一、听力题Directions: In this section, you will hear ten short statements. Each statement will be spoken only once. After each statement there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
三、完型填空Directions: Insert the correct words or phrases in the appropriate spaces in the passage below.
investigate, quantity, discount, negligence, replements, discrepancy, packing list, unsaleable, inferior, penalty clause, up to standard
Complaints are often received by companies who ship consignments overseas. These complaints are sometimes about the 1 of goods received. Perhaps not enough goods were sent, perhaps too many. And sometimes it is a complaint that the wrong goods were sent.
Often there are complaints about 2 packing, which can cause damage to the goods. Sometimes the complaint is about inferior quality. Buyers in this case often complain that the goods are not 3 There may be a 4 between the description of the goods in the brochure and the goods which actually arrived.
A complaint may be about a delay in shipment, although companies often have a 5 in their contract to protect them against loss from delay.
Complaints about damage are usually the business of insurance companies, but if the damage is caused by the 6 of the packers, then the insurance companies will not accept responsibility.
When there is a complaint that the wrong goods were sent, or too many, or too few, then it is always necessary to check the 7 for the cases, as well as the invoice. Then the agent must 8 what happened. The goods may still be in the port of unloading.
Bad, inferior or inadequate packing may cause damage to goods in transit. The buyers may accept damaged goods if the supplier offers a 9 , but if the goods arc badly damaged they may be 10 , and in this case the buyer will demand replacements. 五、英释汉 Directions: Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1. Money guarantees that there is always a double coincidence of wants .
2. The participants in the financial system can be classified into five broad groups: savers; investors and other borrowers; financial intermediaries; brokers and advisers; and regulators.
金融体系的参与者大体上可分为五类:储蓄者、投资者和借款者、金融中介机构、经纪人和专家、管理者。
七、写作题Directions: Describe the procedures of collection according to the number given in the charter.
1.
①apply for remittance
②give receipt
③remit the money
④advise payee
⑤receive payment
⑥send receipt
⑦settle the debts