I’ m afraid the price of the house is too high for me.--Yes, fewer and fewer common people can () to buy one.

A I’m afraid not. We insist on a letter of credit. ;

B No, I think the price is reasonable. ;

C I can’t be of any help in this respect.

—So, what do you think of the dress？ It ’s in your price range.

— __________.

A. Well, I ’m afraid I can ’t afford it.

B. Sorry, I don ’t want to buy any dress.

C. Sorry. Can you buy it yourself？

D. Well, it ’s a bit off but it certainly looks nice.

Counter-offer

Joe, the representative of the buyer, is at Mr．Liang's office, discussing the offer with Mr．Liang.

Joe: Mr．Li, Thank you for your prompt offer．I have studied your offer carefully and consulted our home office．After investigating and comparing, we found that your price is about 5 percent higher than those offered by European Suppliers.

Liang: I hope you also should consider the quality of the goods as well．I'm sure you know very well that our product is made of pure silk．This, of course, increases the cost but promises the superior quality.

Joe: I will agree with you about the importance of quality．But 5 percent is a big difference which we can't not accept because that will leave us little benefit in the intense competition on the world market.

Hang: We can give you a 2 percent discount if your quantity can be adjusted up to 10 000 pieces．And we have confidence that even your selective customers will be satisfied with the fashionable design and superb quality of our goods.

Joe: I am afraid 2 percent is not enough for us to open a new market for your products．We believe 4 percent at least will make your product more competitive.

Liang: I'm afraid we can't give 4 percent reduction by all means．Considering you are a new customer, a 3 percent reduction is really the best we can do.

Joe: Well, Mr．Li, does this price include seaworthy packing？

Liang: The outer packing is for container transportation．That is the usual practice.

Joe: How long will this offer be valid？

Liang: Within one week.

Joe: I'll try to persuade our head office to accept the price with 3 percent discount and inform you of the answer at an early date.

Hang: We will await your good reply.

A: I've come about your offer for bristles.

B: We have the offer ready for you． Let me see..． Here it is． 100 cases of Tsingtao Bristles, 57mm, at..． pounds sterling per kilogram, CIF European Main Ports, for shipment in June, 2009． The offer is valid for three days.

A: Why, your price has soared．It's almost 25 % higher than last year's． It would be impossible for us to push any sales at such a price.

B: I'm a little surprised to hear you say that． You know very well that market for bristles has gone up a great deal in recent months． The price we offer compares favourably with quotations you can get elsewhere.

A: I'm afraid I can't agree with you there． I must point out that your price is higher than some of the quotations we have received from other sources.

B: But you must take the quality into consideration． Everyone in the trade knows that China's bristles are of superior quality to those from other countries.

A: I agree that yours are of better quality． But there's competition from synthetic products, too． You can't ignore that prices for synthetic bristles haven't changed much over the years.

B: There's practically no substitute for bristles for certain uses． That's why demand for natural bristles keeps rising in spite of cheaper synthetic ones． To be frank with you, if it were not for the long-standing relationship between us, we would hardly be willing to make you a firm offer at this price.

A: Well, we'll have a lot of difficulties in persuading our clients to buy at this price． But I'll have to try, I suppose.

I'm afraid there is not much (differ) ______ in their points of view.

A.I'm not afraid

B.I'm not afraid so

C.I'm so afraid

D.I'm afraid not

A.chip

B.chiped

C.chippe

D.chips

A.I’m sorry no

B.I’m not afraid so

C.I’m not afraid to come

D.I’m afraid not