商务英语中级模拟57

［模拟］商务英语中级模拟57

READINGPARTONE,Lookatthestatementsbelowandthe

informationonoutdooradvertisingontheopposite

page.,Whichsection(A,B,C,orD)doeseachstatement

1—7,referto?,Foreachstatement1-7,markone

letter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.,Youwill

needtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

A

Oneofthemorediscernibletrendsinthefinancial-service

industryinrecenttimeshasbeentheadoptionofprogramsdesignedto

encouragemorepersonalizedrelationshipsbetweenaninstitution's

employeesanditsclients,particularlythoseclientswhoaremajor

depositors.Theexpressionmostcommonlyusedtodescribethistypeof

programis^relationshipbanking”.

B

Inrelationshipbankingtheemphasisisonestablishinga

long-termmultiple-servicerelationship;onsatisfyingthetotalityof

theclient，sfinancial-serviceneeds;onminimizingtheneedsordesires

ofclientstosplintertheirfinancialbusinessamongvarious

institutions.

C

Implicitwithinanydefinitionofrelationshipbankingis

recognitionthatthefinancial-servicerequirementsofoneindividualor

relativelyhomogeneousgroupwilllikelybesubstantiallydifferentfrom

thoseofanotherindividualorgroup.Asuccessfulrelationshipbanking

programis,therefore,dependentinalargepartonthedevelopmentof

aseriesoffinancial-service"packages”,eachdesignedtomeettheneeds

ofidentifiablehomogeneousgroups.

D

Anotherdimensionofrelationshipbankingisthedevelopment

ofhighlypersonalizedrelationshipsbetweenemployeeandclient.Inmost

financialinstitutionstodaytheclientisservicedbyanemployeewho

happenstobefreeatthetime,regardlessofthenatureofthetransaction.

Personalizedrelationshipsarethereforedifficulttoestablish.Ina

fullrelationshipbankingprogram,however,theclientknowsthereisone

individualwithintheinstitutionwhohasintimateknowledgeofthe

client，srequirementsandpreferencesregardingcomplextransactions.

第1题：

Allkindsoffinancialneedsaremetinrelationshipbankingsystem.

1

参考答案:

B

详细解答：

第2题：

Employeesinrelationshipbankingaredealingwithdifferentbusinesses

respectively.

参考答案：

D

详细解答：

第3题：

Bankingisbecomingmorepersonal,whichiseasilyrecognized.

参考答案：

A

详细解答：

第4题：

Thenecessaryfirststepininstitutingrelationshipbankisrecognizing

thespecialneedsofgroupsandindividuals.

参考答案：

C

详细解答：

第5题：

Oneofthemainaimsofthistypeofbankingistoencourageclientsto

keepalltheirbusinesswithasinglebank.

参考答案：

B

2

详细解答：

第6题：

Therelationshipbankingprogramshavealreadybeenused.

参考答案：

A

详细解答：

第7题：

Aclientmaydevelopahighlevelofconfidenceincertainemployee.

参考答案:

D

详细解答:

PARTTWO•Readthearticlebelowabout

banks.,Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepage

tofilleachofthegaps.•Foreachgap8—12,markone

letter(A—G)onyourAnswerSheet.,Donotuseany

lettermorethanonce.

MACROECONOMICPOLICIES

Formostcountries,thefollowingfourprincipalobjectivesof

economicpolicywouldapply:(1)Maintenanceofemploymentatahighlevel.

(2)Stableprices.(3)Economicgrowth.(4)Balanceofpayments

equilibrium.Theseobjectivesaresometimesextremelydifficultto

achieve.Ahighlevelofemployment,forexample,tendedtopushwages

andhencepricesup.Italsocreatedanimbalancebetweenexportsand

imports.Furthermorethecompetitionamongfirmsforlabortendedto

reducelaborproductivitysinceworkerswerenotalwaysfullyemployed.

Governmentwilldifferintheemphasistheyplaceoneachoftheabove

objectives._8_.Attimeswheninflationwashigh,greatstresswas

placedonbringingitdown,butthishadsevereeffectsonjobsandon

economicgrowth.Thepursuitofanexpansionarypolicyveryoftenresulted

inanincreaseinGDPandafallinthelevelofunemployment;butwas

accompaniedbyamarkedriseintherateofinflationandaseriousbalance

ofpaymentsdeficit.

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Incarryingoutitseconomicpolicy,thegovernmentusestwoprincipal

means--fiscalpolicyandmonetarypolicy._9_Monetarypolicyisbroadly

neutralinitseffectswhilstfiscalandothermeasurescanbeusedmore

discriminately一一theredistributionofincomesandlowerratesof

corporationtaxforsmallbusinessesaretwoexamples.

Governmentregulationofthemoneysupplyisimportantforeconomic

stability.Bankswillwishtokeepexcessreserveswhentheydonotforesee

profitableandsecureopportunitiestomakeloans.Thisislikelyto

happenduringthedownswingandaroundthebottomofabusiness

contraction._10_

Duringarecession,profit-orientedbankstendtoreducethemoney

supplybyincreasingtheirexcessivereservesifthecentralbanksdid

notintervene._11_.

Ontheotherhand,bankswillwanttosqueezepossiblemoneysupply

outofanygivenamountofcashreservesbykeepingtheirreservesatthe

bareminimumwhenthedemandforbankloansisbuoyant,profitsarehigh,

andmanyinvestmentssuddenlystarttolookprofitable._12_The

authoritiesmustintervenetopreventthis.Themonetaryauthoritiescan

exercisemonetarycontrolintwoways:eithertheycanattempttocontrol

interest(i.e.thepriceofmoney)ortheycanendeavortocontrolthe

moneysupply.

[A]Fiscalpolicyisconcernedwithtaxation,subsidiesand

governmentspending;monetarypolicy,incontrast,isconcernedwith

interestrates,themoneysupplyandbanklending.

[B]ASthemoneysupplyisanimportantinfluenceonaggregate

demandsuchacontractionofmoneysupplywouldexacerbatetheseverity

oftherecession.

[C]Thisreducedincentivetoholdexcessreservesin

prosperoustimesmeansthatduringaneconomicboom,thebehaviorof

profit-orientedbanksislikelytomakethemoneysupplyexpand,adding

undesirablemomentumtotheboomingeconomyandpavingthewayforaburst

ofinflation.

[D]Theseobjectivesaresometimesextremelydifficultto

achieve.

[E]Whenthisoccurs,theprosperityofbankstoholdexcess

reserveswillturnthemoneycreationprocessintooneofthemoney

destruction.

[F]Formanyyearsthemainemphasiswasonemploymentand

balanceofpayments,butthisadverselyaffectedthepursuitofstable

pricesandeconomicgrowth.

[G]Whenadoptingmonetarypolicy,thecentralbankusually

takesactiontochangetheequilibriumofthemoneymarket,thatis,to

alterthemoneysupply,movetheinterestrate,ordoboth.

第8题：

4

参考答案：

F

详细解答：

第9题：

参考答案：

A

详细解答：

第10题:

参考答案：

E

详细解答：

第11题：

参考答案：

B

详细解答：

第12题:

参考答案：

C

详细解答：

PARTTHREE•Readthearticlebelowabouteffectsof

taxation,andthequestionsontheoppositepage.•For

eachquestion13-18,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyour

AnswerSheetfortheansweryouchoose.

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THEDIFFICULTIESOFMANAGINGASMALLBUSINESS

“Theorganizationalweaknessesthatentrepreneurshavetodealwith

everydaywouldcausethemanagersofamaturecompanytopanic.〃Andrew

BiddenwroterecentlyinBostonBusinessReview.Thisseemstosuggest

thattheleadersofentrepreneurialorsmallbusinessesmustbeunlike

othermanagers,ortheproblemsfacedbysuchleadersmustbethesubject

ofaspecializedbodyofwisdom,orpossiblyboth.Unfortunately,neither

istrue.Notmuchworthreadingaboutmanagingtheentrepreneurialor

smallbusinesseshasbeenwritten,andtheleadersofsuchbusinessesare

madeoffleshandblood,liketherestofus.

Furthermore,littlehasbeendonetoaddresstheaspectsof

entrepreneurialorsmallbusinessesthataresodifficulttodealwith

andsodifferentfromthechallengesfacedbymanagementinbigbusinesses.

Inpartthisisbecausethoseinvolvedingatheringexpertiseabout

businessesandinsellingadvicetobusinesseshavehistoricallybeenmore

interestedintheneedsofbigbusiness.Inpart,intheUKatleast,it

isalsobecausesmallbusinesseshavealwayspreferredtoadaptto

changingcircumstances.

Theorganizationalproblemsofentrepreneurialorsmallbusinesses

arethusforcedupontheindividualswholeadthem.Evenmoresothanfor

biggerbusinesses,theoldsayingistrue-thatpeople,particularly

thosewhomaketheimportantdecisions,arebusiness，mostimportantasset.

Theresearchthatdoesexistshowsthatneithermoneynortheabilityto

accessmoreofitisthemajorfactordetermininggrowth.Themainreason

anentrepreneurialbusinessstopsgrowingisthelackofmanagementand

leadershipresourceavailabletothebusinesswhenitmatters.Givean

entrepreneuranexperienced,skilledteamandheorshewillfindthefunds

everytime.Gettingtheteam,though,isthedifficultbit.Partofthe

problemforentrepreneursisthespeedofchangethataffectstheir

businesses.Theyhavetocopewithcontinuouschangeyethavealwaysbeen

suspiciousaboutthelatestmanagementsolution.Theyregardthemany

offeringsfrombusinessschoolsasoutofdateevenbeforetheyleavethe

planningboardandhavelittlefaithintherecommendationsofconsultants

whentheyarriveinthehandsofyoung,inexperiencedgraduates.Butsuch

impatiencewithmanagementsolutionsdoesnotmeanthatproblemscanbe

lefttosolvethemselves.However,theleadersofgrowingbusinessesare

stillleftwiththeproblemofwhototurntoforadvice.

Theanswerishorriblysimple:leadersofsmallbusinessescanask

eachother.Thecollectiveknowledgeofagroupofleaderscanproveto

beenormouslyhelpfulinsolvingthespecificproblemsofindividuals.

Oneleader，sproblemshavecertainlybeensolvedalreadybysomeoneelse.

ThereisanorganizationcalledKITEwhichenablesthoseresponsiblefor

smallbusinessestomeet.Itsmembers,allofwhomarechiefexecutives,

gothroughademandingselectionprocess,andthenjoinasmallgroupof

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otherchiefexecutives.Theycomefromarangeofbusinesssectorsand

eachoffersadifferentcorporatehistory.Eachgroupisledbyamoderator,

anindependentlyselectedbusinessmanorbusinesswomanwhohasbeen

speciallytrainedtoheadthegroup.Eachmembertakesitinturntohost

ameetingathisorherbusinesspremisesand,mostimportantofall,group

discussionsarekeptstrictlyconfidential.Thisencouragesafree

sharingofproblemsandincreasesthepossibilityofsolutionsbeing

discovered.

第13题：

Whatdoesthewritersayaboutentrepreneursinthefirstparagraph?

A.Itiswrongtoassumethattheyaredifferentfromothermanagers.

B.Theproblemstheyhavetocopewitharespecifictosmallbusinesses.

C.Theyfinditdifficulttoattractstaffswithsufficientexpertise.

D.Theycouldlearnfromtheorganizationalskillsofmanagersinlarge

companies.

参考答案：A

答案解析：

第14题：

Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whathasledtoalackofsupportfor

entrepreneurs?

A.Entrepreneurshavealwayspreferredtoactindependently.

B.Therequirementsofbigbusinesseshavealwaystakenpriority.

C.Itisdifficulttofindsolutionstotheproblemsfacedby

entrepreneurs.

D.Entrepreneursarereluctanttoprovideinformationabouttheir

businesses.

参考答案：B

答案解析：

第15题：

Whatdoesthewritersayabouttheexpansionofsmallbusinesses?

A.Manysmallbusinessesdonotproduceenoughprofitstofinance

growth.

B.Manyemployeesinsmallbusinesseshaveproblemsworkingaspart

ofateam.

C.Beingabletorecruittherightpeopleisthemostimportantfactor

affectinggrowth.

D.Leadersofsmallbusinesseslacktheexperiencetomaketheir

companiesasuccess.

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参考答案：C

答案解析：

第16题：

Whatdoesthewritersayisanadditionalproblemforentrepreneursin

thefourthparagraph?

A.Theyrelyonmanagementsystemsthatareoutofdate.

B.Theywillnotadoptmeasuresthatprovidelong-termsolutions.

C.Theyhavelittleconfidenceinthebusinessadvicethatis

available.

D.Theydonottakemarketchangesintoaccountwhendrawingupbusiness

plans.

参考答案：C

答案解析：

第17题：

WhatdoesthewritersaythemembersoftheKITEorganizationprovide?

A.Adviceonhowtoselectsuitablestaff.

B.Ameansofcontactingpotentialclients.

C.Asimplechecklistforanalyzingproblems.

D.Directexperienceofanumberofindustries.

参考答案：D

答案解析：

第18题:

ThewritersaysthatKITEgroupsarelikelytosucceedbecause

A.membersareabletoelecttheirleader

B.theleadershavereceivedextensivetraining

C.membersareencouragedtoadoptacriticalapproach

D.informationisnotpassedontonon-members

参考答案：A

答案解析：

PARTFOUR,Readthenewsbelow.,Choosethebest

wordorphrasetofilleachgapfromA,B,C,orDontheopposite

8

page.,Foreachquestion19—33,markoneletter(A,B,

C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.

RobotsatWork

Thenewspaperproductionprocesshascomealongwayfromtheolddays

whenthepaperwaswritten,edited,typesetandultimatelyprintedinone

buildingwiththejournalistsworkingontheupperfloorsandthe

printing_19_goingonthegroundfloor.Thesedaystheeditors,

sub-editorsandjournalistswhoputthepapertogetherare20_tofind

themselvesinatotallydifferentbuildingormaybeeveninadifferent

city.Thisisthe_21_whichnowprevailsinSydney.Thedailypaperis

compliedattheeditorialheadquarters,knownasthepre-presscentre,

intheheartofthecitybutprintedfarawayinthesuburbsattheprinting

centre.Herhumanbeingsareinthe_22_asmuchoftheworkisdoneby

automatedmachinescontrolledbycomputers._23_thefinishednewspaper

hasbeencreatedforthenextmorning，sedition,allthepagesare_24_

electronicallyfrompre-presscentretotheprintingcentre.Thesystem

oftransmissionisanupdateonthesophisticatedpagefacsimilesystem

alreadyinuseonmany25_newspapers.Animage-setterattheprinting

centredeliversthepagesasfilms.Eachpage26_lessthanoneminute

toproduce,althoughforcolorpagesfourversionsareused,oneeachfor

black,cyan,magentaandyellow.Thepagesarethenprocessedinto

photographicnegativesandthefilmisusedtoproducealuminumprinting

plates_27_forthepresses.

Aprocessionofautomatedvehiclesisbusyatthenewprintingcentre

wheretheSydneyMorningHeraldisprintedeachday.With_28_flashing

andwarninghornshonking,therobotslookforalltheworldlike

enthusiasticmachinesfromascience-fictionmovie,astheyfollowtheir

randompathsaroundthe_29_busilygettingonwiththeirjobs.

Automationofthiskindisnow_30_inallmodernnewspaperplants.The

robotscan_31_unauthorizedpersonnelandalert_32_staff

immediatelyiftheyfindanintruderandnotsurprisingly,talltalesare

alreadybeingtoldaboutthemachinesstartingtotakeon33_oftheir

own.

第19题：

A.presses

B.sessions

C.plans

D.schedules

参考答案：A

答案解析：

第20题:

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A.sorry

B.likely

C.forced

D.expectant

参考答案：B

答案解析：

第21题：

A.mood

B.sample

C.situation

D.environment

参考答案：C

答案解析：

第22题：

A.vast

B.plenty

C.minority

D.body,

参考答案：C

答案解析：

第23题：

A.Once

B.Before

C.While

D.Until

参考答案：A

答案解析：

第24题：

A.played

B.powered

C.brought

D.transmitted

io

参考答案：D

答案解析：

第25题:

A.other

B.another

C.one

D.every

参考答案：A

答案解析：

第26题：

A.asks

B.puts

C.manages

D.takes

参考答案：D

答案解析：

第27题:

A.dealing

B.asking

C.attractive

D.ready

参考答案：D

答案解析：

第28题：

A.tables

B.cards

C.lights

D.words

参考答案：c

答案解析：

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第29题：

A.ceremony

B.plant

C.space

D.office

参考答案：B

答案解析：

第30题:

A.disappearing

B.refused

C.seldom

D.standard

参考答案：D

答案解析：

第31题：

A.detect

B.sense

C.write

D.do

参考答案：A

答案解析：

第32题:

A.recruiting

B.security

C.company

D.their

参考答案：B

答案解析：

第33题:

A.families

B.personalities

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C.functions

D.movements

参考答案：B

答案解析：

PARTFIVE,Readthetextbelow.•Inmostofthe

lines34-45thereisoneextraword.Itiseither

grammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitinwiththemeaning

ofthetext.Somelines,however,arecorrect.,Ifaline

iscorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.,Ifthere

isanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITAL

LETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.

Shop-localGroupOffersEconomicImpactFigures

CanIfconsumersinHillsboroughCountycanlimitedtheirspending

ononeSaturday

Correcttoindependent,locallyownedbusinessesinsteadofchain

stores,morethan

34$17millionwouldevenremaininthelocaleconomyinsteadof

beingshippedto

35outsidecorporationsasovernightdeposits.Soitsay

representativesofthe

36TampaIndependentBusinessAlliance,whobasetheircalculation

onstudiesthat

37madebytheAmericanIndependentBusinessAlliance.Thenational

studyfound

38thatsincelocallyownedbusinessesbegantousegoodsand

servicesofother

39businessesinthecommunity,aconsumer，sspendingcirculates

3upto31/2

40timeslongerlocallythanifitisspentonatachain.OnSaturday,

thelocalgroup

41willbeworkingwiththenationalorganizationandmorethanall

25other

42communitiesacrossthecountrytobroadcastthebenefitscoming

ofthe

43shop-localmovement.Theeducationalevent,“American

Unchained”,willbe

44promotedatindependentbusinessessuchasInkwoodBooksinTampa.

〃We

45wantpeopletothinkaboutwheretheirdollarsactuallyendup

13

to,〃saidCarla

Jimenez,co-ownerofInkwoodandpresidentofTampaIndependent

BusinessAlliance.

第34题：

参考答案:

EVEN

详细解答:

第35题：

参考答案:

IT

详细解答:

第36题：

参考答案:

THAT

详细解答:

第37题：

参考答案：

CORRECT

详细解答：

第38题：

参考答案:

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BEGAN

详细解答:

第39题：

参考答案:

UP

详细解答:

第40题：

参考答案:

0N

详细解答:

第41题：

参考答案:

ALL

详细解答:

第42题：

参考答案：

COMING

详细解答：

第43题：

15

参考答案：

CORRECT

详细解答：

第44题：

参考答案：

CORRECT

详细解答：

第45题：

参考答案:

TO

详细解答:

WRITINGPART-ONE

第46题：

PARTONE

,YouareHeadofSalesDepartmentforFoxElectricalCo..Youare

organizingyourscheduleforameetingwithoneofyourexistingclients

nextmonth.

,ffriteane-mailtoJohnDriscoll,yourclient:

,Proposingatimeforthemeeting

,Explainingwhatwillbediscussedinthemeeting

,Askingthemtosuggestanalternativeifnecessary

,Write40-50wordsonaseparatesheet.To:

From:

Date:

Subject:

参考答案:

To:JohnDriscollFrom:HeadofSalesDepartment,FoxElectricalCo.

Date:30April,2005Subject:ourmeetingnextmonthOurmeetingis

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scheduledon15May.Thespecialsummeroffersonthenewproductswill

bediscussedthen.Pleaseletmeknowifthiswouldbeconvenientor

contactmetosuggestanalternative.

详细解答:

PART-TWO

第47题:

参考答案：

ReportonLandisTechnologiesThisreportaimstoassesswhetherthe

LandisTechnologiescompanywouldbeasuitablesupplierofelectrical

goods.Arecentvisittothecompanyshowedthatitsfacilitiesarequite

old.resultinginalimitedproductioncapacity.Despitethis,Landis

Technologiesproducesanextensiverangeofhigh-qualityproducts

includingradios,cassetterecordersandCDplayers.However,out-of-date

machinerymeansdeliverytimesofuptothreemonths.Thismaychangewhen

theplannedmodernizationtakesplace.LTwouldnotbesuitableforlarge

ordersthatrequirequickdelivery.Itisrecommendedthatweremainin

contactwithLTandreconsiderasupplycontractoncethefactory

modernizationiscompleted.

详细解答：

LISTENINGPART1,Youwillhearthreetelephone

conversationsormessages.,Writeoneortwowordsor

anumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorforms

below.•Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.

ITDepartmentMessage

Time:10:30

Tom,

EllenProctor___48___Deptcalled一一shehassomeonewhomightbe

suitableforthe___49___job.

Canyougooverthereandtakea/an___50___withyou?

Candidatewillwaitforupto___51

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48-51

WomanA:Goodmorning一IThere.

WomanB:Hi,Joanne,it，sEllenProctorherefromPersonnel.

WomanA:HelloEllen.

WomanB:Joanne,I'vegotsomeoneherewithmewho,sjusthadaninterview

withus.We'reprettyimpressedwithhimandIthinkhemightbethesort

ofpersonyou，relookingfortheprogrammingpost.

WomanA:OK.There，snobodyaroundtotalktohimatthemoment,r11leave

amessageforTom,askinghimtocomeoverandseeyouassoonashegets

back.

WomanB:Sure.Couldyouaskhimtobringanapplicationformforyour

departmentwhenhecomes?Thiscandidatehasn，tapplieddirectlytoyou

andIthinkperhapsheshould.You，dgetalotmoreinformationonhis

relevantexperience.

WomanA:OK.Isheemployedatthemoment?Imeandoesheneedtogetaway

noworcanhewait?Itmightbehalfanhourorso.

WomanB:Well,hesayshecanstayforanothertwohourssothere，splenty

oftime.Buthecan，twaitanylonger,ashe'sgotatraintocatch.

WomanA:Iunderstand.Wewon，tkeephimwaitingthatlong.Now,ifyou

couldjustgivemehisname.

第48题：

参考答案：

Personnel

详细解答：

第49题：

参考答案：

programming

详细解答：

第50题:

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参考答案：

applicationform

详细解答：

第51题：

参考答案：

2hours

详细解答：

ABPIN-HOUSETRANING:COURSEBOOKINGS

COURSE:_52—

LEVEL:_53—

NAME:AmyChoi

NAMEOFLINEMANAGER:Mr.Lim

POSITION/JOBOFLINEMANAGER:_54—ManagerConfirm

by___55___mail.

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52-55

Man:ABPIn-HouseTraining,Mikespeaking.Goodmorning.

Woman:Goodmorning,Mike.ThisisKimhere,fromHumanRecourse.We've

gotsomeonenewstartingintheAccountsDepartmentandI'dliketobook

heronthecourseonfinancialstatements.Ishereaplaceforheronthe

nextcourse?

Man:Well,itdepends.Weactuallyruntwocourses,oneforbeginners,

andthere5salsoanadvancedcourse,butshe，11havetobequalified

accountanttogoonthat.

Woman:Yes,she'11actuallyneedtheadvancedone.

Man:OK,thatshouldbeallright.Canyougivemehername,please?

Woman:AmyChoi.

Man:Now,we'dliketoconsultwithherlinemanagertoensurethatthe

coursesmeetstaffneeds.Whoisherlinemanager?

Woman:Mr.Lim,he'stheAccountsManager.Mas:OK,then.Ithinkthat，s

allIneedfornow.I'11sendyouconfirmationofthishookingandthe

datesintheinternalmail.

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Woman:That，sveryhelpful.Thankyouverymuch.

第52题：

参考答案：

financialstatements

详细解答：

第53题：

参考答案：

advanced

详细解答：

第54题:

参考答案：

Accounts

详细解答：

第55题：

参考答案：

internal

详细解答：

InformationaboutHouseBuyer

Name:HelenEakins

Address:_56_PineSt.

TelephoneNumber:___57___

Occupation:_58_clerkworkingfor___59___HouseDepartmentStore

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56-59

WomanA:Goodafternoon.MayIhelpyou?

WomanB:Yes,I'mlookingforanapartment--I'dliketwobedrooms.

WomanA:Allright.Haveaseatplease.Letmeaskyouafewquestions.

Firstofall,mayIhaveyourname?

WomanB:Myname'sHelenEakins.

WomanA:Howdoyouspellyourlastname,Ms.Eakins?

WomanB:It'sE-A-K-I-N-S.

WomanA:E-A-K-I-N-S.Firstname,Helen.Andwhat，syourpresentaddress,

Ms.Eakins?

WomanB:1446PineSt.

WomanA:Doyouhaveaphone?

WomanB:Yes,it，s285-9807.

WomanA:285-9807,andcouldyoutellmeyouroccupation,please?

WomanB:I'masalesclerk.

WomanA:Isee.Andthenameofyouremployer?

WomanB:IworkforLibertyHouseDepartmentstoreintheFurniture

Department.

WomanA:Fine.Andyouareloo