It’s so nice here. I （)stay here all day but unfortunately I have to go.

A.All right, you are very kind to let me sit down

B.Thank you.Oh, the dishes look so nice

C.I see, I will sit down

D.You' re welcome

Palmer: Hello, Mr Tang, how are you？ It is nice to meet you again.

Tang: How are you？ Mr Palmer．It's really a pleasure to see you here again．I do hope you have had a very enjoyable trip from London.

Palmer: I must confess that the air trip is really a long one．But, you see, the air-lines are very comfortable so that one does not feel tired at all the end of the journey.

Tang: Glad you have had a pleasant trip．I have to doubt you are comfortably settled and find things at the hotel satisfactory.

Palmer: Everything is perfect, thank you．Well, now, Mr Tang, if you don't mind, I'll talk shop with you directly.

Tang: Perfectly all right with me．In fact, we'd better talk over our business first and then have a chat afterwards．You wish to take up the subject of the Arbutus, don't you ？

Palmer: That's right．You see, Mr Tang, you have probably been advised of the serious damage done to the last consignment of 60 cases of Arbutus．Upon its arrival in London on board s．s．Coma, it was found, much to our regret, that about 50% of the cases were leaking．Closer inspection by the Health Officers showed that the contents were considered unfit for human consumption.

Tang: Just a minute, if you please, Mr Palmer．Have your people in London discovered what were the exact causes of the leakage？ It was rather a singular case, for thousands of tons of this product have been exported and this seems to be the only case of having been damaged en route.

Palmer: I am sorry I have to say it was not en route．It was definitely damaged prior to loading onto the s．s．Coma．You may think it a singular case, yet the fact remains that this has made it necessary for us to file a claim on you．Here, Mr．Tang, I have brought along with me the certificate issued by the London Health Officer．It speaks for itself．As to the causes, closer inspection and examination by our cargo handling people revealed that the leakage of juice was brought about by damaged tins．They were evidently broken through careless handling while being loaded into the ship's hold in Shanghai dock.

Tang: As I have said before, the whole business is most unfortunate．We have never come across such a case of damage during loading.

Palmer: I have to remind you that our terms are C.I．F London port．While we have full confidence in your Commodities Inspection Bureau in its capacity of quality inspection, this is a case which occured after their sampling and analysis at the works．And the broken tins through careless handling and deterioration of contents en route necessarily about this state of affairs．Now, Mr Tang, you are well aware that our business has just started this branch of activities and the losses thus sustained will be a blow to this department．I am sure you will think it fair on our part when we suggest that the total value of the parcel should be reduced by 50% and that you should give us an allowance by way of credit for the amount to be set against our future purchases of canned fruits from you.

Tang: To be fair to your company, I am directed by my Shanghai Branch to settle this issue with you amicably on condition that you give us a certificate issued by your Health Department．Now that this is available, I think everything will be in order.

Palmer: I am so glad to hear of your ready agreement．Your fairness in business dealings is really unsurpassed．Shall we send you a letter confirming this？

Tang: As soon as you send us a letter confirming this conversation, we'll send you a reply immediately.

Palmer: Thanks ever so much for your co-operation, Mr Tang．Good-bye.

Tang: Good-bye Mr Palmer．Come over here when you are through with your business and we'll have a friendly chat.

听力原文：M: So, what do you want to do tomorrow？

W: Well, let's look at this city guide here. Uh, here's something interesting. Oh! Why don't we first visit the art museum in the morning.

M: Okay. I like that idea. And where do you want to eat lunch？

W: How about going to an Indian restaurant？ Humm. The guide recommends one downtown a few blocks from the museum.

M: Now that sounds great. After that, what do you think about visiting the zoo？ Umm, well, it says here that there are some very unique animals not found anywhere else.

W: Well, to tell the truth, I'm not really interested in going there. Why don't we go shopping instead？ There are supposed to be some really nice places to pick up souvenirs.

M: Nail, I don't think that's a good idea. We only have few traveler's checks left, and I only have fifty dollars left in cash.

W: No problem. We can use your credit card to pay for MY new clothes.

M: Oh, no. I remember the last time you used my credit card for your purchases.

W: oh well. Let's take the Subway down to the seashore and walk along the beach,

M: Now that sounds like a wonderful plan.

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A．Italian.

B．Indonesian.

C．Indian.

D．French.

Liu Hua: How do you do？ Mr. Lee. I'm Liu Hua from China Zhongtie Bridge Design Institute Co., Ltd.

Robert Lee: How do you do？ Mr. Liu. It's my pleasure to have you here with us in this ().

Liu Hua: I'm glad to have this opportunity to exchange ideas with you.

Robert Lee: Mary, you know, she is my (). Let me introduce the other colleagues here to you. Hi! Bob, I'd like you to meet the famous bridge(), Mr. Liu Hua.

Bob: Oh, my God. I'm so excited to meet you. May I introduce myself to you？

Liu Hua: Sure.

Bob: My name is Bob Jefferson. I'm Manager of Design Section. This is Dave Peterson, Manager of ()Department. Hi, Dave! Come on in.

Dave: Excuse me. You must be Mr. Liu Hua from China？

Liu Hua: Yes, nice to meet you.

Dave: Nice to meet you too.

Mary: Hi, everyone, the meeting room is ready, let's go on through. This way, please.

A.Please take a seat

B.I dont think so

C.Why not

D.Its very nice

A.Hello,you are so hot.

B.Good to know,but I need to leave now.

C.Goodto see youhere,and she looks great.wish youa happy ife in the future.

A. No, I'm here to see my sister

B. That's fin

C. Yes,it is.And you？

D. Hello, nice to meet you!

A、It’s really a surprise.

B、I’m here on vacation.

C、Nothing.

D、My brother.

- May I introduce myself？ I'm Li Hua.

- _________

A.I'm Todd Smith. It's nice to meet you.

B.I'm Todd Smith. How old are you？

C.Thank you.

D.Oh, here is my card. You can have a look.

Passage Four

"Cool" is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.

"Cool" can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, "It's cool. ' You may think, "He's so cool," when you see your favorite football player.

We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of "cool". You can use it instead of many words such as "new" or "surprising". Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student's paper was just the one sentence, "It's so cool." Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.

But the story also shows a scarcity of words. Without "cool", some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word "cool"？ I can. And I think they are also very cool.

46. We know that the word "cool" has had______.

A. only one meaning

B. no meanings

C. the same meaning

D. many different meanings