单选题 Questions 167-169 refer to the following fax message.
Decor Office Furnishing Co., Ltd

To: All clients
From: Norman Winter <winter@decor.com>
Fax number: 325-640-0023
Number of pages including cover: 1
Re: Hello, everyone
I am sending this fax message out to all our clients to introduce myself. I am Gregg Lassen' s new administrative assistant, Norman Winter. My predecessor, Tom Morrison, left the employ of Decor Office Furnishing effective September 5.
I am in the process of updating the company database system with vendor addresses, contact telephone numbers and e-mail addresses. If there are any changes in your company information, please e-mail me the changes by September 20.

单选题 What is the main purpose of this fax?
A. To promote a product
B. To purchase new computer equipment
C.To announce a change in personnel
D. To open a new branch office
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】初级问题
传真的发送者Norman Winter代替Tom Morrison成为新的秘书,为了将此事告知大家而发送了此传真,可以推知这个传真的目的是为了告知人事变动。像这样询问传真的目的的问题要注意文中以I am sending this message开头的句子后面的内容。
单选题 When did Tom Morrison leave the company?
A. September 5
B. September 8
C. September 15
D. September 20
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】初级问题
这个问题的关键词是Tom Morrison和leave(退休,离职),并且When did…?询问的是过去的事实,因此首先在涉及Tom Morrison的句子中寻找是否有leave的过去式left,答案就呼之欲出了。
单选题 What are recipients of this fax message being asked to do?
A. Provide current contact information
B. Promote a new product
C. Update their computer software
D. E-mail orders
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】中级问题
What…asked to do?这种类型的问题,需要找出在文章结尾出现please的句子。文中说,有变动事项时(the changes),请发送电子邮件。要知道变动事项是什么,再看前面的句子,就可以得出正确答案是(A)。Questions 170-172 refer to the following announcement.