商务英语中级模拟8

［模拟］商务英语中级模拟8

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

Thecost-effectivenessandflexibilityofferedbylarge-format

digitalimaginghasalsohelpeddiversifythenumberofout—of—homemedia.

Out-of-homewasaconceptthatdidn，thaveanameuntildigitaltechnology

gaveitone.Insteadofhand-paintingabusorshelter,aself-adhesive

graphiccanbedigitallyimagedinashortamountoftimeandappliedwith

relativeease.Advancesinthedurabilityandweatherabilityofinksand

vinylsubstrateskeeptheimageslookingsharpforalongertime.

B

Othertechnologiescontributetoimprovementsinoutdoor

advertising.Satellitelightingsystemsallowoutdoorcompaniesto

remotelyadjustbillboardlightingtochangewithseasonsanddailylight

differences.Forinstance,lightscanbeprogrammedtoturnoffatthe

endofanadvertiser，scontract,whiletwo-waycommunicationletsoutdoor

companiesknowwhenthereisnopower.

C

Anotherelectronicdevicebarcodeidentification-tracksan

advertiser，scampaignfromposterproductionthroughshipping,display

andremoval.Inthisway,advertiserscanverifythestatusoftheir

campaignthroughon-linecommunicationwiththeoutdoorcompanies.

Similarly,computer-mappingsystemshelpadvertiserscombinedemographic

andgeographicmarketresearchdatawithoutdoorlocationstodetermine

thebestplacetoadvertise.

D

Globalpositioningsystems(GPS)makeupanothertechnologythat

enablestheoutdoorindustrytodeterminedisplaylocations.Datais

gatheredwithahand-heldGPSreceiverthatreceivesradiosignalsfrom

satellites.Thedataisthenputintomappingdatabasesystemsthat

visuallypositionbillboardsandotherout-of-homeadvertisingdisplays

atthatlocation.Inthisway,advertiserscantestcreativedesignsat

specificlocationsfromacomputerbeforetheycommittothem.

第1题：

Lightingsystemofbillboardchangesseasonally,whichis

remote-control.

1

参考答案：

B

详细解答：

第2题：

Oneofeffectsthatdigitaltechnologyhasonoutdooradvertisingisto

makeclearpicturemoredurable.

参考答案：

A

详细解答：

第3题：

Digitalimagedadvertisingcansavetimeandlabor.

参考答案：

A

详细解答：

第4题：

Thecompaniesrequiringoutdooradvertisingcancommunicatewithadviser

onInternet.

参考答案：

C

详细解答：

第5题：

Advertiserscangaugetheirdesignbeforeputtingitintoeffect.

参考答案：

D

详细解答:

2

第6题：

Byusingelectronictechnique,advertiserscanfindthemostsuitable

displaypositiontodooutdooradvertising.

参考答案：

C

详细解答：

第7题：

Signalsreceivedfromsatellitecanhelpgatherdata.

参考答案：

D

详细解答：

PARTTWO•Readthearticlebelowabout

banks.•Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepage

tofilleachofthegaps.•Foreachgap8—12,markone

letter(A—G)onyourAnswerSheet.•Donotuseany

lettermorethanonce.

ARMANISTYLECOMESTOSHANGHAI

ItaliandesignerGiorgioArmaniopenedaflagshipstoreon

SaturdayonShanghai?sfamedBund,joiningawaveofforeigndesigners

targetingChina，snewrich.

Theopeningofa1,100square-metergroupofspecialtyshopsdrew

curiousstaresfromelderlymentakingtheirmorningstrolldowntherow

ofearly20thcenturybuildings.Theypeeredthroughthewindowsat

sandalsandhandbagscostingfarmorethanmostShanghaineseearnina

mouth.TheItaliandesignerplanstoopenasmanyas30storesonthe

Chinesemainlandby2008.“Thisisthelong-termvisionforthebrandin

China,“saidArmani.〃IknowShanghaiischangingveryquickly.There's

anenormousfeelingofcontrastbetweenoldandnew.Everyoneistalking

aboutShanghaithesedays.〃

___8___TheyincludeItaliandesignerSalvatoreFerraganoand

FrenchdesignerLouisVuitton.BritishsportscarmakerJaguarused

ShanghaiasthesiteforrevealingitsnewXJmodel.LuxurybrandsMaserati

andBentleyalsohaveshowrooms.Armaniwouldn，tgiveanyforecastofsale

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fromThreeontheBund,ina1916buildingfacingtheHuangpuRiver.It

alsofeaturesanEvianSpa,abarbershopwithindividualboxesoutfitted

withCDandDVDplayers,anartgalleryandarestaurantsetupbycelebrity

FrenchchefJean-GeorgesVongerichten.〃Weinvestherenotexpectingto

makerealreturnsimmediately,“saidRobertTriefus,anArmanispokesman.

"We'reabsolutelyconvincedthatthisisagoodtimetogetintothis

market.〃

ArmanialreadyhasasmallpresenceonChina，smainlandwitha

boutiqueinthebasementofBeijing，sPalaceHotelandanotherinthe

southernbusinesscenterofShenzhen,whichbordersHongKong.9It

saiditwasconsideringthemainlandasalocationforitschainofArmani

Hotels,nowonthedrawingboard.Thecompanysaiditssalesonthe

mainlandrose17percentlastyear,thoughitdidn，tgivedollarfigures.

〃We'reseeinglotsofmainlanderscomingovertoHongKong,butwehave

anequallystrong,growingcustomerbaseonthemainland,〃Triefussaid.

ArmaniplanstoopentwomoreboutiquesinShanghailaterthisyear.At

theboutiqueontheBund,aslenderblacksilkblousewillsetbuyersback

theequivalentofUS$1,150morethantheaverageChineseearnsinayear.

ApairofslimsandalsisUS$424,whileotherpricesrangeuptoabout

US$2,400.Thelowest-priceditemspotted,asalmonpinkT-shirtforUS

$120.

___10___LuxurybrandssuchasArmani一andevenHaagen-Dazs,which

chargesUS$3forsingle-scoopoficecream一focusontherichestlevel

ofChineseconsumerswhoarenotafraidtospend.___11___"Thenumberis

notbig,butit'sasharpincrease.〃AlotmoreChinesecouldnotafford

thebrand-nameitems,soinsteadtheybuybrand-nameaccessories,like

purses,tiesandshoes.Thelatestinformationfromtheluxurygoods

industryhasshownthatbrand-namemakerswillbemoreaggressivethis

year.___12___AndCartierwillexpanditsnumberofoutletsfromthreeto

15inthreeyears.JacquesFranckDossin,analystwiththeUS-based

GoldmanSachs,saidthatChina，sluxurymarketwilldevelopatthehighest

speedinthecoming10yearsandtakesecondplaceintheworld,withthe

largestcustomergroup.

[A]Anotherstrongtrendisthereturntotraditionallingerie

fabricssuchassatinandwashablesilks.

[B]EconomistYueZhengfromtheaccountingfirmPrice

WaterhouseCoopers,believesthatShanghai?smarketforluxuryitemshas

over100,000stablecustomers.

[C]Haagen-Dazswillopenatleastanother10storesonthe

mainland,LouisVuittontwotothree.

[D]Theypeeredthroughthewindowsatsandalsandhandbags

costingfarmorethanmostShanghaineseearninamouth.

[E]Shanghaialreadyishometoanarmyofforeigndesigner

boutiquestargetingthenewrich.

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[F]ThecompanyopeneditsfirstoutletonChineseterritory

in2002withamegastoreinHongKong.

[G]Shanghaiistherichestcityonthemainlandandisseeing

alotofpeopletakingtothehigh-spendinglifestyle.

第8题：

参考答案:

E

详细解答:

第9题：

参考答案:

F

详细解答:

第10题:

参考答案:

G

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:

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PARTTHREE,Readthearticlebelowabouteffectsof

taxation,andthequestionsontheoppositepage.,For

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

AnswerSheetfortheansweryouchoose.

FAMILYBUSINESSES

Manypeopleatsomestageintheirlivesconsidersettingupa

businesswiththeirpartnerorothermembersoftheirfamily.Theidea

mayseemveryappealing,buttherealityofworkingwithsomeoneclose

toyoucanoftencreateunforeseenproblem.80%offamily-runbusinesses

thinkthatwhentimesgettough,love,romanceorfamilybondswillsee

themthrough.Butthefactisthatalthough70%ofbusinessesarefamily

run,only40%ofthesecompaniessurviveintothesecondgeneration.

Whydosomanyfamilybusinessesfail?Whilemoneyhas

traditionallybeenthoughtofastherootofalldifficulties,themajor

problemismuchmorebasic.Inbusinesseswhichdon，thavefamilytieor

relationships,peoplefinditeasiertocommunicateandtosaywhatis

ontheirmind.Incontrast,withfamilybusinesses,peopleoftenmakethe

mistakeofthinkingtheyknowwhatviewsotherfamilymembershavewithout

actuallydiscussingwiththem.

Thereisonestrategywhichshouldbeemployedinallfamily

businessestoprotectfutureproblems.Astimegoesby,onepartnermay

loseinterestornotworkaseffectivelyastheyareexpectedto.Ifeach

partner，sresponsibilitiesareidentifiedfromthestartsothattheyknow

exactlywhatisrequiredofthem,difficultiesarelesslikelytoarise

asthebusinessdevelops.Itisalsorecommendedtoaskyourselvesafew

“whatif〃questionsbeforestartingafamilybusiness.Forexample,what

ifoneofthepartnersbroughtafriendintothebusinessandtheothers

didn，tlikethisperson?Whatwouldyoualldo?Toavoidthiskindof

situation,youshouldtalkitoveramongstyourselves.Thissortof

researchcanmakeyouawareofbothyourownattitudesandtheattitudes

oftheothermembersofthefamilybeforeproblemactuallyoccur.

Contractsareanotherpotentialproblemarea.Toomanyfamily

businessesarerunonthemostinformalterms.Peopleoftenthinkitan

insulttoaskarelativetosignacontractoutliningthetermsofa

businessventure.Butyoushouldtreatthefamilybusinesslikeanyother

businessandgetaprofessionaltodrawupacontract.Whetherthebusiness

isprofitableornot,itissupposedthatthesharesandwhoownsthem

mustbeclearlydefinedandwrittenintoaformalagreement.Itmustalso

beclearwhoisrunningthecompany.Somefamilybusinessestakeavote

oneeverydecision.Perhapsthisexerciseindemocracyshouldbeapplauded,

butitcreatedsomanycomplicationsthatintheendthebusinessfailed.

Evenasmallcommitteecansometimesbetoolarge.Inmattersaffecting

theentirecompany,onlyoneofyoushouldbethedecisionmaker.Heor

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shedoesn，thavetobethelargestshareholder,butshouldbetheonebest

abletoleadthebusiness.

Anothertypeofproblemariseswhenarelativedecidestojoin

analreadyestablishedbusiness.Inthesecases,youshoulddoeverything

youcantoavoidfavourism.Itisimportanttoavoidputtinghimstraight

intoanykindofmanagerialposition.Instead,encouragehimtolearnnot

onlythecompanybutthepeoplewhomakeitworkbyworkingontheshop

floorontheassemblyline.Theyhavetoprovetobeavaluableassetnot

tothefamilybuttothebusiness.

第13题：

Whymanypeoplefinditattractivetostartafamilybusiness?

A.Becausetherewouldbeabundantcapitalforoperation.

B.Becausefamilybondsarehelpfulinovercomingdifficulties.

C.Becausetheyhopetosurviveforgenerations.

D.Becausetheycanmakeprofitswithoutunforeseenproblems.

参考答案：B

答案解析：

第14题：

Accordingtothepassage,whysomanyfamily-runbusinessesfailto

survive?

A.Becausetheyarefrequentlyfacingfinancialproblems.

B.Becausethefamilymembersinthesecompaniesdonottrusteach

other.

C.Becausethereareoftencommunicativeproblemswithinfamily

members.

D.Becausetheydonotfocusonfamilyties.

参考答案：C

答案解析：

第15题：

Whichofthefollowingcanhelpavoidfutureproblemsinfamily

businesses?

A.Don，tbringfriendsintoyourbusiness.

B.Clarifyeachfamilymember5sresponsibility.

C.Askyourfriendswhatyoushoulddoduringtoughtimes.

D.Persuadeotherstolikethepersonyouintroduce.

参考答案：B

答案解析：

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第16题：

Whydopeopleseldomsigncontractswithrelatives?

A.Theywhollytrusteachother

B.Becausetheyprefercasualrelationship.

C.Therearepotential;dangerswithcontracts.

D.Itisbelievedtohurtthefeelingofrelatives.

参考答案：D

答案解析：

第17题：

Whyademocracyoneverydecisionmayalsocauseproblems?

A.Itcreatesfewopportunitiesforemployees.

B.Itiscontrolledwithinthefamily.

C.Smallcommitteeshavetobesetup.

D.Sometimestherearetoomanypeopleinvolvedindecisionmaking.

参考答案：D

答案解析：

第18题:

Whatshouldbedonewhenarelativedecidestojoin?

A.Trynottobepartial.

B.Helphimtogainpopularityamongemployees.

C.Neverpromotehimtoahigherposition.

D.Encouragehimtofindproofforhisknowledge.

参考答案：A

答案解析：

PARTFOUR,Readthenewsbelow.,Choosethebest

wordorphrasetofilleachgapfromA,B,C,orDontheopposite

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

C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.

Benchmarking

Theexpressionbenchmarkinghasbecomeoneofthefashionable

wordsincurrentmanagementdiscussion.The___19___firstappearedinthe

UnitedStatesinthe1970s,buthasnow___20___world-widerecognition.

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Butwhat___21___doesitmeanandshouldyourcompanybepracticingit?

Benchmarking___22___learningaboutyourownpractices,learning

aboutthebestpracticesofothers,andthenmaking___23___for

improvementthatwillenableyoutomeetorbeatthebeastintheworld.

Theessentialelementisnot___24___imitatingwhatothercompaniesdobut

beingableto___25___thebestofotherfirms'practicestoyour

own___26___.

Insteadofaimingtoimproveonlyagainstpreviousperformance

andscores,companiescanusebenchmarkingtoinjectanelementof

imaginationandcommon___27___intotheirsearchforprogress.Itisa

processwhichforcescompaniestolookcloselyatthoseactivitieswhich

theymayhavebeentakingforgrantedand___28___themwiththeactivities

ofother,world-beatingcompanies.Self-criticismisatthe29of

process,althoughinsomecasesthismay30managerswhoare

reluctanttoquestionlong-establishedpractices.

Theprocessofidentifyingbestpracticeinothercompaniesdoes

notjustmeanlookingcloselyatyour___31___.Itmightalso

include___32___companieswhichusesimilarprocessestoyourown,even

thoughtheyareproducingdifferentgoods.Thepointistolookatthe

process___33___thantheproduct.

第19题：

A.term

B.definition

C.contract

D.system

参考答案：A

答案解析：

第20题:

A.gave

B.gained

C.stored

D.filled

参考答案：B

答案解析：

第21题：

A.exactly

B.nearly

C.really

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D.completely

参考答案：A

答案解析：

第22题：

A.connects

B.contains

C.involves

D.researches

参考答案：C

答案解析：

第23题：

A.rules

B.decisions

C.steps

D.changes

参考答案：D

答案解析：

第24题：

A.mainly

B.simply

C.always

D.totally

参考答案：B

答案解析：

第25题:

A.adapt

B.relate

C.learn

D.expect

参考答案：A

答案解析：

io

第26题：

A.standard

B.assignment

C.situation

D.understanding

参考答案：C

答案解析：

第27题：

A.notion

B.sense

C.concept

D.feeling

参考答案：B

答案解析：

第28题:

A.comparing

B.outlining

C.providing

D.supplying

参考答案：A

答案解析：

第29题：

A.bottom

B.list

C.line

D.heart

参考答案：D

答案解析：

第30题:

A.interest

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B.upset

C.excite

D.scare

参考答案：B

答案解析：

第31题：

A.friends

B.partners

C.competitors

D.leaders

参考答案：C

答案解析：

第32题：

A.searching

B.sending

C.studying

D.hoping

参考答案：C

答案解析：

第33题：

A.rather

B.other

C.more

D.longer

参考答案：A

答案解析：

PARTFIVE,Readthetextbelow.,Inmostofthe

lines34-45thereisoneextraword.Itiseither

grammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitinwiththemeaning

ofthetext.Somelines,however,arecorrect.,Ifaline

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iscorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.•Ifthere

isanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITAL

LETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.

ThrivingCarMarketStillNeedsLoyalConsumers

China，sthrivingcarmarkethashugebusinessopportunities,but

automakers

needtoputmoreeffortintothedevelopingcustomerloyalty,

accordingtoarecent

34.survey.ThesurveywasdonebyresearchfirmACNielsenin

Beijing,orShanghai

35.andGuangzhou,China，smostthreemajorautomobilemarkets.

Itsaidthat

36.China，sindividualcarownersshouldstillhavenotdeveloped

brandloyalty.

37.Thoughsomespecificbrandshaveamonopolyinthemarkethere,

buttheyhave

38.notcompletelywonfavoramonglocalcustomers.Itwas

revealedthatabout.11%

39.ofthepeopleinBeijinghadcars,puttingthatcityinfirst

placeamongtheother

40.three.InShanghaiandGuangzhou,therateswereall4and

5%,respectively.

41.Priceswerelargelyresponsibleforthat.Whencarsin

Beijingarepricedaround

42.139,000yuan,whileinGuangzhoutheyareat190,000yuan,

andinShanghai,

43.about220,00yuan.Exceptforthedeluxemodels,mostbrands

donothavea

44.competitiveedgebecauseconsumersarenotonlysoawareof

the

45.manufacturers.Inaddition,cardealersneedtoimprovetheir

servicetobuildupbrandloyalty.Chinaisexpectedtoproduceover2.8

millioncarsthisyear,upfromslightlyover2millionlastyear.

第34题：

参考答案:

or

详细解答:

第35题:

13

参考答案:

most

详细解答:

第36题：

参考答案：

should

详细解答：

第37题：

参考答案:

but

详细解答:

第38题:

参考答案：

CORRECT

详细解答：

第39题:

参考答案:

other

详细解答:

第40题:

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参考答案:

all

详细解答:

第41题：

参考答案:

when

详细解答:

第42题：

参考答案:

at

详细解答:

第43题:

参考答案：

CORRECT

详细解答：

第44题：

参考答案:

only

详细解答:

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第45题:

参考答案:

CORRECT

详细解答:

WRITINGPART-ONE

•YouareHeadofSalesDepartmentforFoxElectricalCo.Youare

organizingyourscheduleforameetingwithoneofyourexistingclients

nextmonth.

•Writeane-mailtoJohnDriscoll,yourclient:

,Proposingatimeforthemeeting

•Explainingwhatwillbediscussedinthemeeting

•Askingthemtosuggestanalternativeifnecessary

,Write40150wordsonaseparatesheet.

第46题:

a

参考答案:

To:JohnDriscollFrom:HeadofSalesDepartment,FoxElectricalCo.

Date:30April,2005Subject:ourmeetingnextmonthOurmeetingis

scheduledon15May.Thespecialsummeroffersonthenewproductswill

bediscussedthen.Pleaseletmeknowifthiswouldbeconvenientor

contactmetosuggestanalternative.

详细解答:

PART-TWO

,Youworkinawashingmachinecompany.Youareaskedtowritea

shortreportaboutconsumerpreferenceforthefeaturesofautomatic

washingmachinesindifferentcountries.

•Readthefollowingtablebelow.

•Usetheinformationinthetabletowriteashortreport.

•Write1201140wordsonaseparatesheet.

第47题:

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参考答案：

ReportonConsumerPreferencesThetableshowsconsumer

preferencesinfourdifferentEuropeancountries.IntheUnited

KingdomandFranceconsumersprefer34〃andnarrowshells,whilein

GermanyandSweden34〃andwideshells.Theloadcapacityvariesslightly

between5and6kilos.Thepreferredsinspeedrangesfrom850rmp(German),

800rmp(Sweden),700rmp(UK)to600rmp(France).Thepreferreddrum

materialisenamelintheUKandFrance,butstainlesssteelintheother

countries.ConsumersineverycountryexcepttheUKpreferfrontloading

totoploadingmachines.TheBritishandtheSwedeswantawaterheating

system,butthisisnotsoelsewhere.Eachcountryhasadifferent

preferenceforstylingfeatures,theBritishfavoringandinconspicuous

appearance,theGermansrequiringamachinewhichlooksindestructible,

theFrenchanelegantmachineandtheSwedesastrong-lookingone.The

finalfeature,thewashingaction,seesadivisionbetweentheUKand

Francewhereconsumerspreferanagitator,andtheothercountrieswhere

atumbleactionispreferred.

详细解答:

LISTENINGPART1,Youwillhearthreetelephone

conversationsormessages.•Writeoneortwowordsor

anumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorforms

below.•Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.

ConversationTwo

•Lookatthenotebelow.

•Youwillhearamancallingforareport.

PhoneMessagePad

For:BenStiller

From:AaronBlaise

Message:

AaronBlaisefrom___52___rang.Heneedsthefiguresin

next___53___reportforthe___54___meetingtomorrow.Pleasecallhimas

soonaspossible.Itis55_

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52-55

Woman:Goodmorning,Finance.CanIhelpyou?

Man:Hello.I'dliketospeaktoBenStiller,please.

Woman:I'msorry.Mr.Stiller，sinameeting.CanItakeamessage?

Man:Well,it，sAaronBlaiseinHeadOffice.Iamexpectingyourreport

forthenextseason.Itshouldhavearrivedyesterday.

Woman:Ah,I'msorry,butMr.Stillersaiditwon，tbefinisheduntil

tomorrowmorning.

Man:Well,inthatcase,pleaseaskhimtoringmeassoonashegetsback.

It'surgent.There，saboardmeetingtomorrowandIneedthefiguresto

prepareapresentation.

Woman:OK,I'11passthatontoMr.Stillerandfaxthereporttoyouwhen

it，sfinished.

Man:Thankyou.Goodbye.

第48题：

参考答案：

HeadOffice

详细解答：

第49题：

参考答案：

season

详细解答：

第50题:

参考答案：

board

详细解答：

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第51题:

参考答案：

urgent

详细解答：

ConversationThree

•Lookatthenotebelow.

•Youwillhearawomanmakingareservationforaceremony.

BrendonHotel

ReservationCard

Name:SherryKinneyfromApolloLtd.

Occasion:asmall___56___

Date:___57___from6p.m一8p.m

Reserve15tableswith___58___seats

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56-59

WomanA:Goodmorning.BrendonHotel.HowcanIhelpyou?

WomanB:Hello.ThisisSherryKinneyfromApolloLtd.Isawtheadfor

yourdiscountthismonthandIwanttomakeareservationonApril5for

asmallceremony.

WomanA:What，stheexacttimefortheceremony?

WomanB:From6p.m.to8p.m.

WomanA:Verygood.Howmanytablesyou，dliketoreserve?

WomanB:15tables.Ah..,andIdon，twanttobookoneofthesetables

with10seats.

WomanA:Allright.Whataboutthetableswith4?

WomanB:Thatwouldbefine.

WomanA:MayIknowthenumberoftheguestsincaseyouneedsomespecial

service?

WomanB:Well,it'sabout57.AndIbelievethatthereissomeoneelse

frommycompanybookingatableforseniormanagershere.Pleasedon，t

confuseus.

WomanA:Yes,sure.CouldIhaveyourphonenumberplease?

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WomanB:It's01716742341.

WomanA:OK.V11callyou5daysbeforeconfirmingyourreservation.

WomanB:Thanks.Goodbye.

WomanA:Goodbye.

第52题：

参考答案：

ceremony

详细解答：

第53题：

参考答案：

April5

详细解答：

第54题:

参考答案：

4

详细解答：

第55题：

参考答案：

01716742341

详细解答：

ConversationOne

•Lookatthenotebelow.

•Youwillhearamancallingthepersonnelofficer.

Message

Date8May2005

ToRupertGrint

FromPatrickFisher,___48___Department

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Message

Mr.Fisherhasreceivedan___49___inColinCo.

Hewantstodiscussabouthis___50___

Hehastoreplyby__51—

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48-51

Woman:HumanResources,Jennyspeaking.CanIhelpyou?

Man:Goodmorning.I'dliketospeaktoRupertGrint,please.

Woman:I'mafraidMr.Grint，soutoftheofficeatthemoment.CanItake

amessageforyou?

Man:Isee.It，sPatrickFisherfromAccounts.Ireallyneedtospeakto

him.It'sfairlyurgent.

Woman:Well,he'snotcomingbackuntilThursday.I'mhispersonnel

assistant,maybeIcanhelpyou.

Man:OK.ThethingisI'vehadaveryattractivejobofferinColins

Corporation.

Woman:Uh-hm.

Man:Itwouldbeapromotionandthepayandconditionsareverygood.

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