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· For questions 1-8 you will hear eight short recordings.
· For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C)for the correct answer.
· You will hear the eight recordings twice.

单选题 Why is the man in New York?

A、

A. To visit friends.
B、

B. To travel.
C、

C. To work.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] F: Have you been here long? M: No, only a few days. F: Are you here on business or for pleasure? M: Business, I'm afraid. My company has a project here in New York. I have to be here for three months. F: Really, that's nice.

单选题 Why is the order late?

A、

A. Invoice error.
B、

B. Supplier's own difficulty.
C、

C. Slip-up in dispatch.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] F: Hi, Tom, I'm calling to ask why we still haven't received our order. It should have arrived last week. M: Oh I'm very sorry for that. You know, we usually deliver our orders on time. But this time our supplier is late in supplying us. They're having some difficulties and I hope they'll get over it as soon as possible.

单选题 When can Steven come to see Mr. Smith?

A、

A. At three this afternoon.
B、

B. At ten tomorrow morning.
C、

C. At three tomorrow afternoon.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] F: Hello, CEB Company, Joan speaking. Can I help you? M: Hello, this is Steven speaking of' ABC Company. I'd like to speak to your General Manager, Mr. Smith. F: I'm sorry. Mr. Smith is not available for the moment. Can I take a message? M: Thank you. Please tell him that I cannot come to see him at 3 this afternoon. I may come to see him at 10 tomorrow morning. F: OK. I will tell him about this. Anything else? M: No. Thank you. Bye. F: Bye.

单选题 Where are they going to take the visitors?

A、

A. The Italian Experience.
B、

B. The Thai House.
C、

C. The Potato House.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] F: Where should we take the visitors this evening? M: Good question. What kind of food will they like? F: I know a place that serves great Asian food. M: Not everyone likes spicy food, though. I know a place that does great pasta. Why don't we go there?

单选题 Which part of the factory does Eric want to change?

A、

A. The packing hall.
B、

B. The warehouse.
C、

C. The production line.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] F: How can we increase production, Eric? Should we buy some more machines for the production line? M: That's not necessary. The real problem is that we can't store any more raw material. We need to increase storage space. F: Yes, and the packing area, is that OK? M: For the moment, as I said, storage is the problem.

单选题 What kind of packaging do they decide to use?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] F: What packaging do you recommend for the smaller type of bottle? M: Well, I'd wrap it in clear plastic and tie it at the top. F: OK. But don't you think a box would be better, perhaps with a pattern on it? M: Boxes are dull and a pattern on the plastic would look untidy. F: Right, we'll do as you recommend.

单选题 Which chart is correct?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] M: ... and I'm pleased to announce that we've had a small but steady increase in ice creamsales, in spite of the unusually low temperatures in the last three months. We'll see whether this trend continues.

单选题 How much does the retailer pay for each game?

A、

A. ￡8
B、

B. ￡9
C、

C. ￡10

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] F: The games look interesting, but how much do they cost per unit? M: The unit price is ￡10. F: And are there any discounts on large orders? M: We could give you a pound off per unit on orders over 500 units. F: Well. Then I'll just take 200 units to begin with.