―Could you give mean example of good team working there? ― ()

W: Would you like to come to Susan's birthday party tomorrow evening？

M: I'm going to give a lecture tomorrow. I wish I could be in two places at the same time.

Q: What does the man mean？

A.Susan has been invited to give a lecture tomorrow.

B.He will go to the birthday party after the lecture.

C.The woman should have informed him earlier.

D.He will be unable to attend the birthday party.

W: Would you like to come to Susan's birthday party tomorrow evening？

M: I'm going to give a lecture tomorrow. I wish I could be in two places at the same time.

Q: What does the man mean？

A.Susan has been invited to give a lecture tomorrow.

B.He will go to the birthday party after the lecture.

C.The woman should have informed him earlier.

D.He will be unable to attend the birthday party.

听力原文：W: Could you tell me what I should do if my car breaks down？

M: Well，I'm sure you won't have any trouble，Mrs. Smith，but if something should happen，just call this number．They'll see that you get help．

Q: What does the man really mean？

(17)

A．He thought she should make a phone if anything went wrong.

B．He thought she should just wait for someone's help.

C．He was afraid something would go wrong with her car.

D．He promised to give her help himself.

W: But I' ve been trying to find a new job in another company. You see, I' ve worked here for 3 years without a raise. That' s unfair to me.

Q: What does the woman mean？

(17)

A．She doesn't have a fax machine.

B．She may quit her present job soon.

C．She is tired of her present job.

D．Her phone number has changed.

John:Thank you for agreeing to meet with me today.

Sally:Thank you for inviting me.

John:Your resume looks (). it looks like you achieved a lot during your time at university. Could you give me an example of good teamwork during your time there？

Sally:Hmm, so you want an example？ I was the treasurer of the Students’Union. I mean ... I’m particularly () how I organized the finances. We had a very small budget and I had to make decisions on what to buy.

John:Very impressive ——so you’re a good planner, Sally! We like () people here.

Sally:Also ...() is important to me. I always try to complete my work ().At university I never handed in my assignments late.

John:That’s good to hear. Finally I want to know what exactly made you () this job at this company.

Sally:Er ... well. The reason I applied is ...

Dear Sirs,

RE: COUNTER-OFFER FOR MOUNTAIN BICYCLES

Thank you for your letter about the offer for the captioned mountain bicycles．Although we appreciate the quality of your bicycles, their price is too high to be acceptable．Refering to the sales contract No．8998, you will find that we ordered 1000 bicycles with the same brand as per the terms and conditions stipulated in that sales contract, but the price was 15% lower than your present price．Since we placed the last order, price for raw materials has been decreased considerably．Retailing price for your bicycles here has also been reduced by 5%．Accepting your present price will mean great loss to us, let alone profit．We would like to place repeat orders with you if you could reduce your price at least by 15%．Otherwise, we have to shift to the other suppliers for our similar request.

We hope you take our suggestion into serious consideration and give us your reply as soon as possible.

Yours truly,

1. Accounting could date back to about ()years ago.

A. 7,000

B. 6,000

C. 5,000

2. People in the old days relied on old accounting methods to record ().

A. how much money they had

B. management of their business

C. the growth of crops and herds

3. Accounting has greatly changed with the development of ().

A. crops and herds

B. joint-stock companies

C. internet companies

4. Accounting is very important in your business because it shows ().

A. how much money you’ve earned or lost

B. pages full of tables and numbers

C. strange dollar amounts or boring numbers

5. According to the writer, accounting is ().

A. a language of business

B. your sales figures, your costs, and your profits

C. Both A and B

Accounting is More Than Numbers

Accounting could date back to about 7,000 years ago. People of that time relied on old accounting methods to record the growth of crops and herds. Accounting has greatly developed with the growth of joint-stock companies.

When you think of accounting, you may find pages of tables and numbers. That image doesn't usually give you too much excitement. When you have your own business, though, those numbers come to mean the world to you because they give you the record of how much money you've earned or lost.

Actually, accounting is not simply about strange dollar amounts or boring numbers; they're your sales figures, your costs, and your profits. In other words, accounting is a language of business. Once you know how to work with those numbers, how to read those numbers and how to read the story they tell, you will be able to manage your business toward greater success.

21. Accounting could date back to about()years ago.

A. 7,000

B. 6,000

C. 5,000

22. People in the old days relied on old accounting methods to record().

A. how much money they had

B. management of their business

C. the growth of crops and herds

23. Accounting has greatly changed with the development of().

A. crops and herds

B. joint-stock companies

C. internet companies

24. Accounting is very important in your business because it shows().

A. how much money you've earned or lost

B. pages full of tables and numbers

C. strange dollar amounts or boring numbers

25. According to the writer, accounting is().

A. a language of business

B. your sales figures, your costs, and your profits

C. Both A and B

A.mean

B.meaning

C.meaningful

D.meaningless

—Could you give methe brochure for that machine？

— ________________

A、Yes, here you are.

B、No, thanks.

C、Yes, please.