| 托业考试易错题（2019/4/16） |
| 第1题：Replacement Found forAnne Fletcher AardvarkEducation will have a new chief executive starting next month.Denise Morris, formerly of ValdonEnterprises, will take over from presentCEOAnne Fletcher. Ms. Fletcher announced that she would be stepping down for personal reasons, after leadingCanada’s largest education publisher for more than eight years.During that time, the company has firmly established itself as the number one player in the market. The company’s board of directors decided to offer the vacant position to Ms. Morris based on her competence and energy. She possesses an outstanding management track record, having improved efficiency by nearly 50% while director of ValdonEnterprises. Moreover, as an outsider to the publishing industry, she will bring a completely fresh perspective to the position. Ms. Morris expressed an exciting vision for the company during her interview. In particular, she has concrete plans to go beyondAardvarkEducation’s domestic focus and build relationships with firms inAsia andEurope. According to the press release, what does Ms. Morris lackA．Executive training B．Leadership qualities C．Industry knowledge D．Management experience |
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第2题：Most participants found the 3-day workshop exhausting ______ very useful for their careers.
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| 第3题：From: Vincent andChambers To:Chloe Sucre Subject:Confirmation of order Date: October 14 Dear Ms. Sucre, Thank you for placing a phone order with Vincent andChambers. Please check the following information to make sure lhat the details of your order have been recorded correctly. - 14 adjustable computer chairs, dark blue upholstery $26 each - 14 wooden computer desks, natural finish $48 each - 3 large filing cabinets, black$94 each - 3 large bookcases, black $76 each TotalCost (inclusive of value-added tax and delivery feel$1,760 According to Vincent andChambers policy, bills are directly debited from the client’s account two working days after a confirmation email has been sent. Should you have any inquiries about the details of this bill, please email the Vincenl andChambers accounts manager,Bob Henderson, at bo B、h@vincentandchambers.com. Regards, The Team—Vincent andChambers From:Chloe Sucre To:Bob Henderson Re:Confirmation of order Date: October 15 DearBob, I was surprised by the confirmation email I received last night after placing a phone order with your company yesterday. Rather than ordering 14 chairs and desks, I actually only asked for 4 of each. The person who wrote down my order must have misheard me.Accordingly, the bill should be much lower than $1,760. It’s a big relief that I managed to check this before the money was debited from my company account! I hope to receive a second confirmation email later today. When you send this to me, would it be possible for you to also itemize the additional costs in the order For my company’s accounting records, it is important for me to report on the costs of shipping and sales tax separately. I hope this is not too much trouble. Thank you, Chloe Sucre What is indicated about Vincent andChambersA．It is a contracting firm. B、It is an importing company. C．It sells office furniture. D．It customizes office equipment. |
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| 第4题：Attn:All Staff The purpose of this memo is to warn you about a disruption to the company’s Internet service. From 12 pm to 6 pm on Wednesday the IT team (141) a new server for the entire network. The new server should allow us to store larger amounts of data more reliably, so it is a valuable change. (142) , this means that you will not be able to access the Intemet from your work computer on Wednesday afternoon. For some employees, such as sales staff and customer relations managers, Internet access and email are essential. Those employees will be given permission to work from home on that afternoon. For all other staff, please be sure to prepare offline tasks to carry out during this time. We thank you for your understanding and hope that the upgrade does not cause too much (143) for employees. Regards, Naomi Lyneham, General Manager A、will be installing B．would install C．will be installed D．has been installed |
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| 第5题：Questions 147-149 refer to the following letter. Dear Sirs, Two weeks ago, I sent you an order for 45 copies of the "ContemporaryEnglish" dictionary, (147) the importance of swift delivery. They should have arrived last week at the latest when the new semester was due to begin. I have received no acknowledgement of the order, nor have the dictionaries (148) . Failure to receive them on time is causing serious inconvenience. I shall be glad if you look into this matter as soon as possible and let me know (149) .they may be expecteD、 A、been delivered B、were delivered C、delivered D、being delivered |
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