire transfer the payment into our bank account or

(8)in our favor.

Paul: I'd like to(9)and place an order for six hundred units.

Leslie: Great! I'll just(10)the purchase order and have you sign it.

A．discuss

B．We sure do.

C．a discount of ten percent

D．open a letter of credit

E．fill out

F．looked over

G．Here is our price list.

H．if

I．within

J．go ahead

ose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She【C2】______that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was【C3】______delighted with perfume.【C4】______, shopping at this time of the year was a most disagreeable experience: people【C5】______on your toes, pushed you with their elbows and almost knocked you【C6】______in their【C7】______to get to a bargain【C8】______of you.

Partly to have a rest, Elaine paused in front of a(n)【C9】______where some attractive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant【C10】______her, trying to persuade her. "【C11】______double the price. " But Elaine knew from her past experience that her【C12】______of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

She moved on reluctantly and then【C13】______by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on【C14】______and the prices were very reasonable. Elaine did not【C15】______for long;【C16】______her father only smoke a cigar occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was【C17】______to please him.

When she got home, with her small but【C18】______present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already【C19】______table having supper. Her mother was in an especially cheerful【C20】______. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she informed her daughter.

【C1】

A．reflected

B．wondered

C．forgot

D．reminded

From: production@cpccom. com

To: packingdepa@ntn. com. en

Subject: Packing requirements

Dear Sirs,

On February 20th, we received 40 cardboard cartons of steel screws. We regret to inform. you that 10 cartons were delivered damaged and the contents had spilled, leading to some losses.

We accept that the damage was not your fault but fee! that we must modify our packing requirements to avoid future losses. We require that future packing be in wooden boxes of 20 kilos net, each wooden box containing 40 cardboard packs of 500 grams net.

Please let us know whether these specifications can be met by you and whether they will lead to an increase in your prices.

We look forward to your early confirmation.

Yours Faithfully,

CQC Company

What is the purpose of this e-mail？

A．To notify the delivery

B．To modify the packing requirement

C．To check the increasing of the prices

D．To ask to recall the damaged goods

听力原文：M: Can you spare a moment, dear？ I want you to listen to this letter.

W: Go ahead, then.

M: Sir, my wife and I arrived home last night after a holiday arranged by your firm, in Jersey. We stayed at the hotel described in your brochure as a comfortable, medium -sized hotel, with a magnificent view of the sea, offering courteous, old - fashioned service and excellent food, served in a relaxed friendly atmosphere.

W: Yes, that's what the brochure said.

M: In fact the hotel is situated at least half a mile from the sea. Our room overlooked a car park...

W: Through the gates of which motor vehicles were constantly arriving or departing.

M: Yes, that's good. The food was strictly beef burgers and chips or fish and chips. Wine was available, but at exorbitant prices, and as for the courteous, old - fashioned service, the majority of the staff were foreign and virtually incapable of speaking or understanding the English language.

W: Yes, that's quite true.

M: In addition to this, we were most unhappy with the arrangements for our journey home. We were instructed to catch the 11:00 a.m. ferry...

W: Wasn't it 12:00？

M: No, 11: 00 ... but this was apparently delayed and we did not get away till 6 o'clock in the evening. Now that our holiday is over, it seems fairly pointless writing this letter, but I should like you to know that we were most disappointed with the hotel travel arrangements and shall certainly not be booking any future holidays through Happy Tours. Yours faithfully, Herbert Wilson.

M: Yes dear, that's a very good letter.

(20)

A．Motor vehicles were constantly arriving or departing.

B．Tasty food.

C．A comfortable, medium- sized hotel.

D．Old - fashioned service.