单选题
RICHMAN RING

International Movers

Our ref: F/2/J

21st March 2008

Dear Mr. Ratanara,
Re: Removal of business equipment from Singapore to Hong Kong
Thank you for your telephone enquiry. I am writing to provide you with the quotation that you requested. (19) addition to this, I am including further details of our service. The price is (20) on the items that you mentioned in your phone call and will, of course, vary if you decide to add extra items or (21) some.
In order to keep the cost as low as (22) , we will move your equipment when it is most convenient for us. We will try to (23) your move with those of other clients who ask us to transport goods at around the same time. I am sure you will (24) that if we were to make a special trip just for your equipment, but the cost would be much (25) . This means that (26) you requested a move on 23 June, this precise date may not be possible. However, we regularly transport goods (27) Singapore and Hong Kong, and we would (28) to be able to move your equipment within two or three days of your requested date.
The (29) does not include packing. I understand that you prefer to (30) out your own packing since (31) of your equipment is quite fragile.
I hope that these initial details meet with your (32) , and ask that you do not hesitate to (33) us if you require any further advice.
Yours sincerely,
(Signature)
Dave Ring
Transport Manager

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】固定用法:in addition to除……之外。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】be based on以……为基础、基于……,符合题意。其他同和on一起使用的词有“be built on建于……之上”,但含义不恰当。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】omit常和item一起用,表示“减少某些条款或项”等。Reduce指的是缩小事物的范围、强度、数量等,常跟speed,pressure,staff,expenses等;decrease指事物逐渐缩小、逐渐衰弱的过程。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】as low as possible尽虽低,其他词不能与这里的low搭配。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】associate…with…把……联系起来;gather sth up/together收集;gather sth. /sb. round搜集、集合;mix A with B把A和B混合(这种组合往往强调混杂不清),mix sb. / sth. up with sb. /sth. 把某人(物)与他人(他物)混淆;combine A with/and B把A和B结合起来(必要的话两物还可以分开)。此句意为“我们将尽力把你要运的设备和其他客户要我们于同一时段运送的货物放在一起运输。”由此看来只有D符合题意。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本句表示一种假设:如果我们为你们专门运输设备,你们肯定会同意,但费用要高多了。这里只有appreciate除“感激”和“鉴赏”外,还含有“赏识”或“同意”对方观点的含义。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】从句意看只能用higher来表示费用更高;heavier一般不表示费用的高低;superior表示更高一个级别、更优越的,和上下文含义不一致。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】这里需要用一个连词来引出所需要的条件,以便叙述下文。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】后面出现了两个国家,两者之间应该用“between”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】这里要表达一种期望(expectation)而不是预报(forecast)、看法或选择。即“我们期望设备能在你们所要求的两三天之内到达。”
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据上下文来看,这里所提到的是运输时间,不包括包装时间。其他词和上下文不符。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】carry out进行、完成;bring out出版、生产;take out拿出、取出;end一般不与out连用。本句意思为:我理解你们希望自己进行包装。由此看来只能选B.carry out packing(进行包装)。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】part此处指“零部件”;section指“一部分”;piece指“一片、一张”等;bit指“一小块”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】“我希望这些初始细节能得到你的同意……”,这里只有approval(赞成、批准)和此句的含义相符。permission(许可、允许)和allowance(津贴、补助、宽容)都不够准确。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】“有任何建议希望你们马上与我们联系”。dial指拨电话联系,connect指利用接线员进行的电话连接,reach sb. by phone/on the phone多指与某人用电话取得联系,以上三个词都具体指出用某种方式进行联系,过于具体化。contact指以任何一种通信方式取得联系,没有前几个词的局限性,比较准确恰当。