We have booked shipping space _____ S.S. “Great Victory” which is scheduled to sail _____ your port on August 10, 2018.

Dear Mr. Robert,

Although we sent you your goods on time, we have waited nearly two months for you to pay the balance of $ 5000, which is over due. When you ordered the shipment of computers, you requested that we send you the entire order no later than June 1 , and we shipped the goods by air freight on May 25.

As you agreed in our original credit arrangement (赊账协议) , payment was due in 30 days, on June 30. Yet, as it is already August 26, we still have not received your payment. In fact, we have not received any answer to the notice we sent to remind you that the payment was due.

We regret to say that if we cannot receive your payment by September 15 , we will be forced to ask our lawyer to take measures and collect it through legal procedures.

Yours faithfully,

Adam Smith

The Western Company

What's the purpose of the letter? To urge the buyer to______.

In container cargo transportation, the bill of lading serves as a receipt for goods, an evidence of the contract of carriage, and a document of title to the goods. The carrier issues the B/L according to the information in the【B1】. The shipped B/L must indicate that the foods have been loaded on board or shipped on a named vessel, and it must be signed by the carrier or the 【B2】 or the agent on behalf of the carder. The originals are marked as "original" on their face and all have equal value, that is, all have the same validity. The original B (s) /L are【B3】 , one of which must be surrendered to the【B4】 at destination, duly endorsed in exchange for the goods or the delivery order. When one of the originals being surrendered to the carrier, the others become【B5】 .

【B1】

A．dock receipt

B．delivery order

C．cargo manifest

D．sea waybill

根据下列文章，请回答 41～45

In container cargo transportation, the bill of lading serves as a receipt for goods, an evidence of the contract of carriage, and a document of title to the goods. The carrier issues the B/L according to the information in the 41＿＿. The shipped B/L must indicate that the goods have been loaded on board or shipped on a named vessel, and it must be signed by the carrier or the 42＿＿ or the agent on behalf of the carrier. The originals are marked as "original" on their face and all have equal value, that is, all have the same validity. The original B（s）/L are 43＿＿ , one of which must be surrendered to the 44＿＿ at destination, duly endorsed in exchange for the goods or the delivery order. When one of the originals being surrendered to the carrier, the others become 45＿＿ .

第 41 题 A．dock receipt B．delivery order C．cargo manifest D．sea waybill

All the finished products are stored in a ________ of the delivery port and shipping is available at any time.

A) garage

B) cabinet

C) capsule

D) warehouse

A B/L which is preprinted "shipped on board" and cargo is shipped in container shows as follows:

  Pre-carriage by            Place of Receipt

   Vessel A                 Karachi

  Ocean Vessel              Port of loading

   Vessel B                 Karachi

  The port of loading and port of discharge as stipulated in the credit appears in the respective boxes on the B/L.

  a) The credit stipulates transhipment prohibited.

  (1)( ) The B/L is acceptable.

  (2)( ) The B/L may be rejected due to transhipment occurred.

  b) During the course of ocean carriage, transhipment means

  (3)( ) unloading and reloading from the pre-carriage (or feeder) vessel (Vessel A) to the ocean vessel (Vessel B) from the initial origin port to the port of loading.

  (4)( ) unloading and reloading from one ocean vessel to another ocean vessel from the port of loading to the port of discharge stipulated in the credit.

  c) Loaded on board or shipped on a named vessel refers to:

  (5)( ) a pre-carriage (or feeder) vessel.

  (6)( ) an ocean vessel.

  d) Whether an on board notation should be borne in the B/L?

  (7)( ) The B/L need not bear an on board notation as it has been preprinted the said wording.

  (8)( ) As two different vessels appear in the B/L, it would need an on board notation which clearly shows the goods were loaded on board the name of ocean vessel (Vessel B) and port of loading (Karachi), then transhipment would not be occurred.

Willey Home Furnishings Co.

15 Mary' s Street

Brookline, Massachusetts 02446

TEL: (617) 353-7154

FAX: (617) 353-4830

To: William Winkle <william@builder.com>

From: Keith Weber <weber@willey.com>

Date: July 21

Re: Order 037513

Dear Mr. William Winkle,

Thank you for your e-mail of July 18, where you called our attention to an error we made in shipping your order. We regret this error and apologize for any inconvenience to you.

In your e-mail, you stated that your original order, placed on June 26, was for 50 boxes of light bulbs. We have confirmed this through our records, and we are prepared to exchange the merchandise at no cost to you. Please return the 50 fuse boxes we shipped to you in error, and once we receive them, we will send out your correct order. Once we receive the fixtures, we will happily credit your account for the cost of shipping. Furthermore, as a gesture of goodwill, we will be sending you a voucher for $30, good toward any future purchase at Willey Home Furnishings Co.

Again, we apologize for our error. We pride ourselves on providing the best service for our customers, and we hope that you will continue to shop at Willey Home Furnishings Co. in the future.

Any questions? Call (617) 353-7107

Best regard,

Keith Weber

Customer Service Department

What is the purpose of this e-mail?

A．To acknowledge a mistake

B．To place an order

C．To register a complaint

D．To request a refund

All the finished products are stored in a ______ of the delivery port and shipping is available at any time.

A．warehouse

B．capsule

C．garage

D．cabinet

An e—book (also referred to as an electronic book, e—book, or e—book) is a digital version of a print book that you download and read. But if you want to read an e—book , you must have an E—book Reader, which is a kind of free software used by your computer. Make sure you have instal1ed the appropriate Reader before you download your e—book from the Internet.The software allows you to turn the words on the screen into the size you like. It also helps you turn pages and change your viewing options. E —books are a fun alternative to regular books. You can download them to any computers and create your library of hundreds of titles. If you load them onto your portable computer, you can take them with you when you travel. Some e—books are even interactive! Best of all, when you order an e—book, there is no waiting and no shipping charges. The amount of time it takes to download your e —book depends on the speed of your connection and the size of your e— book.

26、From this passage, we learn that an e—book()

A、 can be found in any library

B、 can be read directly from the Internet

C、 can be read when special software is installed

27、 The E-book Reader is used for()

A、 reading an e—book you’ve downloaded

B、 turning a print book into a digital version

C、 downloading an e—book from the Internet

D、 copying an e—book onto a portable computer

28、 From this passage, we can learn that()

A、 you can read an e-book on a laptop when you travel

B、 you can order an e—book using the E—book Reader

C、 the e—books ordered have to be shipped to you

D、 it takes a lot of trouble reading an e—book

29、 Which of the following statements is TRUE?()

A、 An e—book is ordered in print book、

B、 The size of the words in an e—book cannot be changed

C、 The downloading time is decided by the c—book’s size

D、 There is less fun reading an e—book than a print book、

30、 The passage is mainly about()

A、 a better way to download an E—book

B、 a new kind of book—the E—books

C、 the new version of E—books

听力原文：W Cheryl, were you able to determine which shipping company is the cheapest?

W No, I asked several shipping companies and made a list of possible ones. I'm not sure which one is the best because it depends on the terms of the contract.

W Could you call the sales department and check if they have resolved that yet? We need to get that information as soon as possible, so that we can make a budget in details.

W Yes, I'll call them right away.

What did Cheryl do?

A．Sent a package to a client

B．Researched a delivery company

C．Prepared for an agreement

D．Booked a business trip

Food Shop sent a fax to Sanyi Farm to inquire about the price of tomatoes as follows: ‘100,000 kg of tomatoes is urgently needed. Reply as soon as possible.’

Upon receipt of the fax, Sanyi Farm shipped 100,000 kg of tomatoes to Food Shop. The latter took delivery of the goods without any objection. On selling the goods Food Shop found that the quality of tomatoes did not meet the standard required and had to sell the goods at a 20% discount. Food Shop considered that there was no contract between the two parties, since its fax to Sanyi Farm did not contain the price, which was one of the essential factors to be an effective offer.

Required:

In accordance with the Contract Law:

(a) Explain the legal nature of the fax sent by Food Shop. (2 marks)

(b) Describe the legal nature of the act to take delivery of the goods by Food Shop. (2 marks)

(c) Explain whether there was a contract between the two parties. (2 marks)