I hope we _______the documents ready before you come tomorrow.

A.depart

B.come

C.set

D.fix

A.Thank you.

B.OK.

C.How can I resist such a gracious invitation!

A.What are we going to have for dinner？

B.I hope I'm not calling at dinner time.

C.Jane invites us over for dinner tonight.

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A THANK-YOU LETTER

Dear Professor Smith,

Many thanks for your _____(友好和热情)during _____ (我方代表团) recent visit to your university.

It was nice of you to introduce us to some famous professors and celebrated scholars at your university. We had a safe and sound trip home.

Now we _____ (重返工作岗位) our work.

Again, _____ (代表) the group, I would like to _____(对你和你的团队表示感谢). Meanwhile, I hope you will someday pay a visit to our university and give us more talks on “Modern Western Economics”.

Sincerely yours,

Tony Wang

A: Shall we begin to discuss the terms of insurance right now？

B: OK.

A: We have a deal on CIF price．It means that the insurance should be borne by you, right？

B: Certainly．The premium should be paid by us．All our export goods sold on CIF terms arc insured with the PICC．They provide many kinds of coverages of marine insurance, such as F．P．A．, W．P．A．, A．R．and so on.

A: What kind of coverage will you arrange for our order then？

B: Usually we']] only insure W．P．A．for this kind.

A: We hope you can cover the Packing Breakage Risk for us.

B: We can do that for you．But additional premium should be on your account.

A．We will pay that．So, please insure the consignment against W．P．A．and Packing Breakage Risk for 150% of invoice value.

B: I am sorry, we only can insure goods for 110% of the invoice value．For 150% , the extra premium will be borne by you.

A: Then we made a deal that we will insure this consignment against W．P．A．and Packing Breakage Risk for 150% of invoice value．Is there anything else about the insurance clause？

B: I don't think so.

e to inquire about the tender．Would you like to tell me something about it in detail？

B: Sure．We are inviting tender for the construction of a thermal power plant．We already got more than ten tenders from various countries.

A: We learnt that this project is very competitive．When do you start to the bid？

B: The end before this month．Tenders received after the deadline will not be considered．If you are interested in this tender, you can have a set of tender documents and get the details of the requirements.

A: What should we prepare if we would like to take part in the bid？

B: First, you're required to get the bid documents against payment RMB 500 yuan．The document should be designated department with in designated time.

A: Shall we pay tender bond？

B: Yes．If you fail to furnish a tender bond before the opening of the tender, your tender will not be considered．And detailed engineering of the works, technical specifications and other tender documents should precede the invitation to tender for the contract.

A: I see.

B: It's well known that your company has great experience in this field．We hope you will consider this tender invitation carefully.

A: I think we will.

"Mummy ! Mummy ! I saw some really big tadpoles (蝌蚪) in the pond (池塘). You've promised to catch some for us. "Phillip says, following me towards the kitchen. "Some of them have already got legs!" "Yes! We can catch them and watch them turn into frogs!" Geoffrey says suddenly. "Can we go？ Right now？"The telephone has been ringing. I try to get the receiver, but it is too late. It has been cut off.

"Give me a minute to catch my breath. 'I beg. "Put the groceries away. Get some jars out. I'll go change."

We go to the wide pond which lies smooth and still, its surface dotted with pink (粉红色 ) and white lilies (睡莲). Phillip and Geoffrey, laughing and shouting, run to the water's edge. I feel the peace of the place broken by the children. I hope there are no tadpoles so we can leave quickly. There's dinner to cook.

It is quite some time before we have taken the first tadpole to the bank. "The children are wild with joy. Back in the pond we go, and we try hard to catch five more fat ones. We all agree that's enough. The sun has gone down. A frog goes to the opposite shore. It's well past dinner time, bath time and bedtime when we really leave. But none of us thinks of those things. Phillip and Geoffrey are in high spirits, and I am the same because I have done what I should.

Phillip and Geoffrey's voices must be ______.

A．sharp, nervous, tiresome

B．anxious, angry, inspiring

C．soft, sweet, pleasing

D．eager, excited, demanding

Peter: Molly, look at this. The newspaper says we should sort trash.

Molly: That would be great! I always hate it when people mixing all the trash together.

Peter: () Many communities have already done that.

Molly: Yeah. The benefits of sorting out trash are obvious.

Peter: For instance？

Molly: If trash is sorted, it can be transferred to factories instead of the disposal plant.

Peter: That makes sense. ()Molly: With trash separated, pollution caused by incineration can be avoided.

Peter: It is high time for us to sort out the trash. Trash is trash only when everything is mixed together. () they can be useful again.

Molly: () Things like paper, glass, and plastics can all be recycled. They can be reused.

Peter: Sorting is good. () If people have no idea how to sort their trash, they will still put all waste in the same bag.

Molly: You are right. People should be informed about how to do that in the first place. Moreover, sorting trash should be made easy for us. Otherwise, few people would bother to do it.

Peter: I hope everything goes smoothly!

Molly: I believe it will.

A. I couldn't agree more.

B. What else？

C. Once we separate and recycle them.

D. But I have a concern.

E. That is really a great advice.

Counter-offer

Joe, the representative of the buyer, is at Mr．Liang's office, discussing the offer with Mr．Liang.

Joe: Mr．Li, Thank you for your prompt offer．I have studied your offer carefully and consulted our home office．After investigating and comparing, we found that your price is about 5 percent higher than those offered by European Suppliers.

Liang: I hope you also should consider the quality of the goods as well．I'm sure you know very well that our product is made of pure silk．This, of course, increases the cost but promises the superior quality.

Joe: I will agree with you about the importance of quality．But 5 percent is a big difference which we can't not accept because that will leave us little benefit in the intense competition on the world market.

Hang: We can give you a 2 percent discount if your quantity can be adjusted up to 10 000 pieces．And we have confidence that even your selective customers will be satisfied with the fashionable design and superb quality of our goods.

Joe: I am afraid 2 percent is not enough for us to open a new market for your products．We believe 4 percent at least will make your product more competitive.

Liang: I'm afraid we can't give 4 percent reduction by all means．Considering you are a new customer, a 3 percent reduction is really the best we can do.

Joe: Well, Mr．Li, does this price include seaworthy packing？

Liang: The outer packing is for container transportation．That is the usual practice.

Joe: How long will this offer be valid？

Liang: Within one week.

Joe: I'll try to persuade our head office to accept the price with 3 percent discount and inform you of the answer at an early date.

Hang: We will await your good reply.

A: Very well, we have settled everything about this transaction, except the terms of payment.

B: As you know, we prefer the L/C 20 days in advance which expires 15 days after receiving the paking list.

A: I suppose you have known our financial standing and credit well now after our long-term cooperation．We know an irrevocable L/C can ensure that the seller gets payment duly．But, on the other hand, it would increase the buying cost．Therefore, could you consider giving us D/P this time？

B: I am sorry．But our rules only allow us to accept other terms of payment by L/C, although the buyer has had two or three transactions with us before.

A: But why not if you have known the buyer's credit after several deals？

B: We hope you can understand．We have got some serious lessons from the credulity．One of them was through D/P documentary collection．When the shipment worth US ＄50000 was effected, the buyer refused to make the payment．But we can do nothing with it．And that buyer had had one or two deals before this one.

A: I see．But the flexible terms of payment will definitely bring you more orders as well as facilitate the buyers' purchasing.

B: Sure．We don't mean we won't accept other terms of payment forever．As a matter of fact, we will do so when we have known well about the buyer's credit after a real long-term cooperation.

oices through the thin wall separating my bedroom from theirs. Their loving words were sweet, touching— and surprising.

My parents married on September 14,1940, alter a brief dating. She was nearly 30 and knew it was time to 'start a family. The handsome, well-educated man wh0 came by the, office where she worked looked like a good bet. He was attracted by her figure, her blue eyes. The romance didn't last long.

Seeds of difference grew almost immediately. She liked to travel; he hated the thought. He loved golf; she did not. He was a Republican, she a loyal Democrat. They fought at the bridge table, at the dinner table, over money, over the perceived shortcomings of their respective in-laws.

There was a hope that they would change once they retired, and the angry winds did calm somewhat, but what remained changed itself into bright, hard bitterness. "I always thought we'd..." my mother would begin, before launching into a precise listing of my father's faults. The complaints were recited so often, I can repeat them by heart today. As he listened, my father would say angry threats and curses in a low voice.

It wasn't the happiest marriage, but as their 602 anniversary(纪念日)approached, my sister and I decided to throw a party. Sixty years was a long time, after alit why not try to make the best of things？ We'd provide the cake, the balloons, the toasts, and they'd follow one rule: no fighting.

The agreement was honored. We had a wonderful day. When we thought back, we found it was an important celebration, because soon after, things began to change for my parents.

Bob married Nancy because of______.

A．her nice appearance

B．her good education

C．her romantic nature

D．her position as an office girl