单选题 Questions 177-180 refer to the following letter.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Cosmo Office Solution
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　300 Light Street,
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Baltimore, Maryland,
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　USA 21202
Mr. Thomas Lim
HKNet Co., Ltd.
6-10-3 Roppongi,
Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
Dear Mr. Thomas Lim,
On September 25, 2007, we received your order for 27 fax machines, model no. 94 and 12 photocopiers, model no. 31 and wish to thank you. As you are a new customer, we would be pleased to offer you the extra 10% discount you requested, and we hope that you'll be satisfied with both our products and services.
The details of our business terms are enclosed. The price quoted includes insurance and transport charges up to the port of Tokyo. We require payment in U.S. dollars within 30 days of delivery of our invoice, either by wire transfer to our bank account from a U.S. bank, or by a check drawn on a U.S. bank.
As soon as we receive written confirmation of your order, we will make arrangements for shipping the consignment.
We look forward to doing regular business with you.
Sincerely yours,
Bob Penn
Bob Penn, Sales Manager
Cosmo Office Solution

单选题 How many fax machines were ordered?
A. 12
B. 27
C. 30
D. 31
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】初级问题
文中开头部分提到fax machines，并出现了相关数字。只要稍加分析，就可以知道订购数量了。文章中说We received your order for 27 fax machines，因此正确答案是选项(B)。
单选题 Why was the discount given on the order?
A.The sales manager wants to continue the business relationship with the purchaser.
B. The sales manager is rewarding a loyal customer.
C. Mr. Thomas Lim is dissatisfied with Cosmo Office Solution's items and services.
D. The price of the merchandise is going to be reduced significantly.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】高级问题
这是道推知商家打折理由的题目。不能忽视“因为您是新顾客，所以给予打折”这样的内容。并且文章的结尾又提到“希望和阁下做定期的生意”，因此可以推知打折的原因是“商家想和购买者保持长久的贸易关系”。解决这道题，首先要找到核心词汇discount所在的句子进行分析，如果仅仅靠这些仍然难以推出正确答案，这时要扫视全文，快速寻找相关信息。
单选题 What is included in the price quoted?
A. Installation fee
B. Maintenance charges
C. Delivery cost to the customer
D. Marine insurance
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】中级问题
问题的核心词汇the price quoted(报价)出现在文章中的The price quoted includes insurance and transport insurance and transport charges up to the port of Tokyo这句话里，因此可以知道报价包含了“到达东京港为止的保险费和运费”，所以选项(D)是正确答案。
单选题 What is Mr. Thomas Lim asked to do?
A. Confirm receipt of a payment
B. Return a consignment
C. Approve an order
D. Cancel the order within 30 working days of receipt of the goods
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】超高级问题
通过分析发信人Bob Penn所提出的要求，可以知道Thomas Lim被要求的事项。Bob Penn在信函的结尾说“我们一旦接到您的订购确认(As soon as we receive written confirmation of your order)”，因此可以推知Thomas Lim被要求确认订单(Approve an order)。Questions 181-185 refer to the following two e-mail/messages．