商务英语习题练习

商务英语考试BEC中级易错题（2018/1/16）
第1、2、3、4、5题：You state on February 13th that New Mexico has "few natural resources ",... ...example...... In 1991 New Mexico ranked fourth in the United States in production of natural gas , seventh in oil and tenth in non-fuel minerals ... ...8... ... Non-fuel minerals contributed about $ 1 billion and coal $ 509 million. 
Taxes from production of fuels and minerals, and lease payments on state lands have been set aside by legislative acts to endow two permanent funds worth about $ 5. 65 billion, ...... 9 ...... In addition, during fiscal year 1991 , payments to New Mexico from taxes on federal lands were S 108 million ,all earmarked for public education. 
...... 10 ...... About $566 million came from taxes and permanent-fund earnings attributable to oil and gas production. ......11 ...... Tourism is an important industry in New Mexico, yet its economic impact on the public sector is dwarfed by that of mineral production. 
New Mexico came through the recent recession in much better shape than most other states. It does not have a deficit. ... ... 12... ... States that rely primarily on a sales tax or on an income tax have big problems during economic downturns. Income growth per head in New Mexico averaged 6. 1/00 in the year to October 1992-one of the fastest growth rates in the United States. 
Charles Chapin
Example :C
A. It has a broadly based tax structure an important point. 
B. In 1992 it produced more oil than Colorado and Kansas combined. 
C. However, the extractive mineral industry in New Mexico is one of the state's strongest economic forces. 
D. During fiscal year 1992 New Mexico raised permanent funds worth about $6.1 billion. 
E. The combined value of oil and gas production was $ 2. 8 billion. 
F. Some 16, 000 employees work in the extractive industries and their wages are among the highest of any major industry. 
G. The $39 million earned by these funds in 1991 was used to finance education and other public services. 
H. Only S 25 million came from agricultural taxes. 
I. New Mexico's extractive mineral industries contribute about a third of the state's $ 1. 9 billion general-fund income in fiscal year 1991.
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第6、7、8、9、10、11、12、13题：Dear Sir or Madam : 
We received your letter dated 2nd July, expressing your dissatisfaction with the present level of your sales in Nigeria. We shall try to explain as briefly as possible how it is that your competitors are doing so well so that you may see why it is that we are not. We shall also suggest ways of improving the present situation. Our difficulties may be summarized as follows :
1. Your competitors pay for extensive advertising in newspapers and magazines that reach every corner of Nigeria. We receive no financial help for advertising and do not receive sufficient commission to pay for it ourselves.
2. The company referred to in your letter sent a two-man team on a tour of six provinces in a specially equipped lorry containing the models they wished to publicize. Their agent had arranged displays in the towns they were due to visit and had announced them in the local press. With such backing from the manufacturer ,high sales are inevitable !
3. What sells well in Europe does not necessarily sell well elsewhere. Your competitors know this and plan accordingly. They give maximum publicity to three or four models that are sure to sell well here. We would suggest that you do the same and concentrate on the 98cc Speedy, the 250cc Hunter and the 350cc Hawk.
4. In spite of the excellent containership service between England and West Africa we are still having to wait for too long for orders to be shipped. Once they have placed an order, customers are impatient to receive it. Our present commission of 10/00 does not allow us to undertake sales tours in other regions. Nigeria covers an area of over 350 , 000 square miles and our present commission will not stand the expense of such trips.
If you are prepared to increase our commissions ,contribute to our travel expenses on the longer journeys and back us with advertising. We are convinced that we can do as well as your competitors. We look forward to your comments. 
Yours faithfully , 
Williams and Co. 
Questions 13-16 
. For questions 13 -16 ,choose the correct title for each paragraph from the box below. 
. For each paragraph (1-4) mark one letter (AG) on your Answer Sheet. 
. Do not mark any letter twice. 
13. Paragraph 1.......... 
14. Paragraph 2.......... 
15. Paragraph 3.......... 
16. Paragraph 4..........
A Deliveries and commission 
B A two-man team 
C Proper models. 
D More advertisements 
E Your competitors' successful methods 
F Expenses for trips 
G Sales promotions
Questions 17-20 
17. We are going to give a brief explanation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
18. Your competitors' advertisements often appear in popular publications 
19. Hear is our suggestion that you follow their example and. . . . . . . . . 
20. If you give us more financial assistance ,we believe., - . . . . . . . . - 
A. Why your competitors are doing better than us. 
B. that they wished to publicize. 
C. that we can catch up with your competitors. 
D. that you concentrate on three models. 
E. that are sure to sell well. 
F. which they would certainly visit. 
G. that reach every corner of Nigeria.
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第14题：We have to hold you responsibility for the loss we've been made to sustain. . . responsible. . .
This serves to authorize the Chairman of the F. T. Arbitration Commission to 
41. appoint an arbitrator on behave of this corporation to settle the dispute 
42. existed between the plaintiff and the defendant ,concerning the defendant's. 
43. failure to meet their oblige under contracts concluded for the supply of 
44. 8,000 metric tons of Aluminium ingots. Should the defendant failing to 
45. appoint an arbitrator with in the time specific by the F. T. Arbitration . 
Commission ,this corporation would have an arbitrator appointed for 
the defendant.
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第15、16、17、18、19、20、21、22、23、24、25、26、27、28、29题：  Gianni Agnelli ,Chairman of Fiat , Italy's largest private industrial corporation ,is known in Italy as the lawyer ,because he trained in law at Turin University. ... ...example......he has never practiced , his training may soon be useful. On April 17th Mr. Agnelli admitted to a group of Italian industrialists in Venice ...... 21...... Fiat had been ...... 22 ...... in some corruptions in Italy. On April 21st, Fiat's lawyers and Cesare Romiti , its managing director , met Milan magistrates to ...... 23 ...... the firm's involvement in bribery to win business from state-owned companies. 
Fiat is not the ...... 24 ...... Italian company caught up in Italy's increasing Political corruption scandal. According to the latest figure ,some 200 businessmen and politicians were sitting in prison ... ... 25 ... ... a result of judicial inquiries into kickbacks paid to politicians by firms. Hundreds more are still ... ... influence of Fiat, ......27...... sales are equal to 4/00 of Italy's home product ,the scandal at the company has ... . .. 28 ... ...the industrial establishment. 
Though neither Mr. Agnelli ....,. 29 ...... Mr. Romiti has been ...... 30...... of wrongdoing, several other senior Fiat managers have allegedly been involved in paying kickbacks to win state-owned contracts. ...... 31 ...... arrested include Francesco Mattiol , Fiat's finance director , and Antonio Moscon , the ... ... 32 ... ... head of its Toro insurance branch. ... ... 33... ...men have been ... ...34... ... about their previous roles on the board of Cogefar-Impresit, Fiat's construction subsidiary. Last May, Enzo Papi admitted paying a 1.5 million-dollar bribe for a contract , . .. ... 35 ... ... to Milan's underground.
Example 
A Though B That C Because D What 
Answer D
21. A what B that C when D if 
22. A involved B connected C related D done 
23. A talk B say C speak D discuss 
24. A one B single C worst D only 
25. A as B for C with D after 
26. A in B under C at D on 
27. A who B which C whose D its 
28. A rocked B ruined C damaged D destroyed 
29. A or B also C and D nor 
30. A accused B charged C criticized D blamed 
31. A Who B Those C He D That 
32. A old B former C late D last 
33.A Either B All C Every D Both 
34. A solved B answered C questioned D replied 
35. A contracted B related C connected D communicated 
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第30、31、32、33、34、35、36、37、38、39、40、41、42、43、44题：Too much to read! It's impossible to find time to read today's top business books-and thousands are published each year. Yet not keeping up with those books could be a serious-and expensive mistake. Often the ideas and insights they . . . . . . example. . . . . are available nowhere else. But how can you even. . . . . .21. . . . . . which titles are worthwhile-let alone find time to read them?
Fortunately, there's a . . . .. .22. .. . . . : Soundview Executive Book Summaries. It really. . . . . . 23.. . . . . In fact, it's . . . . . . 24. . . . . . to work. It is ingenious and essential. Every month, you . . . . . . 25. . . . . two or three quick reading, time saving . . . . . .26. . . .. . of the best new business books. Each contains all the key points in the . . . . . . 27. . . . . . book. The big difference ,instead of 200 to 500 pages ,the summary is only & pages. Instead of . . . . . . 28. . . . . . five ,ten or more hours to read ,it takes just 15 minutes.
Of the thousands of business books . . . . . . 29. . . . . .annually, only a . . . . . . 30. . . . . .are really worth reading. To save your time, our Editorial Board goes over them all . . . . . . 31. . . . . .90%. Our standards are . . . . . . 32. . . . . .,and the criteria rigorous.
When a book meets all our tests, we prepare a Summary, instead of a review or a digest. You get a skillful distillation that preserves the content ad spirit of the . . . . . . 33. . . . . .books. The titles cover every. . . . . . 34. . . . . .of concern to business people today. There's . . . . . . 35. . . . . .else like Soundview Executive Book Summaries.
Example: 
A. express B. understand C. contain D. find 
Answer: C
21 . A. see B. know C. ask D. answer 
22. A. answer B. solution C. question D. problem 
23. A. works B. costs C. sells D. buys 
24. A. guarded B. granted C. guided D. guaranteed 
25. A. pay B. send C. receive D. buy 
26. A. titles B. summaries C. names D. prices 
27. A. original B. first C. same D. another 
28. A. spending B. costing C. taking D. sitting 
29. A. publicized B. polished C. published D. popularized 
30. A. dozen B. little C. handful D. couple 
31. A. choosing B. eliminating C. writing D. publishing 
32. A. high B. low C. expensive D. cheap 
33. A. entire B. tired C. entering D. old 
34. A. word B. subject C. sentence D. idea 
35. A. something B. anything C. all D. nothing

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