( )3.We have received your letter of 28 March, ___________ us to modify the previous arrangements for the shipment of the captioned order.

　　A. asked B. to ask 　C. being asked 　　D. asking

　　( )4.In our letter of May 5, we made __________ clear that shipment is to be effected in June.

　　A. you B. them 　C. that 　　D. it

　　( )5.We always deal _______________ payment by sight L/C.

　　A. with　　　　　B. in 　　　C. at 　D. on

　　( )6.This offer is _____________ to your reply reaching us before the 20th of February.

　　A. subjecting B. subject 　C. subjected D to subject

　　( )7.____________ we are appreciating the good quality of your black tea, we regret that your price appears to be on the high side.

　　A. While　 　　　B. When　　 　　　C. However　　　　D. Therefore

　　( )8.We hereby authorize you to ___________ on us at 60 days after sight to the extent of USD20,000.00.

　　A. open　　　　　B. establish　　　　　C. draw 　 D. build

　　( )9.If parties to a contract desire to settle disputes, an arbitration clause is usually made in the contract well before a dispute _____________ .

　　A. rises B. arises C. look 　　D. appear

　　( )10.Some customers requested us to _____________ our price because they considered it

　　too high.

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

　　Section B

　　Directions: There are ten blanks in the following letter. You are required to choose the best one from the given four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Then write down the correct answer in the brackets. This section totals 10 points, one point for each blank.

　　Dear Mr. Bush

　　Thank you for your 1 of January 5 for our Beauty Brand Blouses.

　　We are now exporting 2 of various brands, among which Beauty Brand is the most famous. They are in great 3 abroad and our stocks are running 4 quickly. They are popular not only for their novel design, but also for the reasonable prices. We are confident that once you have tried our blouses, you will place repeat orders with us 5 large quantities.

　　As you requested, we are now 6 as follows:

　　Price: US$600 per dozen CIF New York

　　Terms of Payment: By sight L/C to be opened through a bank to be 7 by the Sellers.

　　Shipment: In March 2007.

　　Please note that we do not allow any commission 8 our blouses, but a discount of 5% may be 9 if the quantity is more than 1,000 dozen.

　　The above offer is made without 10 and is subject to our final confirmation.

　　We hope that you will place an order with us at an early date.

　　Sincerely yours

　　( )1. A. request B. enquiry C. acquisition D. requirement

　　( )2. A. blouses B. woman blouses C. woman shirts D. lady shirts

　　( )3. A. need B. want C. require D. demand

　　( )4. A. up B. off C. down D. away

　　( )5.A. at B. for C. in D. with

　　( )6. A. ordering B. offering C. placing D. advising

　　( )7. A. agreed B. approved C. acceptable D. covered

　　( )8. A. on B. in C. of D. at

　　( )9. A. provided B. supplied C. furnished D. granted

　　( )10. A. promise B. duty C. engagement D. onus