2018年秋《外贸函电》期末考试复习题一、单项选择题（本大题共40小题，每小题3分，共120分）1. ________ and technology make one product less expensive for a nation to manufacture than another.A. SourceB. ResourcesC. MoneyD. Cash2. A ________ is a business with one owner.A. sole proprietorshipB. partnershipC. corporationD. joint venture3. ________ means that the owner loses only the money he has put into the company and no more. He does not have to sell personal belongings.A. Limited liabilityB. Unlimited liabilityC. PartnershipD. Corporation4. Inc. (Incorporated) is especially used in the USA, and ________ continues to be used worldwide for private limited companies whose shares are not available.A. CopB. CorC. UltdD. Ltd5. PLC (Public Limited Company) is now often used t o show that the company’s shares can be bought by the ________.A. ownerB. publicC. shareholderD. beneficiary6. Centralized management is exercised by a small number of people, the Board of Directors, which is headed by the Chairman (or, in the USA, the President) and decides the overall policy of the ________.A. societyB. familyC. firmD. world7. Investment is freely transferable, which means one owner can sell his ownership interests to an ________ without a change in the nature of the business.A. investorB. personC. ownerD. outsider8. A good business letter usually contains ________ compulsory parts with some optional elements.A. twoB. sixC. tenD. one hundred9. The more popular sequence of dating today is ________.A. date-month-yearB. year-date-monthC. month-year-dateD. date-year-month10. ________ is the direct addressing to the receiver of the letter and it is placed below the inside address to actually begin the letter, usually followed by a comma.A. SalutationB. AddressC. DateD. Beginning11. The letter body can be indented and ________.A. blockB. blockedC. dentedD. dent12. I would like to draw your attention ________ our new detergent powders.A. forwardB. towardsC. forD. on13. We would welcome any further ________ you have, and look forward to hearing from you.A. advicesB. answersC. enquiriesD. suggests14. As ________ are exchanged between email boxes, you don’t have to bother about the letterhead and the inside address.A. emailsB. faxesC. SMSD. letters15. Any exporter who wants to sell his products in a foreign country or countries must first ________ a lot of market research.A. instructB. destructC. conductD. induct16. The _______ price in our market is $8 per case.A. prevalenceB. prevailingC. prevailedD. prevail17. A copy of the packing list should be attached to the outside of a package in a ________ envelope marked “packing list enclosed”.A. oversizedB. orangeC. waterproofD. apparent18. I would like to know if it is possible to make ________ online.A. shippingB. boughtC. priceD. purchases19. We are now writing to you to ________ long-term trade relations.A. publishB. establishC. protectD. lavish20. We are sure you will find a ________ sale for our products in Canada as our other retailers through Europe and the USA.A. toughB. roughC. badD. ready21. Please let us know if we may be ________ further assistance.A. forB. ofC. toD. at22. We would be ________ if you could send us full details about your products.A. wonderfulB. hopefulC. regretfulD. grateful23. If your prices are competitive and your goods ________ to our standard, we shall order on a regular basis.A. upB. belowC. aboutD. in24. We find it impossible to ask our end users to ________ the delayed delivery.A. receiveB. allowC. refuseD. accept25. ________ you be ready to reduce your price by 3%, we might come to business.A. ShouldB. OughtC. WillD. Ought to26. As a token of ________, we accept your counter-offer.A. friendshipB. problemC. hatredD. resentment27. I would be grateful if you could ________ for one of your representatives to call me within the next two weeks.A. urgeB. tellC. arrangeD. force28. I would appreciate more ________ about the discounts you supply.A. attentionsB. agreementsC. defaultsD. details29. We would like to know your earliest date of delivery and on ________ term you can give us a discount.A. howB. whenC. whatD. where30. Thank you for your enquiry ________ 5 June.A. byB. ofC. inD. to31. All prices quoted are ________ to a 25% trade discount.A. subjectiveB. subjectC. subjectedD. subjecting32. Your order of 30 tea sets of crockery should be ________ in five crates.A. packageB. packC. packedD. packing33. We are completely ________ stock of the raw material.A. out ofB. beforeC. regard toD. up to34. It will be at least one month ________ we get our next delivery.A. out ofB. beforeC. regard toD. up to35. As our factory is closing for the one-week National Day holidays, I am sorry to say that we must ________ your order.A. turn upB. turn inC. turn overD. turn down36. We have pleasure in advising you that I have ________ my bank to credit ￡1,000 to your account with Bank of China.A. instructiveB. instructC. instructedD. instructing37. I'll very much appreciate it ________ this can be done within this week.A. asB. ifC. onlyD. for38. I'm writing for a ________ of ￡10.000 to buy additional equipment to expand production.A. cashB. loanC. currencyD. money39. I sincerely apologize for my oversight in not realizing that I had a ________ balance in my current account.A. transformB. transitC. debtD. good40. The 10 crates ________ on SS Tianjin are marked with “HANDLE WITH CARE”.A. loaderB. loadC. loadedD. loading二、填空题（本大题共25小题，每小题2分，共50分）1. 阅读下列信函，从方框中选择5个词并用其适当的形式填入空白处。