Could you make us a firm offer（)3,000 metric tons（)fertilizer.

A.like the lobby.

B.Ineed to make a phone call.

C.Is there breakfast？

D.I hope so, too

Which one is more formal？

A、This is to inform. you that your book has been rejected by our publishing company as it was not up to the required standard. In case you would like us to reconsider it, we would suggest that you go over it and make some necessary changes.

B、You know that book I wrote？ Well, the publishing company rejected it. They thought it was awful. But hey, I did the best I could, and I think it was great. I？m not gonna redo it the way they said I should.

o make mor money. Because wealthy people are willing to take a risk, they are always presented with investment opportunities. It is amazing to see we don’t even stop and think for once that there could be other ways. Most of the education we receive in schools and colleges makes us think that taking up a job and working on it till you retire is the only way to make money. 二、汉译英。 公共汽车可能早到,因此我们得稳妥点,现在就动身。（）

YOUR WORKING ENVIRONMENT IS KILLING YOU!

Many of us spend plenty of our time at work, but rarely give much thought to how our environment might be affecting us.

Open offices could be making you unproductive and unhappy. A 2011 review of studies examined the effects of various types of office environments. It found that open offices can have a negative impact on workers when it comes to focus, efficiency, creativity and job satisfaction12. However, a 2013 study found that employees with private offices were more satisfied at work.

A noisy workspace could be killing your concentration because of phones ringing and colleagues chatting, typing and moving around. These noises are the “enemy of focus” and meaningful time is lost.

Your working environment could be upping your stress levels. A recent Monster.com poll found that 42 percent of U.S. workers have left a job due to stressful environment. It also found that 61 percent of American workers believe that work stress has been a cause of illness.

A sedentary lifestyle. increases your risk of disease. We’ve all heard that “sitting is the new smoking”. Your desk job could almost be killing you. Sitting at a desk all day can also contribute to aches and pains, while staring at a computer screen for hours can cause vision problems and headaches.

It’s no exaggeration that your working environment is killing you. Be alert!

1. Many of us __________ pay much attention to our working environment. {A; B; C}

A. seldom

B. often

C. always

2. Open offices could make you __________.{A; B; C}

A. efficient and unhappy

B. inefficient and upset

C. relaxed and happy

3. It was found that employees with _________ were more satisfied at work. {A; B; C}

A. private offices

B. open offices

C. new offices

4. According to the passage, _________ are the “enemy of focus”. {A; B; C}

A. colleagues chatting

B. phone ringing

C. noises

5. Staring at a computer screen for hours increases your chances of _________. {A; B; C}

A. vision problems

B. headaches

C. Both A and B

事给她班上的学生听。 The story said:

"Were you ever in a hospital when you were small？ How did you feel？" The doctors in Children's Hospital are asking for money for children's toys. Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep the sick children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.

After Mrs. Weeks read the story，she said，"This story gave me an idea."

"You want us to bring some money for the toys." "We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital, "said the boys and the girls one after another.

"Well, your ideas would be nice, "Mrs. Weeks said， "but mine is different."

"We could make some toys, "shouted one of them.

Mrs. Weeks smiled. "Do you think you could make toys？" she asked.

"Yes, yes, "the whole class answered.

"Great! Let's begin to make toys tomorrow, "said Mrs. Weeks.

On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Weeks took the children to the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the hospital felt very happy to see the toys. So did the children in the class.

A few days later，Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class:

Some school pupils brought toys to Children's Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctors said，"We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say，'THANK YOU，GRADE THREE.'"

(1)、The first newspaper story was mainly about sick children in children's Hospital.

A：T

B：F

(2)、Let the class make some toys and give them to the children in the hospital was in Mrs. Weeks' mind.

A：T

B：F

(3)、At first，the doctors in Children's Hospital wanted to get some money to buy toys for the sick children.

A：T

B：F

(4)、From the passage we can learn that what Mrs. Weeks really wanted to do is to ask her class to save money for toys.

A：T

B：F

(5)、The author's tone in this passage is enthusiastic.

A：T

B：F

听力原文：W: Hi, Sam, I hate to bother you but I wonder if I could have a word with you？

M: Sounds so serious. What's up？

W: Well, the landlord just informed me that he's going to increase our rent by two hundred. I'm wondering how you feel about it.

M: How do I feel about it？ No way! In our tenancy agreement, it says he will have to give us a notice three months in advance if he wants to increase the rent.

W: Yeah, that's right! It's gotta be three months later. Well, I think he realizes his rental fee is below the market rate and he must be feeling a bit ripped off when he could be charging a couple hundred extra. What do you think Sam？ Should we agree to the raise or find somewhere else？

M: Good question. I'm not sure either. The location we're at now is quite convenient. Close to the grocery and near the subway. It'll be hard to find another location like this one.

W: I wonder whether he'll allow room for negotiation. Perhaps a hundred dollars instead of two. Maybe he might be more willing to give a bit if we speak to him right way.

M: Well, he seems to be a nice guy to talk to. But what if he refuses？ Would you go for two then？

W: Well, I guess I would, since it'll be hard to find such a convenient location. Besides, it's close to my school and I can sleep a little later in the mornings.

M: Ha! I figured that's what you'd be concerned about. Well, I have to give it some serious thought. I'm not sure I can afford to cough up an extra hundred a month just to make sure I can sleep in an extra 15 minutes.

W: Didn't you get your loan recently？ That'll cover what you need. Besides, if you could just stop spending so much on cafeteria snacks you'd have lots of money to spare.

M: Yeah, but I'm thinking of getting a new laptop.

W: Well, I tell you, there aren't a lot of apartments that are cheaper, even with this new increase.

M: I know, so when does he want us to come back on this？

W: He told me to let him know this weekend.

M: Sure, by then I should be able to make up my mind.

(20)

A．Where they should move.

B．How to negotiate with the landlord.

C．How to fight the increase.

D．Whether to accept an increase in rent or move.

A: Very well, we have settled everything about this transaction, except the terms of payment.

B: As you know, we prefer the L/C 20 days in advance which expires 15 days after receiving the paking list.

A: I suppose you have known our financial standing and credit well now after our long-term cooperation．We know an irrevocable L/C can ensure that the seller gets payment duly．But, on the other hand, it would increase the buying cost．Therefore, could you consider giving us D/P this time？

B: I am sorry．But our rules only allow us to accept other terms of payment by L/C, although the buyer has had two or three transactions with us before.

A: But why not if you have known the buyer's credit after several deals？

B: We hope you can understand．We have got some serious lessons from the credulity．One of them was through D/P documentary collection．When the shipment worth US ＄50000 was effected, the buyer refused to make the payment．But we can do nothing with it．And that buyer had had one or two deals before this one.

A: I see．But the flexible terms of payment will definitely bring you more orders as well as facilitate the buyers' purchasing.

B: Sure．We don't mean we won't accept other terms of payment forever．As a matter of fact, we will do so when we have known well about the buyer's credit after a real long-term cooperation.

some deals with you soon．

Zhang: Mr． George, we are pleased to have the opportunity to meet you here in our company． After you have seen the presentations in our show room, would you tell me which particular items are really of interest to you？

George: I had studied your catalogue before I saw your presentations in the show room． We are interested in your silk dresses． I think there will be a prospective market for some of them in AmericA．Here is a list of our requirements, for which I hope to have your lowest offer, CIF New York．

Zhang: Thank you for your inquiry． Could you please let us know the quantity you require so that we can make the offers？

George: I'll do that． Meanwhile, would you give me an indicative price？

Zhang: SurE．Here are our FOB price lists． All prices in the lists are subject to our final confirmation． You will find the prices are reasonable．

George: What about the commission？

Zhang: Usually, our principle does not allow any commission．

George: From European suppliers, in the regular practice, we usually get a 3 to 5 percent commission for imports． You know, we do business on commission basis． Moreover, a commission will help us to promote sales．

Zhang: Well, if the order is really large enough, we may take the commission into consideration． I think it will be better to consult this when you order the goods．

George: OK． Then I will write down the quantity for each item on the enquiry list． Can you tell me when we can have your offer？

Zhang: Tomorrow morning． Could we meet again tomorrow afternoon for further details？

George: Fine．