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剑桥商务英语初级模拟75
剑桥商务英语初级模拟75
READING
PARTONE
1、Eveningdressnecessary
A.Youmustwearyoureveningdress.
B.Youdon'thavetoweareveningdress,butyoucanifyoutike.
C.Eveningdresswillmakeyoulooknice.
2、Whilewearedevelopingtheproduct,wewillwriteregularreportstoensurethatyouareinformedofitsprogress.
A.We'regoingtowritereportsatthesametimeaswedeveloptheproduct.
B.We'regoingtowritereportsafterwedeveloptheproduct.
C.We'regoingtowritereportsbeforewedeveloptheproduct.
3、GARDENHOTEL
COMESTOCELEBRATE
THESPRINGFESTIVALWITHUS
·Enjoyafull50%offadeluxeroomatourhotel—providingyoubookandprepay30daysinadvance.
·Pluschildrenunder17canshareatwinroomwithMumandDadforfree
Address:
8,LihuaRoad,Guangzhou,China
Tel:
876928
Fax:
876123
YoucanenjoyonlyhalfthepriceforaDeluxeRoomifyou______.
A.makeyourreservationearly
B.makeyourreservationandpay30daysbeforeyoucometoliveinourhotel
C.provideuswithabookandpay30daysinadvance
4、 PRODUCTCATALOGUE
Art.No
Commodity TinsPerease Netweight/perTin
C301
C302
C303
C304
SlicedPork 60 170
StewedPork 36 350
CurryBeef 60 201
StewedPorkRibs 36 350
A.CurryBeefinacaseisnotasheavyasSlicedPork.
B.TherearemoretinsinacaseforStewedPorkRibsthanStewedPork.
C.OnecaseofStewedPorkRibsisheavierthanonecaseofSlicedPerk.
5、John,Ihaven'thadachancetophoneBill.Haveyou?
Liz
A.LizhastriedunsuccessfullytophoneBill.
B.LizisaskingJohntophoneBill.
C.LizhasbeentoobusytophoneBill.
PARTTWO
A.Customerservicedepartment
B.Designdepartment
C.Engineeringdepartment
D.Facilitiesdepartment
E.Financedepartment
F.Humanresourcesdepartment
G.Legaldepartment
H.Shippingandreceivingdepartment
6、RichardSaundersisresponsibleforacceptingmaterialsfromtheirsuppliers.
7、JohnKnightandhisteamareresponsibleforthemaintenanceofthecompanybuilding.
8、GinaTheismannisdealingwiththecomplaintsfromacustomer.
9、RobinSeatonisworkingonthetrainingplanforthenewemployees.
10、HelenMarsdenandherteamaremakingthecompany'sbudgetfornextyear.
PARTTHREE
11、Afterasharpfallin2005,businessrecoveredslightlythefollowingyear.
12、Passengervolumesshowedstronggrowthin2004.
13、Thenumberofpassengersdecreasedsteadilythroughoutthethree-yearperiod.
14、Passengervolumespeakedin2005andthenfellsteadilyafterwards.
15、Thenumberofpassengersremainedsteadybetween2004-2006.
PARTFOUR
JOINALEADINGINTERNATIONAL
CHEMICALCOMPANY
CBW,aleadinginternationalchemicalcompany,currentlybasedinHangzhou,isseekingenthusiastic,hard-workingPRONationalstofillnewlycreatedpositionsinourSalesandTechnicaldivisions.
Thesuccessfulcandidatesshouldpossessthefollowingqualifications:
SALESREPRESENTATIVES
(PositionsavailableinBeijing,Dalian,Shanghai,XiamenandGuangzhou)
·Universitydegree,preferablyinatechnicaldiscipline.
·Atleastthreeyearssalesexperience,preferablywithajointventure,inchemicalsorarelatedfield.
·AbasiclevelofwrittenandspokenEnglish.
TECHNICAL
(BasedinGuangzhou)
Chemists:
·Master'sdegreeorhigherinPolymerChemistry.
·Atleastthreeyearsrelevantexperienceinthechemicalfield.
·FluencyinwrittenandspokenEnglish.
QualifiedcandidatesshouldforwardtheirresumesinEnglish,withaletterdetailingtheirinterestsinthepositionsandincludingsalaryexpectationstotheGeneralManager,CBWChina,18,WeiminRoad,Guangzhou.
16、CBWisaleadinginternationalchemicalcompanywhichisrecruitingChinesecitizenstoworkinallpartsofChina.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Doesn'tsay
17、Successfulcandidatesareneededtoworkinthethreedivisions.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Doesn'tsay
18、CBWwillrecruitsalesrepresentativesinothercitiesasitsbusinessdevelopsinChina.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Doesn'tsay
19、IfyouwanttoapplyforthepositionofSalesRepresentative,youmusthavethreeyearssalesexperienceinthechemicalfield.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Doesn'tsay
20、Tobeaseniorchemist,youmusthaveabasiccommandofwrittenandspokenEnglish.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Doesn'tsay
21、Qualifiedcandidatesshouldwritetoapply.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Doesn'tsay
22、ThepositionsforchemistswillbeavailableinotherpartofChinainthenearfuture.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Doesn'tsay
PARTFIVE
PROBLEMSINDOINGINTERNATIONALTRADE
Whencompaniesdobusinessoverseas.theycomeincontactwithpeoplefrOmdifferentcultures.Theseindividualsoftenspeakdifferentlanguagesandhavetheirownparticularcustomandmanners.Thesedifferencescancreateproblems.Forexample,inFrance,businessmeetingsbeginpromptlyatthedesignatedtimeandeveryoneisexpectedtobethere.Foreignbusinesspeoplewhoaretardyareoftenleftoutsidetobekeptwaitingasameansoflettingthemknowtheimportanceofpromptness.Unlessoneisawareofsuchunexpectedbehaviors.hemayendupinsultingthepeoplewithwhomhehopestoestablishtraderelations.
Asecondtraditionalproblemisthatofmonetaryconversions.Forexample,ifatransactionisconductedwithRussia,paymentmaybemadeinrubles.Ofcourse,thiscurrencyisoflittlevaluetotheAmericanfirm.Itis,therefore,necessarytoconverttheforeigncurrencytoAmericandollars.HowmucharetheseRussianrublesworthintermsofdollars?
Thisconversionrateisdeterminedbyeverymarket,wherethecurrenciesofcountriesareboughtandsold.Thusthereisanestablishedrate,althoughitwilloftenfluctuatefromdaytoday.Forexample,therublemaybeworth0.75onMondayand0.72onTuesdaybecauseofanannouncedwheatshortageinRussia.Inaddition,thereisthedilemmaassociatedwithconvertingat0.72.Somefinancialinstitutionsmaybeunwillingtopaythisprice,feelingthattherublewillsinkmuchloweroverthenextweek.Asaresult,conversionmayfinallycomeat0.69.These"losses"mustbeacceptedbythecompanyasoneofthecostsofdoingbusinessoverseas.
Athirduniqueproblemistradebarriers.Foronereasonoranother,allcountriesimposetradebarriersoncertaingoodscrossingtheirborders.Sometradebarriersaredirectlyrelatedtoexports.Forexample,theUnitedStatespermitsstrategicmilitarymaterialtobeshippedabroadonlyaftergovernmentpermissionhasbeenobtained.Mosttradebarriers,however,aredesignedtorestrictimports.Twoofthemostcommonimportbarriersarequotasandtariffs.
23、Whatistherelationshipbetweencultureandinternationaltrade?
A.Culturesindifferentcountriesmayhelpestablishingtraderelations.
B.Companiescandobusinessoverseaswithoutpayingattentiontodifferentcultures
C.Misunderstandingininternationaltrademayresultfromdifferentcultures.
24、WhatisdonetotardybusinesspeopleinFrance?
A.Theyareoftenleftoutdoorswaiting.
B.Theyareofteninsulted.
C.Theyoftensufferfromcoldness.
25、Accordingtothepassage,conversionrates
A.aredeterminedbyfinancialinstitutions.
B.varyfromdaytoday.
C.areagreeduponbytwotradingcountries.
26、Theintendedaudienceofthispassageare
A.businessmenaimingatoverseasmarket.
B.businesspeople.
C.professorsofeconomics.
27、Whatcanwelearnabouttradebarriers?
A.Duetotradebarriers,allgoodscanbeshippedabroadinallcountries.
B.InUSstrategicmilitarymaterialcanbeexportedfreely.
C.Therearemoreimportbarriersthanexportbarriers.
28、Whichofthefollowingislikelytobediscussedinthenextparagraph?
A.Quotasandtariffs.
B.Measurestobreak,downtradebarriers.
C.Reasonsforimposingtradingbarriers.
PARTSIX
CommercialBanks
29 theendofMay1995,Chinahas15commercialbanks,theInternationalBusiness 30 .Eightoftheseare 31 nationwide.Theyare:
theIndustrialandCommercialBankofChina,theAgriculturalBankofChina,theBankofChina,thePeople'sConstructionBankofChina,theCommunicationsBank,theCITICIndustrialBank,theChinaEverbrightBankandtheHuaxiaBank.
Therearesix 32 shareholdingbanks.Theyare:
theMerchant'sBank,theGuandongDevelopmentBank,theShenzhenDevelopmentBank,theFuzhouIndustrialBank,theShanghaiPudongDevelopmentBankandtheHainanDevelopmentBank.
Apart 33 these,thereisthe 34 ofthePeople'sConstructionBankofChina,theChinaInvestmentBankandtwohousingdepositbanks.Theyarefully 35 bythePeople'sBankofChina.
Toadd 36 the15,theMinshengBankingCorpwas 37 upinJanuary1996.Itisnowthe 38 non-Statebark.
Fiveforeignbarkshavesofarbeen 39 torunbranchofficesinBeijing.Hereisa 40 ofthem:
·BarkofTokyoTel5931640
·CitibankoftheUnitedStatesTel5004425
·HongKongandShanghaiBarkingCorporationTel5001121
·NanyangCommercialBarkTel5139026
·IndustrialBankofJapanTel595472831.
29、A.In B.By C.At
30、A.reported B.said C.claimed
31、A.run B.operated C.ran
32、A.nationwide B.wo