单选题 Questions 167-168 refer to the following e-mail message.
To: Julia Davis <julia@speedway.com>
From: Sabrina Tan <sabrina@retail@com>
Date: October 22
Subject: Your delivery service
Dear Julia Davis,
We have just received the inventory we were waiting for, and would like your company to deliver it to our retail outlets. The merchandise is still at our warehouse at the port, and if possible, we would like to have you deliver approximately 25 percent of it to our Prime Outlet on Wednesday.
I will wait for your reply before I give our warehouse the go-ahead.
Yours truly,
Sabrina Tan

单选题 Where is the merchandise that needs to be delivered?
A. At the port
B. At Julia Davis' warehouse
C. At the retail outlets
D. At the Prime Outlet
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】初级问题
文章中已经明明白白地说,“需要配送的商品仍然在位于港口的本公司仓库里(The merchandise is still at our warehouse at the port)”。因此正确答案是(A)At the port。这道题即使闭着眼睛也能做对呀。
单选题 How much merchandise does Sabrina Tan want Julia Davis to deliver?
A. One third of it
B. One quarter of it
C. All of it
D. Half of it
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】初级问题
文章中提及Sabrina Tan委托Julia Davis配送“这些商品的25%左右(approximately 25 percent of it)”,因此正确答案是(B)One quarter of it(商品的1/4)。这道题只要知道25%是1/4就能知道答案,是小学低年级水平!