At common law the Shipowner has possessory liens on the cargo for ______.A.advance freightB.freight payable on deliveryC.freight not earnedD.freight payable after delivery

At common law，the master，as agent of ______，has the right to land or warehouse unclaimed goods．

A.Charterer

B.Shipowner

C.cargo owner

D.shipper

The claim for dead freight being a claim for damages for breach of contract，the Shipowner is under a duty，where the Charterer fails to load a full and complete cargo，______ the damage by obtaining other cargo，provided he acts reasonably in so doing．

A.to minimize

B.minimizing

C.minimized

D.have minimized

Owner shall have a lien on the cargo for freight，dead-freight，demurrage and damages for detention．It means that ______.

A.Owner will not deliver the cargo if freight not paid

B.Owner will keep the dead-freight until the cargo has been delivered

C.Owner will keep the demurrage as soon as the cargo be delivered

D.Owner shall have no right of detention for the damaged cargo to be delivered

Liens may be created by the contract ______ they do not exist at common law．

A.where

B.whether

C.there

D.and

To earn lump sum freight，either ______ must complete the voyage，or else the cargo must be transshipped，or forwarded by some means other than the ship in which it was originally loaded，and delivered by the Shipowner or his agents at its destination．

A.the Shipowner

B.the shipper

C.the consignor

D.the consignee

Unless the Shipowner carries the goods to the destination agreed on，he ______ entitled to any part of the freight．

A.is

B.has

C.is not

D.has not

The Shipowner cannot claim contribution from ______ if，after general average expenditure has been incurred，the ship and cargo are lost before the conclusion of the voyage．

A.the Charterers

B.the carriers

C.the cargo owners

D.the persons of the property damaged

______ the Charterer seeks to say that the contract has been frustrated or that there has been an anticipatory breach which entitles him to rescind，then he has such rights as are given him at common law．

A.Where

B.As a fact that

C.In so far as

D.In no case that

Although goods have been lost or damaged whilst in the custody of the Shipowner，______ not necessarily responsible，for his liability in respect of them may have been excluded by the rules of common law or by the express terms of the contract or by statute．

A.she is

B.he is

C.they are

D.it is

The Shipowner may do what is reasonable ______ any of these liens in view of the fact that they are possessory liens，i．e． they can only be enforced by retaining actual or constructive possession of the cargo．

A.to delay

B.to arrange

C.to sustain

D.to maintain

Where normal delivery at the port of destination is prevented by some cause beyond the control of the master，and the master may and must deal with the cargo for the benefit of its owners by landing it，carrying it，or transshipping it，as may seem best，the Shipowner may then charge the cargo owners with ______ to cover the expenses thus incurred in their interests．

A.pro rata freight

B.advance freight

C.dead freight

D.back freight 答案