A.to B.toward C.for D.until

45.Our service representative will phone you to make an appointment ______ your convenience. A.in B.for C.at D.of

46.The Bill of Lading is to be made out ______ order. A.to B.from C.on D.for

47. The bank will, as________ by the national policies, laws and regulations, give joint venture active support. A.called at B.called for C.called forth D.called off

48._________ we would like to co-operate with you, we do not think there is room for a reduction in our price. A.Even B.As C.Much D.Much as

49._________ you can make a reduction of 5% no business is possible.

A.In case B.Provided C.If D.Unless

50._________ you can reduce your quotations, we shall have to buy elsewhere.

A.Before B.After C.Seeing that D.Unless

51.The contents of the bidding documents mentioned above shall be _________.

A.as following B.as followed C.as followe D.as follows 52.You ______ for all the samples if they are not returned to us within 90 days.

A.will invoice B.will be invoiced C.invoice D.invoiced

53.All their orders have been ________. A.done B.executed C.effected D.made

54.As you failed to make delivery in time, we have no choice ________ our order with you.

A.but to cancel B.but cancel C.but canceling D.but cancelled

55.Because of the ________ nature of our business, at times we may need emergency purchases.

A.unprincipled B.unmistakable C.unbelievsble D.unpredictable

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56.I have looked ________ your order, and I can assure you that everything is on schedule. A.at B.on C.within D.into

57.If the shoes ______ as well as we hope, we will place further order in the near future.

A.are selling B.sold C.sell D.are sold

58.If you can reduce your price by , say , 3%, we are ready to place with you an order for ________ 600 sets “Butterfly” brand sewing machines.

A.order B.the order C.others D.another

59.We confirm ______ from you the follwing commodities.

A.to purchase B.purchase C.having purchased D.to have purchased

60.On October 15, my company entered ________ an agreement with your firm to purchase a total of 18,000 gallons of house paints.

A.to B.on C.into D.at

61.We assure you of our full _______ in executing the contract. A.corporation B.attention C.intention D.appreciation

62.We expect _________ a trial order with you in the near future. A.to have placed B.to place C.to placing D.placing

63.We look forward to ________ a trial order.

A.receiving B.receive from you C.receipt D.receipt your

64.We thank you for your letter of May 5th, _______ your purchase from us of 5,000 tons of green beans. A.confirm B.to confirm C.confirming D.confirmed

65.We think it would be ______ to take in orders from those firms whose standing and financial position are yet unknown. A.premature B.favorable C.convenient D.desirable

66.We trust that the high quality of our products will ________ you to place a trial order.

A.appeal B.induce C.attract D.seduce

67.Within 48 hours of the telephone contact , we will issue , by FAX, a purchase order document that will _______ the phone

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order.

A.confirm B.conform C.ensure D.consolidate

68.Would you please fax us your statement so that we can proceed ________ your order? A.with B.on C.in D.to

69.The buyer suggested that many import orders ______ follow. A.may B.will C.should D.would be

70.As our factory is now fully occupied with orders , we regret having to ______ yours.

A.refuse B.decline C.reject D.return

71.Some eustomers requested us to ______our price because tyey consider it too high.

A.bring down B.get down C.put down D.take down

72.Such a growing demand can only result ______increased price . A.in B ,from C.to D. for

73.Thanks to a more _____price contract we have signed with our supplier, we are now happy to be able to cut the prices of our pressure cookers by 8 percent .

A.favoring B.favored C.favorite D .favorable

74.The car I bought ladt week _____me $3000.00. A.cost B. spend C.costed D. spent

75.The price of sll laptop computers, excepting Lenova 301 and Lenova 302 ,will______by 10 percent on May 1. A.depress B,descend C.decrease D.devalue

76.The supplier lf low-cost personal computers today unveiled new models starting at $559, undercutting major PC makers by about 30 oercent . The verb”undercut” means: ______. A.sell at a cheaper price than others

B,act quickly to increase one’s market share C.surpass others in sales

D.make more profits than others

77.We also wish to advise you that the prices we quoted are our ______prices/

A.new B.cheap C.rock bottom D.easiest

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78.We cabbot do business ______your price is too high. A.since B,while C.thought D.that

79.We hope that you will take ______ advantage of this new price cut .

A.complete B .full C ,entire D.whole

80.We shall make a reduction ______ our price by 5% if you increase the quantity to 50000M/T ./ A.in B . of C.at D. about

81.I am sure we can work out a ______ arrangement to handle the repairs.

A.satisfied B.satisfactory C.satisfying D. satisfy

82.May I suggest that we send a technician to inspect the equip-ment and make the mecessary repairs at a ______cost? A.reasoned B,.realistic C.reasonable D.realizable

83.We appreciate the promptness with _____ you supplied the financial statement we requested/ A.which B.that C.whom D.what

84.We look forward ______ receiving your early reply . A.in B ,to C.at D. for

85.We thank you for attending _______our request so promptly. A.with B .upon C. to D. at

86.I would sppreciate ______ me an up-to-date price list for your supplies.

A.if you would send B.you send C.that you would send D.your sending

87.We are unable to ______with your reqrest in your letter dsted Jan. 31,2002./

A.conform B.compose C.confirm D.comply

88.For some of the routinge requests, what is the primary advantage of using a form letter?______. A .Saving the reader’s time

B.Avoiding repetition of those daily business expressions C.Saving the writer’s money

D.Conveying the basic information in an efficient way

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