bec 商务报告例题3

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例题3

Your company requires a taxi firm that it could use on a regular basis for staff and clients. Your secretary has selected two advertisements from the local newspaper. Look at the advertisements below, on which you have already made some handwritten notes.

Then, using all your notes, write a proposal for your line manager, saying which firm you think your company should use.

Write 120-140 words on a separate sheet.

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Special deals on long-distance travel ?

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Sample 1

From: The General Manager

To: The line manager

THE PROPOSAL

In order to have a taxi firm that it could use on a regular bases for our staff and clients, we should choose the better one .The things following below are my proposal .In the advertisement of TELECARS, it gaves details. It’s a good reference. The three details are useful for us. We need the 24-hour service, because our company is runned for whole day, and we need meet the clients at any time.

Compared with the other one, I think the one of STREETLIGHTCABS is not well. It’s a new company and it has not any references. The distance is important for us because we are in the urban. If no distance is too far, it not good for our business. And it also has no internet booking. So I think the advertisement of TELECARS fits for our requires.

Band 2

An attempt is made to address all the language points, but this is not always successful. Generally the range of language is fairly limited and basic errors occur.

Sample 2

Introduction.

The purpose of this report is to assess and recommend a taxi firm that will become our regular transporter. We will need them especially during next year trade fair and conferences. There are two firms to assess.

Findings:

As regards to Telecars we have a good references on them. It is very experienced traditional firm and is also very reliable. They provide 24-hours service that is useful during night meetings and negotiations. StreetlightCabs is brand new company and there are no references on them. But they provide long distance routes which we use very often and they are also cheaper. On the other hand they don’t have web page and so internet booking isn’t available.

Conclusion:

I recommend to choose Telecars because of their reliability, long tradition and well trained staff.

Band 4

All the content points are covered and are well organized. The range of language is good, and though some errors occur, these do not obscure the message. The register is appropriate.

第二篇：商务英语习题

《商务英语》习题

一、词汇部分

1. In the budget we allocated most of the money to _________.

A. marketer B. marketing C. market D. marketed

2. The high interest rates have _________ my business.

A. bankrupted B. bankrupt C. bankruptcy D. bankrupting

3. We can offer you a/an ________ for bulk purchase.

A. account B. amount C. discount D. court

4. We offered the agent a 10% _________.

A. comission B. account C. amount D. commission

5. The exporter must __________ the goods on time.

A. deliver B. delivery C. delivered D. deliveried

6. The __________ system in China is socialist market __________.

A. economical economy B. economic economic

C. economic economy D. economy economic

7. The difference between manufacturing cost and the selling price is called the _________.

A. net profit B. net margin C. gross profit D. gross cost

8. We surrendered a clean bill of lading for the _________ of payment.

A. bargain B. transfer C. bargaining D. negotiation

9. Before you make an offer, you should pay attention to the supply and demand situation of the line of goods on the world market. When supply exceeds demand, you should make your price ________; when supply lags behind demand, you can make your price_________.

A. higher lower B. lower higher C. more less D. less more

10. The company agreed to sell the products to us __________ because of our good reputation.

A. at credit B. in credit C. of credit D. on credit

11. While the goods are on an ocean vessel, it is necessary to _________ them against risks.

A. sure B. make C. insure D. take

12.During the ________ crisis, many companies _________.

A. economical went bankrupt B. economical was bankrupt

C. economic went bankrupt D. economic was bankrupt

13.We have signed an exclusive sales agreement with the German company. We are the sole __________ here.

A. buyer B. customer C. consumer D. distributor

14. When nations export more than they import, they are said to have a/an _________.

A. unfavorable balance of trade B. favorable balance of trade

C. trade deficit D. trade gap

15. It is said that Larry has benefit a lot from the ____________ of his shares.

A. depreciation B. appreciation C. devaluation D. valuation

16. __________ trade refers to the exchange of services among nations.

A. Visible B. Cargo C. Invisible D. Commodity

17. If there is a/an __________ clause in the sales contract, the quantity of delivery may be more or less to a certain extent than the contractual quantity.

A. insurance B. quantity C. delivery D. more or less

18. Compared with that of other suppliers, our prices of tea are much lower, if you _________ an order ________ us, they must be salable in your country.

A. give to B. place to C. place with D. give with

19. We've _______ your offer sheet, we think your price is higher than what we _______.

A. accepted thought B. accepted expected

C. received thought D. received expected

20. As we ________ our products in the newspaper last month, the turnover has increased recently.

A. pushed B. promoted C. advertised D. sold

21. Documentary bill is always accompanied by shipping documents, among which _______ is the most important one.

A. bill of lading B. insurance certificate

C. commercial invoice D. letter of credit

22. A ________ bill stipulates for immediate payment by the drawee on demand or at the sight of the bill.

A. usance B. time

C. sight D. clean

23. _________, as one of the terms of payment in foreign trade, means the importer remits the payment to the exporter through a bank.

A. Collection B. Letter of Credit

C. Remittance D. Remitting

24. The irrevocable L/C means once the credit is issued it cannot be cancelled or amended before the expiry date without the agreement of _________.

A. issuing bank B. negotiating banking

C. applicant D. beneficiary

25. A bill of exchange can be transferred by the original payee to another person through __________.

A. endorsement B. discount

C. presentation D. acceptance

26. A charter party may be for the carriage of goods from one specified port to another, and is known as a ________.

A. time charter B. voyage charter

C. bareboat charter D. special charter

27. " $ 50/MT CIF London", in this phrase, London is the port of _________.

A. shipment B. loading

C. transshipment D. destination

28. A ________ B/L restricts the transfer of the document and the goods will be delivered on arrival only to the consignee mentioned in the B/L.

A. direct B. order

C. bearer D. straight

29. A policy holder, also can be called __________ is the person who purchases insurance.

A. the insurer B. the assurer

C. the insured D. the insuree

30. The _________ tariff is a duty proportional to the price of the goods being taxed.

A. advalorem B. specific

C. mixed D. compound

二、完型填空

Passage 1

Flight to the unknown

The world's airline industry will change 1 quickly in the next twelve months than in any year since aviation began. Watch out for the 2 trends:

Passenger traffic will go 3 by 4% a year in Europe. Asia will see even faster growth-up 4 9% a year.

Flight delavs will become a nightmare. 5 travel under 700km, high speed trains will be the answer. Paris to Lyon by train 6 two hours; by plane it can take up to three-city centre to city centre. Air fares will not fall. Last year, airlines lost money 7 they will have to increase prices, or go bankrupt.

There will be more competition. More small airlines will start 8 . Good. But as the number of flights increases, so will the congestion in the airports. 9 governments will need to spend more money on them. 10 there will be even more delays.

1. A. less B. little C. more

2. A. following B. followed C. follow

3. A. down B. up C. to

4. A. to B. down C. for

5. A. To B. For C. As

6. A. take B. took C. takes

7. A. so B. because C. and

8. A. down B. up C. back

9. A. Because B. As C. So

10. A. Otherwise B. So C. Then

Passage 2

Telecommuter Portrait: Editing Facts by Fax

Jennifer Porter is the managing director of Healthcare, a publication of the American

Pharmaceutical Association. 1 her private office in her Virginia home, she assigns 2 to ten articles for each issue of the magazine. The writers send their stories on a computer disk, usually 3 means of an overnight delivery service. Porter checks them and than sends them 4 the designer's office in New York.

Porter's biggest problem 5 electric publishing is training her writers. One sent the story on a wrong-sized disk; 6 used a disk that my computer couldn't read; a third used software I couldn't decipher.

The disk problems should improve on the next issue. 7 Porter has recently invested in a modem 8 writers can send their stories directly to her computer.

Porter says she is a skeptical technical consumer. I like a computer the same way I 9 a pencil.

They are both tools that must work. 10 something goes wrong with my electric equipment out here in the middle of Virginia, I have to put it in the car and take it someplace.

1. A. From B. To C. For

2. A. / B. up C. down

3. A. with B. as C. by

4. A. with B. to C. and

5. A. with B. and C. or

6. A. other B. one C. another

7. A. So B. Because C. Therefore

8. A. so that B. that C. then

9. A. be fond B. like C. dislike

10. A. Whether B. As C. If

Passage 3

Meet Thomas Kingsley

Thomas Kingsley works for Meridian Finance in East London. He works as a sales executive. He 1 with a large number of small and medium-sized business in the London area. He 2 them on the best financial products for their needs.

He is only in 3 office in the morning when he discuss clients 4 the Sales Manager. Then he travels around London to see his clients. He informs them about new products on the market. He keeps a 5 of any changes in the clients' information so that he can offer advice if necessary. He 6 his paperwork and arranges 7 from home or from his car between appointments.

If any members would like 8 advice on insurance or any financial product, please do not 9 to phone Thomas or one of his colleagues 10 0207 236 4925. They will be happy to help you if they can!

1. A. organizes B. provides C. deals

2. A. advise B. advises C. advised

3. A. his B. her C. its

4. A. with B. to C. from

5. A. notice B. record C. reference

6. A. does B. produces C. deals

7. A. meets B. meet C. meetings

8. A. an B. a C. some

9. A. hesitate B. stop C. think

10. A. to B. on C. under

Passage 4

Tourism in Thailand

In 1997 there were over 7 million visitors to Thailand. There were more independent travelers (up

4.5% on last year) 1 people on group tours (down 4.7%).

The largest number of visitors was 2 East Asia. 78% of group tour travelers and 51% of 3 travellers were from countries such as Malaysia, Hong Kong and Japan. The second largest

number of tourists 4 from Europe: 14% of group tour visitors and 27% of independent travellers, 5 the largest number coming from France and Germany. The smallest number of visitors was from Africa. 0.4% of group visitors and 0.9% of independent travelers were from African countries, and 6 half of those were from South Africa.

There were changes 7 the numbers of visitors from different countries. Visitors from Argentina were up by 53% for group tours and 26% 8 independent travelers. The number of visitors from Bangladesh was 9 there were 70% fewer group tour visitors and 48% fewer independent travelers than last year. The number of visitors from Sweden was up 10 24% for group tours and 15% for independent travelers.

1. A. less B. than C. much

2. A. from B. to C. for

3. A. group B. independent C. independ

4. A. was B. were C. is

5. A. without B. with C. in

6. A. being B. over C. more

7. A. in B. at C. among

8. A. to B. as C. for

9. A. up B. by C. down

10. A. by B. for C. to

Passage 5

Commercial Banks

1 the end of May 1995, China has 15 commercial banks, the International Business reported. Eight of these are 2 nationwide. They are: the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the Agricultural Bank of China, the Bank of China, the People's Construction Bank of China, the

Communications Bank, the CITIC Industrial Bank, the China Everbright Bank and Huaxia Bank. There are six 3 shareholding banks. They are: the Merchant's Bank, the Guangdong Development Bank, the Shenzhen Development Bank, the Fuzhou Industrial Bank, the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank and the Hainan Development Bank.

Apart 4 these, there is the 5 of the People's Construction Bank of China, the China Investment Bank and two housing deposit banks. They are fully 6 by the People's Bank of China.

To add 7 the 15, the Minsheng Banking Corp was set up in January 1996. It is now the 8 non-state bank.

Five foreign banks have so far been 9 to run branch offices in Beijing. Here is a 10 of them: Bank of Tokyo Tel 591640

Citibank of the United States Tel 500425

Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Tel 5001121

Nanyang Commercial Bank Tel 5139026

Industrial Bank of Japan Tel 5953728

1. A. In B. By C. at

2. A. run B. operated C. ran

3. A. nationwide B. worldwide C. regional

4. A. to B. from C. among

5. A. affiliate B. branch C. infiliate

6. A. founded B. operated C. funded

7. A. to B. into C. for

8. A. single B. only C. one

9. A. allowed B. awarded C. ratified

10. A. display B. list C. name

Passage 6

Importance of Public Image

Public image refers to how a company is viewed by its customers, suppliers, and stockholders, by the financial community, by the communities in which it operates, and by the federal and local governments. Public image is controllable 1 just as the product, price, place, and promotional efforts are.

A firm's public image 2 a vital role in the attractiveness of the firm and its products to employees, customers, 3 to such outside as stockholders, suppliers, creditors, government officials, as well as diverse special groups. With some things it is 4 to satisfy all the diverse publics: for example, a new highly automated plant may meet the approval of creditors and stockholders, but 5 will

undoubtedly find resistance from employees who see 6 threatened. On the other hand, high quality products and service standards should bring almost complete approval, 7 low quality products and false claims would be widely looked down upon.

A firm's public image, 8 it is good, should be treasured and protected. It is a valuable asset that usually is built up over a long and satisfying relationship of a firm with its publics. If a firm has 9 a quality image, this is not easily countered or imitated by competitors. 10 an image may enable a firm to charge higher prices, to woo the best distributors and dealers, to attract the best employees, to expect the 11 favourable creditor relationships and lowest borrowing costs. It should also allow the firm's stock to command a higher price-earning ratio than 12 firms in the same industry without such a good reputation and public image.

13 of factors affect the public image of a corporation, 14 include physical facilities, contacts of outsiders with company employees, product quality and dependability, prices 15 competitors, customer service, the kind of advertising and the media and programs used, and the use of public relations and publicly.

1. A. at considerable extent B. to considerable extent

C. to considerate extent D. at considerate extent

2. A. establishes B. plays C. makes D. obtains

3. A. but B. however C. and D. as

4. A. possible B. easy C. not impossible D. impossible

5. A. they B. some C. it D. we

6. A. plant B. jobs C. machines D. themselves

7. A. while B. when C. as D. and

8. A. although B. if C. even if D. however

9. A. been B. developed C. found D. learned

10. A. With B. Such C. Like D. /

11. A. a more B. more C. most D. the most

12. A. the other B. other C. others D. another

13. A. A great deal B. Many C. A number D. Am amount

14. A. They B. It C. Some D. Most

15. A. related to B. connected with

C. relative to D. related with

Passage 7

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Before 1993, and particularly during the period 1929-33, bank failures were not uncommon. 1 a bank overextended itself in creating credit or if several of its important loans could not be repaid, depositors in the bank would frequently become panicky and 2 to make large withdrawals. 3 the bank had only small number of its deposits backed by currency, the bank would soon be unable to meet withdrawals, and most depositors 4 their money. Most frequently a bank merely needed time to improve its cash position by calling in some of its loans and not making additional ones. In 1933 the number of bank failures 5 a peak, forcing the federal government to intervene and 6 the banks temporarily. To help restore the public's confidence in banks and strengthen the banking community, Congress passed legislation setting 7 the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 8 corporation, an agency of the federal government, now insures over 90 percent of all mutual

savings and commercial bank deposits for 9 $100,000 per deposit. The FDIC has 10 its insurance fund by charging member institutions one-twelfth of 1 percent of their total deposits.

As a result of the protection 11 by the FDIC and through other kinds of supervision, bank failures have been reduced to a few isolated instances. When deposits are federally insured, people 12 rush to withdraw their money if they 13 the financial condition of their bank. The delay gives the banks the necessary time to adjust their cash credit balance, and this action helps to reduce the 14 of bankruptcy. For an example of the value of the FDIC , note that the failure in 1974 of the huge Franklin National Bank did not 15 a panic, and that depositors lost no money as Franklin was taken over by another bank.

1. A. Although B. Even if C. if D. Because

2. A. have begun B. begin C. can begin D. will begin

3. A. Because B. Because of C. As a result D. Considering

4. A. lost B. had lost C. will lost D. would lose

5. A. fell from B. reached C. climbed up D. arrived

6. A. closed B. closing C. close D. has closed

7. A. in B. about C. up D. to

8. A. For the B. This C. As a D. A

9. A. up to B. as much C. as many as D. equal

10. A. built up B. build up C. built D. build

11. A. provided B. providing C. provided with D. provided by

12. A. no B. any more C. no longer D. not

13. A. become concerned about B. become concerned with

C. become concerned in D. concern

14. A. likely B. possibility C. possibly D. opportunity

15. A. touch up B. touch down C. touch off D. touch on

Passage 8

People Express

People Express, founded in April 1981, grew rapidly on the basis of low fares and no-frills service. It soon became a leading airline and 1 changed the industry as firms constantly engaged in price wars to lure passengers. Then, People Express' bubble 2 because it overexpanded, consumer complaints mounted and other airlines matched its fares on popular routes. In 1986, People Express 3 hundreds of millions of dollars and was forced to sell out to Texas Air, the owner of Continental and Eastern Airlines.

In early 1987, Texas Air 4 People Express into its Continental division and industry observers believed 5 the costly fare wars would be ended. They could not have been more wrong. To stimulate business for its 6 Continental Airlines, Texas Air instituted a new low fare category 7 MaxSaver. The fare offered prices that were up to 40 per cent lower than “supersaver” rates

offered 8 all airlines. For example, the round-trip MaxSaver fare from New York to Houston was

$79. The MaxSaver fares were immediately matched by all major airlines, 9 feared losing business.

While MaxSaver rates were low, they also had restrictions. Tickets could not be 10 of flight times modified after purchase. Passengers would have to stay over either a Saturday or Sunday. Reservations had to be made at least two days 11 , and there were limited seats available. Three weeks after MaxSaver rates were 12 American Airlines announced plans to raise its

discount fares and require 30-day 13 purchasing for its lowest fares. It fell it could not continue at the rates in effect. However, just 10 days 14 American Airlines had to revise its plan. Texas Air refused to abandon the MaxSaver fare; it even extended the program into the busy summer season. Competitors went along and the price war raged on, 15 an executive's comment that “nobody's cost structure can survive MaxSaver.”

1. A. little B. slowly C. quick D. radically

2. A. burst B. explode C. opened D. disappeared

3. A. gained B. made C. lost D. disappeared

4. A. emerged B. merged C. has combined D. mixed

5. A. what B. which C. where D. that

6. A. expand B. to extend C. expanded D. extended

7. A. called B. calling C. to call D. calling on

8. A. to B. for C. with D. by

9. A. what B. that C. which D. this

10. A. put off B. canceling C. destroyed D. canceled

11. A. before B. in advance C. ahead of D. later

12. A. introduced B. brought in C. taken in D. adapted

13. A. advanced B. before C. ahead D. prior to

14. A. lately B. later C. late D. latter

15. A. despite of B. despite C. in spite D. although

Passage 9

CATSA

Gia Andina de Triconos (CATSA), a Bolivian joint venture of the U.S. Dresser Industries and local investors, which had based its investment 1 an allocation under the metalworking program, closed its doors after 2 to penetrate the Andean market after more than two years in operation. The prospect of 3 access to the Andean market, plus protection provided by a 55 percent

“advalorem” common outer tariff on bits sourced from outside the bloc, made the sales outlook seem 4 . However, CATSA's “monopoly” position in Ancom proved specious. 5 the plant went on stream in 1974, the company was never able to export a single drill bit to the Andean market; and its local sales were 6 a state-owned petroleum company. This market was clearly 7 , since the operation had been based on exporting the bulk of the plant's 200-unit-per-month capacity to the Andean area.

CATSA could not penetrate the Ancom market for several reasons:

Although Ancom 8 a 55 percent common outer tariff on third-country imports, some Ancom countries had previously 9 LAFTA (Latin American Free Trade Association) tariff concessions, which take precedence over the Ancom tariffs.

Ancom members simply did not 10 the spirit of the metalworking agreement. After the installation of the CATSA facility, plants producing tricorne bits 11 in Peru and Venezuela. Under the

metalworking program, participating 12 were committed to prohibiting new foreign investment in allocations of other Ancom countries. But on the question of new investment by local industry, the obligation was only not to encourage it, with no requirement to prevent it. 13 Venezuela, it has no commitment to limit local production or to honour the outer tariff, because it was not yet a member of Ancom when the metalworking agreement was signed and was thus not a 14 to the pact.

Also according to Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador employed 15 obstacles to avoid applying the common outer tariff.

The withdrawal of Chile from Ancom cost Bolivia a lucrative potential market, too.

1. A. in B. to C. under D. on

2. A. fail B. to fail C. failing D. succeeding

3. A. no duty B. no-duty C. duty-bound D. duty-free

4. A. good B. well C. bad D. badly

5. A. So B. Although C. But D. Therefore

6. A. confined to B. confined in C. expanded to D. exported to

7. A. big enough B. sufficient C. too big D. insufficient

8. A. has got B. got C. has imposed D. has imposed on

9. A. admitted B. admitting C. granting D. granted

10. A. learn B. honour C. take D. give

11. A. are put B. are established C. were set up D. had set up

12. A. member government B. members government

C. member governments D. members governments

13. A. In case of B. In the case of C. In case D. On case

14. A. party B. member C. person D. partner

15. A. a series of B. a great deal of C. a large amount of D. a great number

Passage 10

Under the cash basis of accounting, a firm recognizes revenues from selling goods and providing services in the period when it receives cash from customers. It reports 1 in the period when it makes cash expenditures for merchandise, salaries, insurance, taxes, and 2 items. To illustrate the measurement of performance under the cash basis of accounting, consider the following example. Donald and Joanne Allens open a hardware store on January 1 , Year 1. The firm receives $20,000 3 cash from the Allens and borrows $12,000 from a local bank. It must repay the loan on June 30, Year 1, with interest charged 4 the rate of 12 percent per year. The firm rents a store building on January1, and pays 2 months' rent of $4,000 5 . On January 1, it also pays the premium of $ 2,400 for property and liability insurance coverage for the year 6 December 31, Year 1. During January it acquires merchandise costing $40,000, 7 it purchases $26,000 for cash and $14,000 on account. Sales to customers during January total $50,000, of which $34,000 is for 8 and $16,000 is on account. The acquisition cost of the merchandise 9 during January is $32,000, and various employees receive $5,000 in salaries.

Lawyers, accountants, and 10 professionals are the principal entities that use the cash basis of accounting. These professionals have 11 small investments in multiperiod assets, 12 buildings and equipment, and usually collect cash from clients soon after they 13 services. Most of these firms actually use a modified cash basis of accounting, under which they 14 the costs of buildings, equipment, and similar items as assets 15 .

Most individuals use the cash basis of accounting for the purpose of computing personal income and personal income taxes.

1. A. by using up B. expenses C. by spending D. expense

2. A. similar B. a lot of C. a large number of D. different

3. A. by means of B. on C. within D. in

4. A. with B. by C. at D. in

5. A. in advance of B. ahead of C. in advance D. in front

6. A. ended B. ending C. to end D. while ending

7. A. of which B. in which C. with which D. of that

8. A. expenses B. money C. rent D. cash

9. A. sell off B. sold C. is sold D. was sold

10. A. the same B. different C. like D. other

11. A. relatively B. relative to C. been relative to D. in relation to

12. A. so that B. such that C. such as D. for the purpose of

13. A. render B. pay for C. put into D. bring

14. A. treat as B. pay for C. pay back D. treat

15. A. when purchasing B. when purchased

C. when purchase D. which purchased

Passage 11

Brokers

Brokers neither physically handle products being distributed nor work on a continuing 1 with their principals. 2 , a broker is and independent wholesaling middleman that brings buyers and sellers together and provides market information to either party. Most brokers work for sellers, 3 a small percentage represent buyers.

Brokers have no authority to set prices. They simply negotiate a sale and leave it up to the seller to accept or 4 the buyer's offer. They also furnish considerable market information 5 prices, products, and general market conditions.

Because of the limited services provided, brokers receive relatively small commissions— 5 percent or less 6 , brokers need to operate on a low-cost basis.

Food brokers 7 buyers and sellers of food and 8 general-merchandise items to one another and bring them together to complete a sale. They are well 9 about market conditions, terms of sale, sources of credit, price setting, potential 10 , and the art of negotiating. They do not actually provide credit but sometimes store and deliver goods. Brokers also do not 11 goods and usually are not allowed to complete a transaction 12 formal approval. Like other brokers, food brokers generally represent the seller, who pays their commission.

Food brokers, 13 manufacturers' agents, operate in specific geographic locations and work for a limited 14 of food producers within these areas. Their sales force calls on chain-store buyers, store managers, and institutional purchasing agents. Brokers work 15 with advertising agencies. The average commission for food brokers is 5 percent of sales.

1. A. basic B. basical C. basically D. basis

2. A. Instead of B. Instead C. So D. Therefore

3. A. for example B. as a result C. since D. although

4. A. raise B. take C. reject D. lower

5. A. regards B. in relation C. with regard D. regarding

6. A. However B. Therefore C. For instance D. Because

7. A. introduce B. to introduce C. take D. bring

8. A. relating B. relate C. to relate to D. connected with

9. A. informed of B. informing C. known D. informed

10. A. sellers B. people C. buyers D. agents

11. A. take title to B. take title of C. have title for D. give the title to

12. A. with B. have C. in the possession of D. without

13. A. alike B. like C. resemble D. look like

14. A. number B. sum C. amount D. quantities

15. A. close B. loose C. closely D. closer

Passage 12

Educational Background of Successful Managers

Psychologist Douglas Bray and Ann Howard have for more than 25 years been studying college graduates in entry-level management ranks for AT&T. Here are some of their findings.

Master's degree can be 1 . Howard says of Master's degree holders, “They bring us greater 2 and interpersonal skills and more motivation for 3 and money, but they are not any smarter.” This applied equally to 4 of an MA, MS, and MBA.

There are key 5 between technical and non-technical majors. Business majors led the pack in

organizing, planning, and decision-making skills. 6 and social science graduates also 7 high. Math, science, and engineering majors scored much lower in these skills. Technical majors did have 8 general mental ability, but they were not as 9 or as good at interpersonal skills. As you might expect, social science majors were quite low on 10 skills. Business majors were the ones most eager to get ahead.

For the future managers, AT&T is still looking for about a third each of business, technical, and liberal arts majors. While they are still looking for master's degrees, some firms say that the 11 of the MBA has passed. Many companies 12 the same management training programs for their new people, whether or not they have a master's degree.

13 the success/ failure studies of managers, educational background is probably less important than 14 skill that people develop. As one president of a large company puts it, “We're really looking for a particular kind of 15 rather than a particular degree.”

1. A. useful B. helpful C. successful D. beneficial

2. A. administrative B. cooperative C. administration D. cooperation

3. A. ranks B. social level C. status D. honour

4. A. owner B. winner C. possessor D. holder

5. A. difference B. differences C. difficult D. difficultly

6. A. Humanities B. Humanity C. Human D. Human subject

7. A. score B. scored C. get D. gained

8. A. high B. tow C. lower D. higher

9. A. create B. creative C. imaginative D. imagination

10. A. quantitative B. quantity C. quality D. qualitive

11. A. times B. years C. era D. epoch

12. A. supply B. offer C. provide D. award

13. A. Regardless of B. Even if C. Even though D. Though

14. A. practical B. actual C. factual D. real

15. A. person B. personnel C. human being D. persons

Passage 13

Charlie Has a Chance to Get Ahead

Charlie is employed as an accountant in a small assembly plant in the Midwest. In his seven years at Astro-Technology, he has become 1 with most of the 200 employees and enjoys the 2 of his office and the company attitude toward him. However, in the past three years, he has not received a promotion, and there is little chance for one in the near future. The raises he has 3 have not kept up with inflation. He has discussed the situation frequently with his wife, Rita, who is working as a personnel officer at a research firm in town.

Although Rita has never told Charlie, she feels that her job has more status than his. 4 Charlie earns slightly more than income, she has more flexible hours, more holidays with pay, better company fringe benefits, and apparently more status when the two companies' organizational charters are 5 . Rita enjoys her present position and the salary she receives.

The two daughters are doing well in grammar school and are active girl scouts and the 4H club.

A month ago Charlie 6 a new position for an accountant in their home office in Dallas. He knows that his company has a 7 of promotion from within, and his supervisor feels that he would have a good chance of getting the position. It would mean an immediate 15 percent 8 in pay; more prestige, because he would have a private office; and more 9 for promotions. He applied for the position, but was afraid to tell her wife. When the interview was 10 he informed Rita that he had to go to Dallas for a seminar.

Charlie was 11 with Dallas and the possible neighbourhoods his family could select to make their home. The home office was impressive! Dark walnut and chrome were everywhere, and the personnel in the office were friendly. After a tour of the facility he had an interview with five managers.

A week later he was 12 that he was one of the three finalists. He was excited and eager to accept the position if it was offered him. That night, when he told Rita, she was 13 . The move would mean they would have to leave their lovely home that they had been remolding over the last seven years. The girls would have to find new friends.

Finally and most 14 could Rita find a job as good as the one she has? It seemed unfair to force her to move and give up a good job, just so Charlie could satisfy his own 15 . It turned into a real

argument. Charlie wanted to move and Rita did not. Charlie was saying that he is a striver and Rita was saying she is happy with their status in life.

1. A. known B. acquainted C. acquaint D. knowed

2. A. environment B. context C. atmosphere D. relation

3. A. accepted B. get C. receive D. received

4. A. If B. Even though C. However D. Or

5. A. compared B. comparing C. contrast D. contrasted

6. A. heard of B. heard C. listened D. listened to

7. A. rule B. habit C. practice D. practices

8. A. raise B. raising C. arise D. arising

9. A. chances B. chance C. opportunity D. opportunities

10. A. schedule B. scheduled C. scheduling D. meted

11. A. impressive B. impressing C. impress D. impressed

12. A. noticing B. noticed C. informed D. inform

13. A. upsetting B. excited C. pleasant D. upset

14. A. important B. unhappy C. sad D. unfortunately

15. A. goal B. spirits C. wants D. ego

Passage 14

Payment

Payment is an important part during the period of fulfilling the contract as well as in business negotiations. After a contract is 1 , what the buyer shall have to do is to make payment of the goods so as to get the 2 to take delivery.

Nowadays, in international trade, the most widely used 3 of payment is letter of credit (L/C), sight L/C or term L/C. Besides, there are two other modes, 4 Remittance and Collection. Remittance is 5 into three kinds, i.e. Mail Transfer (M/T), Demand Draft (D/D) and Telegraphic Transfer (T/T). There are two kinds of 6 : Documents against Payment (D/P) and Documents against 7 (D/A).

However, payment is something quite 8 in business.

In foreign trade, payment is usually effected through a bank, as an L/C makes business with unknown 9 easy and provides protection to both exporter and importer. Simply speaking, the

opening of an L/C means the relative bank agrees to pay the 10 so long as the documents 11 by the exporter appear to be in exact accordance with the L/C.

Upon 12 of the L/C, the exporter must examine it very carefully, especially the expiry date, the date of shipment, the amount the 13 to be shipped, the documents required, etc., in order to make sure that the 14 in the L/C strictly conform to the contract. Any of them 15 not in order, the exporter should ask the importer for an amendment with the least possible delay.

classified complicated mode documents signed

acceptance namely collection presented quantity

exporter importers stipulations being receipt

Passage 15

Bill of Exchange and Letter of Credit

The two principal methods of payment for exported goods are by Bill of Exchange and by Letter of Credit. The Bill of Exchange is an order in writing 1 someone (the buyer) to pay a specified sum of money at a specified date. If the bill must be paid 2 , it is known as a Sight Bill. The drawer (the exporter) draws up the 3 naming the person who must pay the bill. This person (the buyer ) is known as the 4 . The drawer then gives the Bill of Exchange to the bank. When the bank 5 the bill to the drawee he must 6 pay it immediately (if it is a sight bill) or accept it by writing “Accepted” on it. By accepting a bill, a person agrees to pay the bill at a 7 date (usually in three months). When the drawee pays or accepts the bill, the bank gives him the 8 that allow him to collect the goods from the quay when they arrive. 9 the documents when the sight bill is paid is called “Documents against Payment”. Receiving the documents when a bill is 10 is called “Documents against Acceptance”.

The main document in exporting is the Bill of Lading, which is the 11 to the goods. The title deed is the document, which proves 12 of goods. When a bill of exchange has been accepted by the drawee it becomes 13 . This means that it can be 14 to another person, to pay a debt for example. On the other hand, if the exporter does not want to wait for 15 of an accepted bill of exchange, he can discount (sell) it at a Discount House. 16 bills of exchange is a way of lending and borrowing money. A bill of lading is also negotiable, so goods can be sold by selling the bill of lading before goods actually arrive in the importing country.

A letter of credit is a letter written by the buyer's bank to the exporter's bank 17 payment of a

specified sum of money to a specified person (the exporter). The importer has to apply to his bank to open a letter of credit. The exporter is paid 18 he presents the exporter documents to his bank.

presents receiving immediately drawee requesting

documents specified accepted bill of exchange either

transferred when ownership payment title deed

authorizing discounting negotiable

Passage 16

Invoice Price Calculation

The invoice price has to be stated in accordance with the agreed terms of the contract as explained earlier; it may be the FOB price, or the EXW price, or the CIF price etc.. In the case of a CIF contract, the price calculation in the 1 has to comply with the principles explained earlier, unless the agreement of the parties 2 is gained. The buyer will often ask that a detailed statement of the 3 of the price be shown on the invoice, 4 the actual net price at the factory and the further charges separately, because he requires these details for 5 to his own authorities.

When payment under a letter of credit is agreed, it is normal that the commercial invoice is one of the documents which have to be tendered to the 6 . Great care should be taken to contain the correct 7 of the goods and the other necessary details, exactly as specified in the contract of sale. The bank needs these details to open credit. If the required details are not stated or incorrectly stated, the 8 of the documents will be rejected. The following points should be 9 :

? Commercial invoices must be made out in the name of the 10 for the credit, unless otherwise stipulated in the credit.

? Banks may refuse commercial invoices issued for amounts 11 the amount permitted by the credit, unless otherwise stipulated in the credit.

? The description of the goods in the commercial invoice must 12 with the description in the credit, while the goods may be described in general terms not 13 with the description of the goods in the credit in all other documents. The details in the invoice also have to correspond with those in other documents tendered to the bank.

The requirements of laws in different countries in respect of invoices vary greatly and are altered from time to time. For instance, some countries 14 that the commercial invoice should be 15 a certificate of value. The exporter who does not use the services of freight 16 should keep himself informed of these changes and makes certain that he 17 the goods in accordance with the latest invoice requirements in force in the country of destination. In case of doubt, the exporter can contact the 18 of the country of destination, the overseas division of the Department of Trade, Department of Commerce.

setting out elements noticed submission invoice

tender description nominated bank to the country inconsistent

dispatches prescribe in excess of applicant consulate

combined with forwarder correspond

Passage 17

Forms of Credit Instruments

Credit instruments, in general, convey the following information: the identity of the borrower, the amount of money to be paid when the instrument 1 , and the amount of interest and 2 it is to be paid. Credit instruments take a variety of forms. In general, the many types of 3 , or securities, can be categorized into either promises to pay or order to pay. There are two types of promises to pay: notes, 4 are usually short-term credit instruments; and 5 which usually involve long-term credit instrument. These securities indicate that a borrower promises to 6 to the lender the original value of the loan, plus interest, at specified times. One very important promise to pay, called commercial paper, is an unsecured note. Commercial paper is typically 7 by corporations and nonblank financial institutions. The maximum 8 of maturity is 270 days for commercial paper

Orders to pay are also called drafts. A draft, or bill of exchange, is a(n) 9 written order where the party 10 it (the drawer) orders another party (the drawee) to pay money, usually to a third party (the payee). Draft, unlike promissory notes, include a third party. Drafts are further 11 into bank drafts and trade drafts. The 12 must be obligated to the drawer either by agreement or through debt relationship before the drawee is obligated to the 13 to honor the order.

which when repay matures bonds

credit instruments length creating drawer drawee

classified issued unconditional

Passage 18

Time Limit Governing a Shipment

Generally speaking, the time limit governing a shipment is of three categories:

The terms regarding shipment under the first category, i.e. the shipment with a fixed date, may read as follows: shipment during March, March shipment, shipment at or before the end of July, shipment on or before Aug. 15, or shipment during Sept./Oct. whichever the 1 of shipment, there is always a definite date or period 2 on, at, before, or during which the shipment should be made. Under the second category, i.e. the shipment with a date in near future, such terms, as immediate shipment, prompt shipment, and shipment as soon as possible are often found in a sales 3 . As can be expected, immediate shipment requires that the exporter should make delivery to a steamer

within two weeks after the 4 of the contract. Prompt shipment 5 the delivery within three or four weeks. But, internationally, these terms are not unified and therefore are 6 to different

interpretations. So, it is not 7 to use such terms of uncertainty unless the exporter and the importer previously reached a 8 regarding the time limit under these terms.

The third category stipulates an indefinite date on which the delivery of goods is to be effected. The terms like shipment within 30 days after the date of 9 of the letter of credit, shipment subject to 10 available, shipment by first available steamer, or shipment by first 11 , are often used for this purpose. Though these terms are quite vague, they sometimes prove to be useful when it is

difficult to 12 freight space and impossible to guarantee that a shipment would be made within a definite time limit. Exporters therefore accept 13 for shipment subject to shipping space available and feel that this clause allows them to 14 shipment until they can work out a contract with a shipping company.

conclusion consensus terms fixed contract

advisable calls for subject shipping space receipt

defer order opportunity secure

offered 8 all airlines. For example, the round-trip MaxSaver fare from New York to Houston was $79. The MaxSaver fares were immediately matched by all major airlines, 9 feared losing business.

1. A. little B. slowly C. quick D. radically

2. A. burst B. explode C. opened D. disappeared

3. A. gained B. made C. lost D. disappeared

4. A. emerged B. merged C. has combined D. mixed

5. A. what B. which C. where D. that

6. A. expand B. to extend C. expanded D. extended

7. A. called B. calling C. to call D. calling on

8. A. to B. for C. with D. by

9. A. what B. that C. which D. this

10. A. put off B. canceling C. destroyed D. canceled

11. A. before B. in advance C. ahead of D. later

12. A. introduced B. brought in C. taken in D. adapted

13. A. advanced B. before C. ahead D. prior to

14. A. lately B. later C. late D. latter

15. A. despite of B. despite C. in spite D. although

Passage 9

CATSA

CATSA could not penetrate the Ancom market for several reasons:

Ancom members simply did not 10 the spirit of the metalworking agreement. After the installation of the CATSA facility, plants producing tricorne bits 11 in Peru and Venezuela. Under the

Also according to Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador employed 15 obstacles to avoid applying the common outer tariff.

The withdrawal of Chile from Ancom cost Bolivia a lucrative potential market, too.

1. A. in B. to C

. under D. on

2. A. fail B. to fail C. failing D. succeeding

3. A. no duty B. no-duty C. duty-bound D. duty-free

4. A. good B. well C. bad D. badly

5. A. So B. Although C. But D. Therefore

6. A. confined to B. confined in C. expanded to D. exported to

7. A. big enough B. sufficient C. too big D. insufficient

8. A. has got B. got C. has imposed D. has imposed on

9. A. admitted B. admitting C. granting D. granted

10. A. learn B. honour C. take D. give

11. A. are put B. are established C. were set up D. had set up

12. A. member government B. members government

C. member governments D. members governments

13. A. In case of B. In the case of C. In case D. On case

14. A. party B. member C. person D. partner

15. A. a series of B. a great deal of C. a large amount of D. a great number

Passage 10

Most individuals use the cash basis of accounting for the purpose of computing personal income and personal income taxes.

1. A. by using up B. expenses C. by spending D. expense

2. A. similar B. a lot of C. a large number of D. different

3. A. by means of B. on C. within D. in

4. A. with B. by C. at D. in

5. A. in advance of B. ahead of C. in advance D. in front

6. A. ended B. ending C. to end D. while ending

7. A. of which B. in which C. with which D. of that

8. A. expenses B. money C. rent D. cash

9. A. sell off B. sold C. is sold D. was sold

10. A. the same B. different C. like D. other

11. A. relatively B. relative to C. been relative to D. in relation to

12. A. so that B. such that C. such as D. for the purpose of

13. A. render B. pay for C. put into D. bring

14. A. treat as B. pay for C. pay back D. treat

15. A. when purchasing B. when purchased

C. when purchase D. which purchased

Passage 11

Brokers

Because of the limited services provided, brokers receive relatively small commissions— 5 percent or less 6 , brokers need to operate on a low-cost basis.

1. A. basic B. basical C. basically D. basis

2. A. Instead of B. Instead C. So D. Therefore

3. A. for example B. as a result C. since D. although

4. A. raise B. take C. reject D. lower

5. A. regards B. in relation C. with regard D. regarding

6. A. However B. Therefore C. For instance D. Because

7. A. introduce B. to introduce C. take D. bring

8. A. relating B. relate C. to relate to D. connected with

9. A. informed of B. informing C. known D. informed

10. A. sellers B. people C. buyers D. agents

11. A. take title to B. take title of C. have title for D. give the title to

12. A. with B. have C. in the possession of D. without

13. A. alike B. like C. resemble D. look like

14. A. number B. sum C. amount D. quantities

15. A. close B. loose C. closely D. closer

Products fail for many reasons. One of the most common reasons is the company's failure

__(1)__product offerings to customer needs. When products do not offer value and do not have the features customers want, they (2) in the marketplace. New products sometimes fail because of (3 ) timing. If a company (4) its launch of a new product, customers may already be loyal (5) a competing product that became available earlier. In some (6), market conditions may have already reduced the value of the product to customers. For example, when Miller Company launched Miller Beer, it was hoping to take (7) of the clear-products fad. By the time it launched the beer,

(8) , the fad was already waning, and customers were no longer clamoring for clear-drink products. Being a product pioneer (i. e. being one of the first brands launched in a product category) (9) no guarantee of success. One study found that in fifty product categories, only half of the product pioneers (10).

Ineffective or inconsistent branding has also been blamed (11) product failures. Examples of products that failed because their brands failed to (12) the right message include Frito-Lay lemonade (customers associate Frito-Lay (13) thirst-creating salty snacks, not thirst-quenching beverages) and Nestle's yellowish carbonated beverage called Tea-Whiz. Other reasons cited for new-product (14) include technical or design problems, overestimation of market size, poor promotion, and (15) distribution.

1. A. matching B. matched C. to match D. being matched

2. A. succeed B. fail C. win D. lose

3. A. poor B. good C. proper D. well

4. A. extends B. expands C. lengthens D. delays

5. A. in B. to C. on D. with

6. A. cases B. matters C. conditions D. occasions

7. A. use B. adventure C. advantage D. authority

8. A. furthermore B. however C. or D. therefore

9. A. are B. have been C. has been D. is

10. A. maintained B. reserved C. endured D. survived

11. A. for B. of C. by D. with

12. A. convince B. convey C. transfer D. transmit

13. A. in B. among C. with D. to

14. A. failure B. failing C. being failed D. to be failed

15. A. inefficient B. incredible C. improper D. insufficient

Read the words below and give the past tense forms .

look like enjoy collect suppress

applaud agree acquire bother stagger

chop connect demand dispute scan

fence heat implore insert react

list monitor fit outline reflect

rain remember place plan penetrate

pick part participate praise mitigate

promote pronounce resent mark lament

settle seize select shape judge

trim qualify undermine resist diminish

B. Make sentences with the following verb phrases, the tense should be past tense . accuse somebody of apologize (to somebody) for something

long for something ask for/about

attend to beg for

believe in beware of

blame somebody for charge somebody with (an offence)

compare something with comply with

conform to consist of

deal with depend on

fight with somebody for fine somebody for

hope for insist on

live on (food/money) dream of

apply to somebody/for something object to

occur to prefer somebody to somebody

prepare for persist in

punish somebody for quarrel with somebody about

refer to rely on

remind somebody of resort to

succeed in suspect somebody of

wait for warn somebody of/about

wish for fail to do something

C. Underline the verbs in the following sentences .

1. They have looked up the number in the directory.

2. They turned down lots of good suggestions.

3. We should think over what he has just suggested.

4. He tried to put on a happy expression.

5. The dogs all turned on the poor girl.

6. He boiled some water for tea.

7. We started work at 8 last night.

8. He denied my charge.

9. He finally passed the examination successfully.

10. He took a card out of his pocket and placed it under the handkerchief.

11. The ship is scheduled to sail for Hong Kong the day after tomorrow.

12. The guard stopped anyone who tried to enter the hall yesterday.

13. We have played this game before.

14. Last year, he resigned from his job.

15. My sister invited many friends to her birthday party.

16. I worked all day yesterday.

17. He had typed the letter an hour ago.

18. We visited the museum last week.

19. He has stayed here for about 7 days.

20. This way, please. My secretary has already arranged the seats.

D. Give quick answers to the following questions .

1. How long have you studied English?

Did you work very hard at it?

How many English words have you learned?

Have you learned any English songs or verses?

How many?

Have you listened to some lectures in English?

You must have seen some English films, haven?t you?

Has your teacher recited some English stories in class?

Have you talked with some English people?

Have they given you any suggestion on studying English?

2. Great changes have taken place in your hometown since liberation, is that right?

Have the streets been widened?

How many tall buildings have appeared?

How many new houses been established?

Have many people moved into the new houses?

What has happened to the old houses?

Your hometown has grown much bigger than before, hasn?t it?

3. How long have you lived in that town?

What does your father do? How about your mother?

Have they got a TV set?

Your father and mother haven?t got a car, haven?t they?

Has he decided to buy one in the future?

Have they saved much money?

Have you written them any letters recently?

4. What have you done today?

Have you done your morning exercises yet?

Have you listened to the English program?

Have you had your breakfast yet?

Have you gone to any places this morning?

Have you finished your English classes yet?

Have you had any oral practice today?

Has your teacher assigned you any homework to do?

Have you washed your clothes?

Have you cleaned your dormitory?

Have you visited your friends?

Has anything particular happened today?

E. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, paying attention to the pronunciation of the verbs .

1. The heavy rain _______ (stop), but there was still a slight drizzle in the air.

2. I _______ (cannot go) out that night, for I _______ (promise) to wait for Mr. Wang at home.

3. I _______ (not know) you _______ (all be) so busy in the past few weeks.

4. I ________ (be invited) to see Beijing Opera last Friday. It _______ (be) the first time I _______ (see) an opera of this kind.

5. The snow storm _______ (drop) as suddenly as it _______ (start). The wind _______ (die) down and the sun _______ (come) out.

6. Not one person _______ (agree) with him. That _______ (be) something he _______ (not anticipate).

7. Ten o?clock, and the climbers_______(be) already near the summit. They_______ (make) better progress than they_______ (ever dare) to hope for.

8. The stop-watch_______ (say) three minutes, fifty-eight seconds—He_______ (break) the world records. He_______ (succeed) in doing what he _______ (previously, think) impossible.

9. I_______ (find) the place_______ (change) beyond recognition. The streets _______ (be

widened), the old houses_______ (be pulled) down. A number of houses of modern construction_______ (spring) up.

10. When he_______ (see) his wife off at the station, he_______ (return) as he ______ (not have) to pack, for his wife_______already (do) that before she _______ (leave) the house. All he_______ (have) to do was to decide whether or not to take his overcoat with him. In the en he_______ (decide) not to. At 8:30 he _______ (pick) up his case, _______ (go) out of the house and (slam) the door behind him. Then he _______ (feel) in his pockets for the key, for his wife _______ (remind) him to double-lock the front door. When he _______ (search) all his pockets and _____ (find) no key he_______ (remember) where it _______ (be). He _______ (leave) it in his overcoat pocket. Then he _______ (remember) something else; his passport and tickets _______ (be) in his overcoat pocket as well.

11. After breakfast, Mike _______ (follow) his uncle into his study. His uncle went straight to the point. He _______ (say) he?d always taken a keen interest in Mike and_______ (want) to help him in any way he could. He________(ask) Mike what sort of profession he would like to take up in the future. Mike_______ (wonder) about this several times, but had not make up his mind. He_______ (reply) tentatively that he?d rather not _______ (decide) yet. His uncle said firmly that he he?d have to. He could not keep hanging about the university all his life. This was just what Mike would_______ ( like) best. But he thought it be unwise to say so. When Mike said nothing, his uncle _______ (begin) to lose patience, and _______ (tell) him not to beat about the bush. He must surely know what he _______ (aim) for. What was he going to be? Mike_______ (venture) to say, hopefully, that he_______ (become) purple in the face and _______ (repeat) the word with a bellow. He _______ (ask) Mike what sort of life he thought that would be—_______ (run) from one performance to another, always short of money. There was no future in it. Adapting a more resolute tone, he then_______ (ask) what Mike would think if he were to offer him a nice steady job in his bank.

F. Read the following passages, paying attention to the verbs .

1.Then the father asked the boy what he should do next. The boy replied that he would wait till the milkman went round to the back of the house. Then the father asked which house he meant. The boy pointed at one of the house, saying that that was the one he meant. The father asked whether he meant the green one. The boy said he didn?t mean the green one but the one next to it. The father demanded why he shouldn?t wait till the man went round to the back of the green house. The boy explained that the man would only go to the side-door of the green-house, whereas he would go all the way round to the back of the other house. The boy assured his father that he could do the job an told him not to worry.

2.King Lear asked Cordelia what she had to say. The latter said she had nothing to say. The king asked whether she really meant what she said. Cordelia repeated her answer. Then the king became very angry and ordered Cordelia to say something. Then the girl said that the king was her father. She would obey him, honor him and love him. However, she would not talk as her sisters had done, for, if her sisters had meant what they had said and loved the king better than they loved their husbands, they would not have got married. Cordelia said that is she should marry, she would give her husband half her duty, half her love and that she would never get married as her sisters had done and yet say she loved her father best of all.

3.The interviewer asked Mr. Smith if it was true that he had been living for over a year with the animals he looked after. Mr. Smith answered that it was true. He was then asked how long he

decided to spent with these animals. He replied that he had been here for 20 months. The animals had soon become quite used to his presence. Mr. Smith went on to explain that when he arrived at the edge of their habitat, the animals seemed very hostile, But now they had accepted him. The interviewer asked if the animals really lived harmoniously and did not attacked people first. Mr. Smith confirmed that; and added that men should stop hunting them and lived with them peacefully.

A．Listen and repeat .

a boy an apple and her

are you as usual at home

can do it he does for the sake of

book and box pen and paper more and more

he and I his sister and her friend you and that girl

sooner or later go or stay March or May

work or play one or some hit and run

yes or no sugar or salt believe it or not

no more than his will knife and fork

coming and going sooner or later sink or swim

B. Make sentences with the words below .

Example: What do shoe stores sell?

They sell shoes and sandals.

1. shoe store shoes sandals 4. drugstore medicine plaster

2. sports store balls rackets 5. post office stamps envelopes

3. clothing store dresses suits 6. grocery store fruits vegetables

C. Ask one or two questions, using either two or three foods. Then reply as indicated . Example: Would you like (Do you want) coffee or tea?

Would you like coffee, tea, or milk?

I?d like milk, please.

1. coffee tea milk ; 5. brandy gin cocktail;

2. fruit cake ice cream; 6. biscuit bread pastry;

3. rice potatoes noodles; 7. peas carrots tomatoes;

4. chicken fish steak; 8. beef mutton duck

D. Form phrases with “and”, use the reduced form of “and [n]” and the reduced form of the words in parentheses .

1. (a) book/ pencil (a book ?n? a pencil)

2. (the) man/woman

3. (an, some) egg/coffee

4. (an) apple/orange

5. (the) book/magazine

6. (an, a ) arm/leg

E. Form noun phrases like the examples, using the reduced form “of” .

Example: a box of cookies, a big box of cookies, a big box of chocolate cookie box cup loaf bread flowers milk

bowl dish piece coffee ice cream soup

can glass vase cookies cereal tomatoes

Now tell the location of the people and things around you.

F. A noun with a phrase modifier is spoken as a unit. First repeat the noun phrases. Then form complete sentences by using appropriate phrases from the list .

Example: The book on the table is for you.

Noun Phrases：

1. The book on the table a. is waving at us.

2. The woman at the door b. was very competent .

3. The man in the car c. is dirty.

4. The music on the radio d. is a police officer.

5. The man with the gun e. is for you.

6.The teller in the bank f. is too loud.

7. The nurses in the hospital g. is selling something.

8. The dishes in the sink h. gave me the wrong change.

This is not automatic or rigid, of course. English does not generally allow, for example, more than two or three weakly stressed syllables in a row without automatically giving medium stress to one of the words.

G. Repeat the following sentences, paying attention to the pronunciation .

There is a cup of milk on the table.

I am a student of this school.

Would you like to give me an egg?

I have bought the books and related tapes.

They are going to attend a meeting next Friday.

He is as tall as his brother.

We have to stay at home because of the rain.

To be or not to be, that?s the question.

My mother has been to Australia for three times.

I like this pair of shoes very much, but I don?t have enough money with me. Can you send him a message?

Do you always get up at half past six?

Does Tom believe this story?

The station is not far from factory.

He had sold the house last week.

My brother has a blue pencil-box.

He has written a letter to her.

It is a well-decorated room.

You must study hard or you will fail the exam.

He is a friend of my father?s.

Shall we start now?

I should tell you the news two days ago.

Can I help you, Sir?

Some people say that the accident happened at night.

We have no more than five people to finish the task.

Can you give them the right answer in the class?

There lies a river behind the house.

We didn?t come back till it was completely dark.

He had to leave his native country for political reasons.

Let?s go to the cinema this Saturday.

He was the son of a famous artist.

They were from the same city.

Will you lend me your bike this afternoon?

Would you mind if I open the window?

Part Two双音节词弱读形式

E.g.: April never railway open winner enter

restful escape release deny student loyal

livable denser local witness under angel

lecture journal distant today bedtime

He was born in April.

Where should we enter?

Press this button to open the door.

He is the winner of this contest.

No one can escape from the sinking ship.

The student has just come to the school.

Professor Zhang will give us a lecture on Monday. He denied that he made this mistake in his work. The dog is very loyal to his master.

The cat is under the chair.

Part Three多音节词弱读形式

E.g.: religion education eradicate entertain competition eliminate instigate photograph crocodile congregate announcement alleviate stimulate northerner pleasantly everything television

What?s your religion?

Where did you receive your education?

How can we eradicate all the flies in the house? Let?s entertain our friends in our house.

There are about 45 televisions in the factory.

Everything will be ok in five days.

You must win in this competition.

Crocodile Dundee is a famous film.

How can you instigate an investigation?

People quickly congregate round the lecturer.

E.g.: chocolate restaurant temperature family natural several separate

Most children like to eat chocolate.

Which is the nearest restaurant among the three?

The temperature gets pretty high these days.

How are you getting along with the family?

He is a natural teacher.

We have several books to read.

We should study in separate room.

E.g.: finally accidentally powerfully elementary

carefully arbitrary compulsory

We finally decided to go there at four o?clock in the afternoon.

I accidentally found my lost book.

My sister was powerfully affected by the movie last Saturday.

There are several elementary schools in this town.

He does everything carefully.

Part Four 缩读及综合练习

缩读

Standard Common contraction Example Note And ?n Do you know Nancy ?n David. Are ?r My classmates ?r on vacation.

Are you

C. Listen to and repeat these sentences .

1. Mr. Ames didn?t go to work today.

2. It didn?t rain yesterday.

3. Mary doesn?t have many friends.

4. Ted?s sisters don?t go to school.

5. Tom always walks to school.

6. Mrs. Ames doesn?t feel well.

7. Billy doesn?t like girls.

8. Mr. Oda doesn?t speak Chinese.

9. I don?t know.

10. He doesn?t know.

11. We don?t work on Saturday.

12. She doesn?t want it. He didn?t tell us.

13. Is Tom here? No, he isn?t He isn?t here now.

14. Is Sally home? No, she isn?t She isn?t here.

15. Was it cold in January? No, it wasn?t It wasn?t cold then.

16. Were you at the bank? No, I wasn?t I wasn?t there.

D. Listen to the questions. Then give a short answer and a statement from the list . (Is Mr. Ames old? No, he isn?t. He?s [only] twenty-seven.)

1. Is Mr. Ames old? a. in England

2. Is the sun shining now? b. absent

3. Were you and Tom in France last year? c. a classroom

4. Am I late? d. twenty-seven

5. Is this the library? e. early

6. Was Helen in class this morning? f. last week

7. Was yesterday Heater?s birthday? g. cloudy today

8. Is the new promotion system a good one? h. fair

E. Now form sentences with plural subjects, using ?re .

Example: Maria and Bob?re writing a book.

1. Maria/Bob/writing a book 5. Sue/Ray/feeling fine

2. Pat/Ed/eating ice cream 6. Julia/Frances/playing tennis

3. Tom/Ann/learning English 7. Ruth/Matt/wearing jeans

4. Joyce/Liz/baking cookies 8. Richard/Susan/speaking Italian

F. Answer the questions with a short affirmative statement, using the information given . (Am I right? Yes, you are. You?re always right.)

1. Am I right? a. only fifteen dollars

2. Is Joe old? b. seventy-five

3.Is the lamp cheap? c. good friends

4. Are you dressed? d. ready now

5. Is Sally a baby? e. always right

6. Are you and Joe friends? f. on the table

7. Are the hamburgers ready? g. six months old

G. Repeat the other contractions of be, aren?t and weren?t. Then listen to the questions and repeat the answers

Repeat Listen Repeat

you aren?t Am I late? No, you aren?t.

we aren?t Are we invited? No, we aren?t

they aren?t Are they French? No, they aren?t

you weren?t Was I correct? No, you weren?t.

we weren?t Were we on time? No, we weren?t

they weren?t Were they talking? No, they weren?t

H. Read the following sentences, paying attention to the reductions and liaisons .

1. We have got to go. Do you want a pear?

We?ve gotta go. Wanna pear?

2. They have got a computer. Let me in.

They?ve gotta computer. Lemme in.

3. Do you want to sing? Let me go.

Wanna sing? Lemme go.

4. I?ll let you know. What do you think of it?

I?ll letcha know. Whaddyu thinkv it?

5. Did you do it? What did you do with?

Dija do it? Whajoo do with it?

6. He?ll meet you later. How did you like it?

He?ll meetchu layder. Howja like it?

7. When did you get it? What are you waiting for?

Whenju geddit? Whaddya waitin for?

8. Why did you take it? What are you doing?

Whyju tay kit? Whatcha doin?

9. Why don?t you try it? How is it going?

Why don chu try it? Howzit going?

10. Where?s the what you may call it. Where?s what is his name?

Where?s the watchamacallit? Where?s watsizname?

11. He has got to hurry because he is late. I could?ve been a manager.

He?s gotta hurry ?cause he?s late. I coulda bina manager.

12. Could you speed it up, please? Would you mind if I tried it?

Couldja spee di dup, pleez? Wouldja mindfai try dit?

13. Can?t you see it my way for a change? Tell her I miss her.

Kancha see it my way for a change? Teller I miser.

14. I should have told you. Tell him I miss him.

I shoulda tolya. Tellim I missim.

I. Listen to the dialogue and then read it .

Bob: Could I speak to Mary, please?

Mary: This is Mary speaking. Who is that?

Bob: This is Bob. Where have you been, Mary? I have been trying to get on to you for the last half hour. Don?t you leave your home at 19:00?

Mary: Yes, I do, but today I went shopping and have only just come back. It is very nice to hear your voice, Bob. I didn?t know you were in New York.

Bob: I arrived this morning. I would have rung you before but I have been terribly busy all day attending a conference. It has only just ended. Are you doing anything tonight, Mary?

Mary: Yes, I am going to meet a client.

Bob: But that is terrible! I am only here for one night!

Mary: I am sorry, Bob. If you had told me you were coming up, I would have kept tonight free. But you didn?t tell me.

Bob: I didn?t know myself till this morning when my boss suddenly dashed into the office and told me to rush up here to attend the conference.

Mary: I thought Henry usually did the conferences.

Bob: Yes, he does but when he was driving up here last night he had an accident and was taken to hospital. So I am doing it instead. Mary, Must you go out tonight? Couldn?t you get out of it?

Mary: I?m free tomorrow but I suppose that will be too late.

Bob: (suddenly changing his plan) No, I will stay another day. I dare say my boss will get over it. Would you like to meet me for lunch tomorrow?

Mary: I?d like to. But Bob, are you sure it will be all right? I would hate you to make your boss angry or even lose your job.

Bob: It is all right. I will call the boss and tell him I am staying another day. I stayed an extra night in Boston last month and he didn?t seem to put about it.

Mary: Why did you stay an extra night in Boston? What happened?

Bob: I will tell you tomorrow. See you tomorrow, Mary.

Mary: See you tomorrow.

I. Complete the words. (1’*20=20’)

1、出口

2、分销商

3、劳动力

4、宣传册

5、肌肉、体力

6、巨头

7、权威

8、引诱、吸引 9、合并10、庆祝 11、监督 12、有针对性地 13、大都市

14、民意测验者 15、生态

16、属性

17、逗留、徘徊

18、衰退

19、愤怒 20、困难的

1、随行人员 2、媒体

3、衰退的

4、怀疑的

5、宣布6、分析家 7、维持

8、销售量超过9、无可争议的 10、承认失败 11、汇合、融合

12、佣金

13、扭转

14、集资15、点击

16、密切关系

17、外向的

18、饮料（类）

19、配额

20、 (道路)集合，接轨

II.Translate the following terms into English. (2’*10=20’)

1、产量限制 2、用户界面

3、商业街 4、长期稳定

5、计算机硬件 6、太空时代

7、外交攻势 8、股票价格

9、网上零售业 10、无形投资

1、加入世贸组织 2、信息技术

3、贸易团体 4、长期稳定

5、正面影响 6、市场份额

7、首席执行官 8、贸易摩擦

9、经济复苏 10、碳酸饮料

III．Translate the following sentences.(4’*10=40)

1. Since 1996, Pepsi has virtually conceded dominance to Coca-Cola in all but a few

international markets.

2. The backpack dispensers are the latest twist in a contimuing battle between Pepsi-Cola

and rival Coca-Cola for China?s soda drinkers.

3. Although concern about global issues, such as climate change, is waning, there is an

upsurge in worries about local air-and water-pollution.

4. Measures to protect the environment may once have been seen as luxury; now they are

increasingly regarded as a necessity.

5. As broadcasters step up their transition to digital programming, the potential is vast in a

nation of 250 million conventional sets.

6. While it is too early to start talking about a”China Inc.,” Konka?s plans point to new

ambitions among Chinese manufacturers.

7. The weakening in exports was a result of”mostly the strength of the yen beginning at the

end of last year and even up to now.”

8. A string of indicators has suggested that pump-priming is the only thing stopping the

economy from worsening.

9. Japan has turned in the worst economic performance in the Group of Seven leading

industrial nations since 1992.

10. Vistors to specialist sites may, fo instance, be offered books on their area of interest: click

on a button, and they are through to a bookshop.

1. In the battle for the young sola drinkers of China, U.S.-based Pepsi-Cola may have found a

powerful new weapon: young street sellers toting backpack soda dispensers.

2. His firm tried backpack dispensers in China a few years ago but decided they weren?t paying

off because the drinks warmed up too quickly.

3. Consumers like brands,but they love their friends and family----and might prefer to shop

with them than with a branded online retailer.

4. This move comes on the heels of other steps to clean up the country?s dirty air, including

phasing out high-sulphur coal.

5. Japan?s huge trade surplus has been a constant source of friction with the United States and

other trading partners.

6. The trade surplus was down 19 percent from January as a government spending spree aimed

at cranking up the economy fueled demand for imports.

7. Vistors to specialist sites may, for instance, be offered books on their area of interest: click

on a button, and they are through to a bookshop.

8. The secret of the Vstore?s service is not so much technology as relationships with suppliers

that are able to ship products to end users.

9. Soon, untold numbers of free personal online stores could populate the Internet, too.

10. In the next six months, however, it hopes to establish links with more than 500 vendors

selling all kinds of otherwise difficult-to-find niche products.

IV. Reading Comprehension. (2’*10=20’)

Passage One

The point of departure for an understanding of the position of the working-class father in his home is that he is “the master in his own house”. This he is by long-recognized custom, and neither he nor his wife would want the custom changed. She will often refer to him before others as “Mr.W.” or “the master”.This does not mean that he is an absolute ruler or that he gets or expects his own way in everything. Being the master often goes with a carefullness, a willingness to help and be considerate, to be “a good husband”. In the lazy or insensitive , it may go with a marked selfishness or near-cruelty. In either case, there is likely to be a obedience to him as the main breadwinner and heavy worker, as, even today, he remains the chief connection with the outer world which brings the money into the house.

There is often a kind of roughness in his manner which a middle-class wife would find unbearable.

A wife will say how worried she is because something is wrong, and because “the master will be mad” when he gets home; she knows he may shout at her harshly or in a few cases may even beat her, especially if he has had a couple of drinks on the way from work. If middle-aged wives say to a younger one,”He?s good to you, isn?t he?” they mean that he is not likely to become violent in word or act, or that he does not leave her alone almost every night, or that he will help her out if she gets into difficulties house-keeping allowance. The roughness he shows is in part a heavy labor-man?s usual manner in personal relations and expression, and clearly does not necessarily mean a lack with the of fondness on his part, or a helplessness on the wife? part.

A husband is consequently not really expected to help about the house. If he does, his

wife is pleased; but she is unlikely to hold it against him if he does not. A woman would not want him to do too much of that kind of thing for fear he is thought womanish. If he should help in the house, the highest praise he can earn is: he?s good about the house, just like a woman”. In helping, he is doing work in place of the woman whose job it should be; the household jobs are not joint responsibilities.

1. A working-class wife thinks that her husband__________.

A. gets his own way in everything

B. is the only master of the house

C. is sometimes an absolute ruler of the family

D. understands now the role of the family is changing

2.A working-class wife will, on the whole, obey her husband__________.

A. supporting he is not lazy and selfish in the family

B. only if he is considerate and helpful to her

C. unless he keeps her will informed of the world

D. since he is the person who earns most of the family money

3. What does she mean when a middle-aged wife says to a younger one”He?s good to you, isn?t he?”

A. He gives her a large housekeeping allowance.

B. He can understand her feelings and problems.

C. He will not beat her even though he is rough.

D. He often speaks quietly and fondly to her.

4. What is the attitude to domesic chores in the workin-class homes, as expressed in the passage?

A. A wife never dreams of receiving her husband?s help about the house.

B. Husbands and wives should share the responsibilities of the house.

C. A wife will feel relieved if her husband can offer some help.

D. Domestic chores are the sife?s duty since she is jobless.

5. It is learned from the passage that_________.

A. wives? obedience to husbands doesn?t mean women have no say in family matters

B．women show no sign of dissatisfaction with their family life

C. man?s role as lord and master in the working-class house is accepted by all

D. men?s rough manners to wives can often be understood and forgiven

PassageTwo

A child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in identically the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as sacred texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of book, and, if a parent can produce what, in the actual circumstances of the time and the individual child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better.

A charge made against fairy tales is that they harm the child by frightening him or arousing his sadistic impulses. To prove the latter, one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who have read fairy stories were more often guilty of cruelty than those who had not. Aggressive, discharge seems to be rather a safety valve than an incitement to overt action. As to fears, there are . I think, well-authenticated cases of children being dangerously terrified by some fairy story . Often, however, this arises from the child having heard the story once .Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered .

There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds that they are not objectively true, that giants, witches, two-headed drogons, magic carpets, etc., do not exist; and that, instead of indulging history and mechanics. I find such people, I must confess, so unsympathetic and peculiar that I do not know to argue with them. If their case were sound, the world should be full of madmen attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a broomstick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their enchanted girlfriend.

No fairy story ever claimed to be a description of the external world and no sane child has

ever believed that it was.

6. The author considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is ___.

A.repeated without variation B.treated with reverence

C.adapted by the parent D.set in the present

7. Some people dislike fairy stories because they feel they________.

A.tempt people to be cruel to children

B.show the primitive cruelty in children

C.lend themselves to undesirable experiments with children

D.increase a tendency to sadism in children

8. Fairy stories are a means by which children?s impulses may be_____.

A.beneficially channeled B.given a destructive tendency

C.held back until maturity D.effectively suppressed

9. According to the passage great fear can be stimulated in a child when the story is ______.

A.in a realistic setting B.heard for the first time

C.repeated too often D.dramatically told

10. The advantage claimed for repeating fairy stories to young children is that it _______.

A.makes them come to terms with their fears

B.develops their power of memory

C.convinces them there is nothing to be afraid of

D.encourages them not to have ridiculous beliefs

Passage one

1. The author considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is ___.

A.repeated without variation B.treated with reverence

C.adapted by the parent D.set in the present

2. Some people dislike fairy stories because they feel they________.

A.tempt people to be cruel to children

B.show the primitive cruelty in children

C.lend themselves to undesirable experiments with children

D.increase a tendency to sadism in children

3. Fairy stories are a means by which children?s impulses may be_____.

A.beneficially channeled B.given a destructive tendency

C.held back until maturity D.effectively suppressed

4. According to the passage great fear can be stimulated in a child when the story is ______.

A.in a realistic setting B.heard for the first time

C.repeated too often D.dramatically told

5. The advantage claimed for repeating fairy stories to young children is that it _______.

A.makes them come to terms with their fears

B.develops their power of memory

C.convinces them there is nothing to be afraid of

D.encourages them not to have ridiculous beliefs

Passage Two

A journalist friend who has been living in New York for many years writes a column for a Chinese newspaper in Hong Kong on cultural subjects, and Chinese and Western traditions, recently touched on the question:why translation of novels by well-known contemporary Chinese authors do not sell well abroad ?

Quoting a mainland source, Dong Dingshan revealed that in France, which probably”has the finest tastes for art and culture in the world, ”only 10 copies of translated works by Lu Xun and Ba Jin were sold in 1994.The poor sales are a reminder that contemporary Chinese literature has yet to secure a place on the world stage as commensurate with its achievements.

One explanation is while many Chinese authors nowdays take great pride in having their works translated into foreign languages, few have any idea how much their novels would be understood, not to say enjoyed, in foreign countries. Another is those who have the power to select works for translation are guided entirely by their own very subjective standards rather than the taste and interests of foreign readers.The two interrelated but both show a lack of understanding of the foreign readership.

However, What seems to be the greatest difficulity to Dong on the translation of literary works for foreign consumption is rendering the distinctly different styles of Chinese prose(散文) writing. Whereas Chinese writer like to heap adjectives and decorative words, such descriptions are apt to be meaningless or annoying to foreign readers. Especially in the case of news writing, clarity is supreme and useless words only distract from a story?s readability.

In view of this, translation of lyrical(抒情的) works is often a thankless job. Dong believes essays and prose stand a much better chance of success. As for novels, success depends on whether foreign readers can follow the stories which are developed in circumstances with which they are entirely unfamiliar.

It is seldom realized that successful translation of Chinese novels is invariably the co-creation of the author and translator. With a good command od Chinese writing skills,the translator is ideally also someone who writes good, decent English, not just correct sentences.

The Chinese translator who relies on a dictionary every step of the way is unlikely to produce

translations that can interest for readers, Dong believes.

There is a great deal of sense in Dong?sbelief that Chinese novels are ideally translated by native speakers of English,as did Professor Jeffrey Kinkley who recently translated Imperfect Paradise by the contemporary Chinese writer Shen Congwen. Kindly tood note in the preface of his traslation that word translation only hurts the original credo(信条) heard often enough among translation circles in China but which is much easier said than done.

6.The passage is mainly about

A.translation of lyrical works

B.improper translation

C.understanding of the foreign readership

D.achievements of Chinese literature translation

7.Dong Dingshan?s attitude toward contemporary Chinese literature translation can be best summarized as

A.unsatisfactory B.cheerful C.hopeful D.indifferent

8.Translations of novels by well-known contemporary Chinese literature translation can be best summarized as

A.translted novels do not meet foreign readers? taste and interest

B.novels being translated are best ones by famous writers

C.most translated works have distorted the originals

D.foreign readers?s taste have changed a lot

9.According to Dong Dingshan, what is the difference in prose writing between Chinese and foreigners?

A.Chinese prose is too political.

B.There are more adjectives and decorative word in Chinese prose.

C.There are more philosophical ideas in foreign prose.

D.Foreign prose is very personal.

10.All the following can be implied from the passage EXCEPT

A.A good translation of Chinese novel is the co-creation of the author and translator

B.A excellent translator should have a good command of Chinese and foreign language

C.Dong Dingshan believes that Chinese translator can do better job in translating Chinese novels into English

D.Word-for-word translation may hurt the original

Passage one

with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered .

No fairy story ever claimed to be a description of the external world and no sane child has ever believed that it was.

1. The author considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is ___.

A) repeated without variation

B) treated with reverence

C) adapted by the parent

D) set in the present

2. Some people dislike fairy stories because they feel they________.

A) tempt people to be cruel to children

B) show the primitive cruelty in children

C) lend themselves to undesirable experiments with children

D) increase a tendency to sadism in children

3. Fairy stories are a means by which children?s impulses may be_____.

A) beneficially channeled

B) given a destructive tendency

C) held back until maturity

D) effectively suppressed

4. According to the passage great fear can be stimulated in a child when the story is ______.

A) in a realistic setting

B) heard for the first time

C) repeated too often

D) dramatically told

5. The advantage claimed for repeating fairy stories to young children is that it _______.

A) makes them come to terms with their fears

B) develops their power of memory

C) convinces them there is nothing to be afraid of

D) encourages them not to have ridiculous beliefs

answer:c,d,a,b,a

Passage Two

marked selfishness or near-cruelty. In either case, there is likely to be a obedience to him as the main breadwinner and heavy worker, as, even today, he remains the chief connection with the outer world which brings the money into the house.

There is often a kind of roughness in his manner which a middle-class wife would find unbearable. A wife will say how worried she is because something is wrong, and because “the master will be mad” when he gets home; she knows he may shout at her harshly or in a few cases may even beat her, especially if he has had a couple of drinks on the way from work. If middle-aged wives say to a younger one,”He?s good to you, isn?t he?” they mean that he is not likely to become violent in word or act, or that he does not leave her alone almost every night, or that he will help her out if she gets into difficulties with the house-keeping allowance. The roughness he shows is in part a heavy labor-man?s usual manner in personal relations and expression, and clearly does not necessarily mean a lack of fondness on his part, or a helplessness on the wife? part.

A husband is consequently not really expected to help about the house. If he does, his wife is pleased; but she is unlikely to hold it against him if he does not. A woman would not want him to do too much of that kind of thing for fear he is thought womanish. If he should help in the house, the highest praise he can earn is: he?s good about the house, just like a woman”. In helping, he is doing work in place of the woman whose job it should be; the household jobs are not joint responsibilities.

1. A working-class wife thinks that her husband__________.

A. gets his own way in everything

B. is the only master of the house

C. is sometimes an absolute ruler of the family

D. understands now the role of the family is changing

2.A working-class wife will, on the whole, obey her husband__________.

A. supporting he is not lazy and selfish in the family

B. only if he is considerate and helpful to her

C. unless he keeps her will informed of the world

D. since he is the person who earns most of the family money

3. What does she mean when a middle-aged wife says to a younger one”He?s good to you, isn?t he?”

A. He gives her a large housekeeping allowance.

B. He can understand her feelings and problems.

C. He will not beat her even though he is rough.

D. He often speaks quietly and fondly to her.

4. What is the attitude to domesic chores in the workin-class homes, as expressed in the passage?

A. A wife never dreams of receiving her husband?s help about the house.

B. Husbands and wives should share the responsibilities of the house.

C. A wife will feel relieved if her husband can offer some help.

D. Domestic chores are the sife?s duty since she is jobless.

5. It is learned from the passage that_________.

A. wives? obedience to husbands doesn?t mean women have no say in family matters

B．women show no sign of dissatisfaction with their family life

C. man?s role as lord and master in the working-class house is accepted by all

D. men?s rough manners to wives can often be understood and forgiven

Answer:b,d,b,a,c

Passage Three

The poor sales are a reminder that contemporary Chinese literature has yet to secure a place on the world stage as commensurate with its achievements.

The Chinese translator who relies on a dictionary every step of the way is unlikely to produce translations that can interest for readers, Dong believes.

1. The passage is mainly about

A) translation of lyrical works

B) improper translation

C) understanding of the foreign readership

D) achievements of Chinese literature translation

2. Dong Dingshan?s attitude toward contemporary Chinese literature translation can be best

summarized as

A) unsatisfactory

B) cheerful

C) hopeful

D) indifferent

3. Translations of novels by well-known contemporary Chinese literature translation can be

best summarized as

A) translted novels do not meet foreign readers? taste and interest

B) novels being translated are best ones by famous writers

C) most translated works have distorted the originals

D) foreign readers?s taste have changed a lot

4 According to Dong Dingshan, what is the difference in prose writing between Chinese

and foreigners?

A) Chinese prose is too political.

B) There are more adjectives and decorative word in Chinese prose.

C) There are more philosophical ideas in foreign prose.

D) Foreign prose is very personal.

5 All the following can be implied from the passage EXCEPT

A) A good translation of Chinese novel is the co-creation of the author and translator

B) A excellent translator should have a good command of Chinese and foreign

language

C) Dong Dingshan believes that Chinese translator can do better job in translating

Chinese novels into English

D) Word-for-word translation may hurt the original

Answer：b,a,a,b,b

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