问答题Passage 5　　● Read the following information about selling sandwiches.　　● Choose the best word to fill each gap. Mark one letter(A, B, or C)on your book.　　● Do not use any letter more than once.SANDWICH SUCCESS　　Britain’s sandwich business is expanding

Passage 1　　● Read the following information about the advertisement of a Hainan company.　　● Choose the best word to fill each gap. Mark one letter (A, B, or C) on your book.　　● Do not use any letter more than once.Hainan Provincial Nationality Foreign Trade General Company　　A foreign trade company with the special entitlement (29)______ declares the Customs on Written export declaration anywhere in China.　　The Hainan Nationality Foreign trade General Company, entitled (30)______ the Ministry of Foreign Economic Trade to declare Customs anywhere in China, (31)______ One of the first local foreign trade companies in the province. It (32)______ played an active role (33)______ the past 12 years in economic and cultural development (34)______ the province’s minority nationalities.　　The company (35)______ import and export business and real estate development, (36)______ well as establishing joint venture and co-management enterprises.　　(37)______ the founding of the Hainan Province, the company has (38)______ many export achievements and has been appraised (39)______ the most advanced local company by the provincial government (40)______ five years running.　　Address: 298, Baipoli, Nanhang Road, Haikou City, Hainan Province, China Tel: (0898)7785933　　Fax：(0898)7734479 Post C0de：570006　　29. A to　　　　　B of　　　　　C as　　30. A to　　　　　B with　　　　C by　　31. A are　　　　 B is　　　　　C was　　32. A has　　　　 B had　　　 　C is　　33. A on　　　　　B in　　　　　C with　　34. A for　　　　 B to　　　　　C of　　35. A handles　　 B handled　　 C handling　　36. A and　　　　 B as　　　　　C to　　37. A Before　　　B After　　　 C Since　　38. A make　　　　B made　　　　C got　　39. A for　　　　 B by　　　　　C as　　40. A in　　　　　B for　　　　 C of

Passage 2　　● Read the information below about a company meeting.　　● Choose the best word to fill each gap. Mark one letter (A, B, or C) on your book.　　● Do not use any letter more than once.　　The annual staff meeting of Harcourt Electronics took place (29)______ 28th June, 1995. All members attended the meeting (30)______those who were not in the city.　　John Stevens, the Managing Director, reported (31)______ the company’s performance for l994／1995 (32)______ compared it with previous years. He explained that Harcourt Electronics had increased (33)______market share by 3％.However, he said staff (34)______not relax because the company (35)______not fully recovered from the economic difficulties of recent years.　　Next year there will (36)______ eight more sales staff in South East Asia (37)______will be responsible for finding new clients. If any current staff are interested (38)______joining this team, they can apply (39)______giving their names to the Personnel Manager.　　Plans to move the company’s New York branch to new premises were (40)______discussed.　　29. A on　　　　 B at　　　　　　C in　　30. A without　　B except　　　　C minus　　31. A at　　　　 B by　　　　　　C on　　32. A and　　　　B before　　　　C so　　33. A his　　　　B its　　　　　 C your　　34. A had　　　　B must　　　　　C were　　35. A did　　　　B would　　　　 C had　　36. A be　　　　 B have　　　　　C do　　37. A which　　　B who　　　　　 C where　　38. A about　　　B with　　　　　C in　　39. A for　 　　 B to　　　　　　C by　　40. A also　　　 B too　　　　 　C more

Practice 3　　● Look at the leaflet below. It shows a list of talks organized by a marketing association for its member.　　● For questions 6-10, decide which event (A-H) is the most suitable for each person.　　● For each question, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.　　● Do not use any letter more than once.　　BA Marketing Association　　Events for March　　A　Business to business marketing: secrets of successful networking　　B　Improving e-marketing performance　　C　Using market researchers—why and how　　D　IT in presentations—what’s available and how to use it　　E　Advertising, PR or Marketing— which is king　　F　Making the appearance of products more attractive　　G　Well trained staff—an important marketing tool　　H　Tripton Motors, marketing success story　　6. Eddie Smith’s director wants him to attend a talk on the benefits of updating employees’ marketing skills.　　7. The product manager of Smiths Engineering wants to know about the effectiveness of computer graphics when giving talks to major clients.　　8. Rachel Green’s company advertises mainly through magazines. But she needs to make more effective use of the company’s website.　　9. An advertising trainee has read a research report on the importance of design and packaging and would like more information.　　10. Computer services provider McDonald wants to find out about ways of making useful contacts in other companies.

Passage 3　　● Read this letter about a complaint.　　● Choose the best word to fill each gap. Mark one letter (A, B, or C) on your book　　● Do not use any letter more than once.A Letter of ComplaintDear Sir or Madam,　　A few months ago I purchased a washing machine (Sanyo XQB50-68) produced (29)______ your factory. After a few weeks I found that it (30)______seriously damaged the clothes. I asked you to change one for me, (31)______ you did. Now I want to ask you to change(32)______ one for me again.　　This one does not damage my clothes any more, (33)______ I have found that it tangles the clothes seriously and (34)______ it automatically begins to spin the water out, the machine shakes (35)______ heavily that it stops by itself. In the instruction booklet you have not mentioned this defect and (36)______have you told the user how to so1ve the problem. I am quite annoyed by the fact that sometimes when I came back (37)______ work to take the clothes out to dry, they were still (38)______.When I am at home, I have to tend it frequently in untwisting the entangled clothes. Is that (39)______ you call you machine “fully automatic”? P1ease change a new one for me that will not entangle the clothes. (40)______, I would ask you to give my money back or I would complain to the Consumer’s Association.Yours sincerely　　29. A in　　　　B for　　　　　 C by　　30. A is　　　　B had　　　　　 C has　　31. A which　　 B that　　　　　C. All　　32. A new　　 　B this　　　　　C that　　33. A but　　　 B. And　　　　　C because　　34. A before　　B. After　　　　C when　　35. A more　　　B so　　　　　　C less　　36. A so　　　　B either　　　　C neither　　37. A to　　　　B from　　　　　C before　　38. A unwashed　B washed　 　　 C wash　　39. A that　　　B which　　　 　C what　　40. A So　　　　B otherwise　　 C But

Practice 2　 Read the job advertisement below from a newspaper and suppose you want to apply for the job. Write a letter of application, giving all the necessary personal information.　 You should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter. Use “Wang Lin” instead.

Practice 5　　● Look at the table of contents of a report provided by Industrial Development Agency of Ireland below. The table shows the sections of the report.　　● For questions 6-10, decide which section (A-H) would be needed by each person.　　● For each question, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.　　● Do not use any letter more than once.　　THINKING OF INVESTING IN THIS COUNTRY?　　Need to have a detailed knowledge of one or more of the following　　TABLE OF CONTENTS　　A　Chairman and CEO Overview　　B　Research and Innovation　　C　Investment Highlights　　D　Statistics　　E　Board and Committees of the Board 2007　　F　Corporate Governance　　G　Organisational Structure and IDA Offices　　H　Financial Statements　　6. Sarah Lee would like to know the strengths in research in Ireland.　　7. Barrie Watson needs a list of the board members.　　8. Tim Longman wants to have a general knowledge of the development of Ireland.　　9. Scott Forrest needs to know the locations of the agency’s offices.　　10. Joshua Golder wants to find out which companies have invested in Ireland.

Passage 9　　● Read the article below about time management.　　● Choose the correct word to fill each gap, from A, B or C on the opposite page.　　● For each question 29-40, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.Time management　　Until recently, books on how to manage your time at work were seen as a bit of a joke in the business world. Many were enjoyable to read (29)______ weren’t taken seriously. (30)______ told their readers to dress well, be positive, decide (31)______ they were going and then use (32)______ valuable minute to make sure they got there. One very successful book, first published twenty years (33)______ and still available in bookshops, is The One-Minute Manager. It tells the story of a keen young man who wants to learn (34)______ about how to be a top-performing executive. The authors believe that most people (35)______ the day putting (36)______ problems, or when they do try to solve (37)______ don’t do enough. According (38)______ the authors, having achievable targets should be a manager’s aim. Managers everywhere should read (39)______ book carefully, in order to benefit from (40)______ sensible advice.　　29. A but　　　　　　B or　　　　　　C even　　30. A It　　　 　　　B They　　　　　C We　　31. A where　 　　　 B who　　　　　 C why　　32. A some　　　　　 B. All　　　　　C every　　33. A before　 　　　B. Ago　　　　　C since　　34. A lot　　　　　　B much　　　　　C more　　35. A spend　　　　　B spending　　　C spent　　36. A. About　　　　 B over　　　　　C off　　37. A them　　 　　　B these　　　　 C those　　38. A for　　　 　　 B from　　　　　C to　　39. A the　　　 　　 B one　　　 　　C. A　　40. A their　　　　　B his　　　 　　C its

Passage 4　　● Read the following information about the IMF.　　● Choose the best word to fill each gap. Mark one letter (A, B, or C) on your book.　　● Do not use any letter more than once.　　The IMF, (29)______ the World Bank, grew (30)______ of the l994 Bretton Woods conferences. It hoped to secure the advantages of the gold standard without its disadvantages. Exchange rates were in the beginning envisaged to be relatively stable. (31)______ there were to be orderly ways to unpeg parities that represented clear undervaluation or overvaluation. International cooperation (32)______ replace the previous automatic mechanism. Also, countries were to be spared the need to make adjustments by painfully deflating (33)______ into drastic unemployment. And the IMF still hopes to lessen the need for import controls. How do IMF operations work? Here’s one case.　　Ordinarily, a country (34)______ for its imports by (35)______ of its exports or long-term borrowing. Suppose a country, say, the United Kingdom, is in need of short-term credit from the IMF. How exactly does the IMF enable such a debtor country to (36)______ hold of dollars? It does this by (37)______“purchasing rights”. It simply lets the British buy with British currency some of the Fund’s own holdings of dollars. (38)______ the British balance of payments has improved, Britain is expected to buy back with gold or dollars, (or, as we’11 see, with SDRs or “paper gold” 1 the pounds it has sold to the Fund.　　From l 945 until l 971 when the Bretton Woods system broke down forever。the IMF nurtured the illusion that it could keep exchange rates pegged most of the time.Only (39)______ the extreme pressure of fundamental disequilibria persisting in a country’s balance of payments (40)______ the IMF expect that country to depreciate its exchange rate.　　The IMF and its leading members put up a gallant but hopeless fight to make stable exchange rates work.　　29. A. As　　　　B like　　　　　C to　　30. A out　　　　B from　　　　　C into　　31. A. Also　　　B Moreover　　　C But　　32. A was to　　 B is to　　　　 C has to　　33. A itself　　 B themselves　　C ourselves　　34. A pay　　　　B paid　　　　　C pays　　35. A means　　　B mean　　　　　C meaning　　36. A keep　　　 B get　　　　　 C gets　　37. A extends　　B extend　　　　C extending　　38. A. After　　 B Before　　　　C Until　　39. A in　　　　 B under　　　　 C by　　40. A should　　 B could　　　　 C would

Directions: 　　You’ve heard that your good friend, Jack, got the first prize in the English Speech Contest. Write a letter to congratulate him. Your letter should cover the following information:　　（1） express your congratulations;　　（2） the reasons of your congratulations.　　You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You don’t need to write the address.

Practice 4　　● Look at the list below. It shows articles in a business website.　　● For questions 6-10, decide which article (A-H) each person on the opposite page should read.　　● For each question, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.　　● Do not use any letter more than once.　　Articles　　A　Setting up an Online Home Based Business—2 Mistakes to Avoid　　B　Tips to Buying Property Abroad　　C　How to Conduct an Interview?　　D　Management Communication Techniques　　E　Five Tips on Advertising Your Property　　F　Honesty Proves Best Policy for Job Hunter　　G　Land Investment—An Investors’ Guideline　　H　Five Signs You’re in the Wrong Job　　6. John Shawn wants to sell his house.　　7. Robin Seaton is responsible for recruiting new staff.　　8. Thomas Kingsley is looking for a new job.　　9. Mary Kay would like to start business on the Internet.　　10. James Bensen is going to buy a house in another country.

Directions：　　You are a professor in a department. One of your graduates asks you to write a letter of recommendation to a company which she wants to work for. Your letter should include:　　（1）an brief introduction of yourself；　　（2）the student’s performance and main strengths；　　（3）the main accomplishments at university.　　You should write about l00 words ,Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You don’t need to write the address.

Passage 5　　● Read the following information about selling sandwiches.　　● Choose the best word to fill each gap. Mark one letter(A, B, or C)on your book.　　● Do not use any letter more than once.SANDWICH SUCCESS　　Britain’s sandwich business is expanding fast. Half the population buy sandwiches at least twice (29)______ week，and they are spending more (30)______ hem, (31)______ sandwiches are made at home，while (32)______ from shops are selling in growing numbers.　　One reason is that packaging keeps sandwiches fresh for up t048 hours，making (33)______ possible to mass-produce them centrally and distribute them widely. (34)______ reason is that petrol stations，wanting to expand the range of (35)______ they sell，have quickly become major outlets for sandwiches.　　The increase in sandwich sales has also been helped by changing social trends. Many people have stopped (36)______family meals at home, and (37)______ choose the time and place to eat. Time has become more important than price, (38)______ convenience is the most important reason (39)______ all.　　Taken together, these changes are making the sandwich industry (40)______ into a very valuable business.　　29. A the　　　 B. A　　　　 　C this　　30. A on　　　　B. At　　　　　C in　　31. A Either　　B Much　　　　 C Fewer　　32. A they　　　B. All　　　　 C those　　33. A it　　　　B them　　　　 C that　　34. A. Another　B Other　　　　C Next　　35. A which　　 B that　　　　 C what　　36. A have　　　B having　　　 C had　　37. A. Also　　 B instead　　　C. Alternatively　　38. A unless　　B whether　　　C. Although　　39. A of　　　　B for　　　　　C by　　40. A grow　　　B growing　　　C grown

Passage 7　　● Read the article below about the importance of hiring right people.　　● Choose the correct word to fill each gap from A, B or C on the opposite page.　　● For each question 29-40, mark one letter (A, B, or C) on your Answer Sheet.Hiring: Do You Know How Important to Pick Them?　　Your small business is growing, the market has a need (29)______ your product, and you’re recruiting employees to expand your business. What could possibly (30)______ wrong? The answer is, a lot, (31)______ you don’t hire the right people.　　One of the differences between businesses that boom and (32)______ that limp along is good employees. Obviously, your talent as an entrepreneur has a lot to do (33)______ the success of your business, but you (34)______ only go so far by yourself. You must find good employees, figure out (35)______ motivates them, and then place them into the right position.　　Hiring employees is (36)______ and requires a lot of patience and energy. You have to resist the temptation to fill the job quickly with one of the first few (37)______ who come along or (38)______ someone who is only sufficient (39)______ you want to stop (40)______ and get back to your business.　　29. A　for　　　　　　　　　　B　to　　　　　　　　　　 C　in　　30. A　leave　　　　　　　 　 B　come　　　　　　　　　 C　go　　31. A　Although　　　　　　　 B　if　　　　　　　　 　　C　but　　32. A　these　　　　　　　　　B　those　　　　　　　　　C　they　　33. A　on　　　　　　　　　　 B　in　　　　　　　　　　 C　with　　34. A　can　　　　　　　　　　B　ought　　　　　　　　　C　shall　　35. A　what　　　　　　　　　 B　that　　　　　　　　　 C　which　　36. A　time-consume　　　　 　B　time-consumed　　　 　 C　time-consuming　　37. A　person　　　　　　　　 B　people　　　　　　　　 C　peoples　　38. A　hire　　　　　　　　　 B　hires　　　　　　　 　 C　hiring　　39. A　so　　　　　　　　　　 B　because　　　　　　　　C while　　40. A　interviews　　　　　　 B　interview　　　　　　　C　interviewing

Practice 3You are required to write a letter to the post office in your university or in the nearby neighborhood to tell them that you haven't received a parcel which your friend send you for your birthday. In the letter you should cover the following information:(1) explain your situation,(2) tell them what are there in the parcel, and(3) tell them what you want them to do about it.Write at least 150 words.You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Practice 1　 You have read the following advertisement on the Morning Post, an English newspaper.　 Write an application letter to the hotel manager. Your letter should include:　 (1) reasons for your application　 (2) a request for an interview　 You should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter. Use “Wang Lin” instead. You do not need to write the address.

You recently entered a competition for learners of English. You have just received this letter from the organizers of the competition, on which you have written some notes.　　Read the letter carefully. Then write a reply giving the information requested and also covering the notes you have written in the letter.　　Write a letter of no fewer than 80 words in an appropriate style on the answer sheet. Do not write any addresses.

Task I (10 marks)　　Directions:　　You are a secretary in a corporation. Now you are supposed to write a letter to a raw material supplier requiring for detailed information of their products. The letter must involve:　　1．express your interest with their product,　　2．ask for the detailed information,　　3．a wish for possible business cooperation in the future.　　You should write about 100 words on answer sheet. Do not sign your name at the end of the letter. Use Jane Green instead. You do not need to write the address.

Directions: Suppose you are Li Ming. One of your roommates is getting addicted to smoking. You are going to write a letter, trying to persuade him to quit. Your letter should be persuasive. It may be advisable to include the following points in your letter.　　A letter to a roommate　　1) His smoking is becoming a problem for all his roommates.　　2) He is ruining his health.　　3) Smoking harms the health of others around him, too.　　4) He can quit if he is determined.　　You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You do not need to write the address. Now write the letter on the Answer Sheet.

Practice 2　　● Look at the HR list below. It shows the titles of each person.　　● For questions 6-10, decide who does these jobs.　　● For each question, mark one letter A-H on your book.　　● Do not use any letter more than once.　　A　Mr. Brown Accountant　　　　　　　　E　Mr. Harvers Clerk　　B　Mr. Wright Buyer　　　　　　　　　　F　Ms. Hampson Sales Representative　　C　Mrs. Turnner Quality Controller　　 G　Miss Law Receptionist　　D　Mr. Edwards Typist　　　　　　　　　H　Ms. Smith Marketing Manager　　6. Who answers the phones and welcomes the visitors?　　7. Who purchase the stationeries for the company?　　8. Who works on the sales volume of the company?　　9. Who looks at the company’s profits and costs?　　10. Who makes sure the company’s products are well made?

You wish to enroll in a PhD course (of your choice) at a UK university. You have already written a letter to the university asking for information but have received no reply.　　Write a letter to the university explaining your concern, because the course starts in less than two months. You need to know if you can still enroll, and you also require further information about the course, including the cost.　　Write a letter of about 100 words in an appropriate style on the answer sheet. Do not write any postal addresses. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter.

Directions:　　You are preparing to organize a lecture and in need of a prominent professor. Write a letter to invite him. Your letter should cover the following information:　　（1） the time and place of the lecture;　　（2） the theme of the lecture;　　（3） the reasons of bolding such a lecture.　　You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Li Ming" instead. You don't need to write the address.

Directions:　　Suppose you are Li Ming and your friend Li Hua has just won the first-class science award because of the work in the field of applied chemistry. Write a letter of congratulation to her, and the letter should include the following information:　　（1）express your congratulations on the award-winning.　　（2）express your opinion that she deserves the award.　　（3）express your hope for greater success in her field.　　You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You do not need write the address.