单选题 Questions 161-163 refer to the following e-mail message.
Willey Home Furnishings Co.

15 Mary's Street
Brookline, Massachusetts 02446
TEL: (617) 353-7154
FAX:(617) 353-4830

To: William Winkle <william@builder.com>
From: Keith Weber <weber@willey.com>
Date: July 21
Re: Order 037513
Dear Mr. William Winkle,
Thank you for your e-mail of July 18, where you called our attention to an error we made in shipping your order. We regret this error and apologize for any inconvenience to you.
In your e-mail, you stated that your original order, placed on June 26, was for 50 boxes of light bulbs. We have confirmed this through our records, and we are prepared to exchange the merchandise at no cost to you. Please return the 50 fuse boxes we shipped to you in error, and once we receive them, we will send out your correct order. Once we receive the fixtures, we will happily credit your account for the cost of shipping. Furthermore, as a gesture of goodwill, we will be sending you a voucher for $30, good toward any future purchase at Willey Home Furnishings Co.
Again, we apologize for our error. We pride ourselves on providing the best service for our customers, and we hope that you will continue to shop at Willey Home Furnishings Co. in the future.
* Any questions? Call (617) 353-7107
Best regard,
Keith Weber
Customer Service Department

单选题 What is the purpose of this e-mail?
A. To acknowledge a mistake
B. To place an order
C. To register a complaint
D. To request a refund
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】初级问题
文章第一段提到We regret this error…(我们对此次失误感到非常遗憾……),由此可知,这封邮件的目的是(A)Acknowledge a mistake(承认错误)。
单选题 When did Mr. William Winkle send the e-mail?
A. On June 26
B. On July 18
C. On July 21
D. On July 26
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】初级问题
问题关键词是when,我们来看一下原文出现的时间中哪些是和日期相关的。文中出现了“7月18日”和“6月26日”这两个日期。“7月18日”是发送邮件日期(Thank you for your e-mail of July 18…),“6月26日”是订购日期(placed on June 26),所以威廉姆先生写邮件的日期是(B)项“7月18日”。
单选题 What did Mr. William Winkle order?.
A. Switches and terminal boards
B. Car lamp parts
C. Fuse boxes
D. Light bulbs
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】中级问题
原文第二段提到…you stated that your original order…was for 50 boxes of light bulbs. (您表示本来订购的是50箱灯泡。)由此可知威廉姆先生本来订购的是灯泡。故答案为(D)Light bulbs(灯泡)。(B)Car lamp parts(汽车灯具配件)和原文内容无关。