单选题
May 27 Mary DeKoop 17 Orange Place Bloemfontein, South Africa Dear Ms. DeKoop, We would like to remind you that your subscription to Orange Telecom Intemet service will be (147) renewed at 5 P.M. on the last day of this month. This system is in place so that current customers like you have no need to ask for continuation of service as the current contract is completed. Customers desiring another option are asked to contact us by e-mail no later than 24 hours (148) the end of the subscription period. Among many benefits (149) to those remaining with Orange Telecom include discounts on our other services such as Satellite TV, Home Phone and Fax lines. If you have any questions, please visit our customer service center online at www.orangetelecom.za/customers/. Sincerely, Miriam Denebe Customer Accounts Representative
单选题
A. significantly B. automatically C. thoroughly D. particularly
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】这道题考查的是副词。这时我们应该重点看副词与动词是否搭配。因为文中是“…will berenewed(……被更新了)”，所以(B)“auto-matically(自动地)”最为恰当。这里的“Yoursubscription will be automatically renewed．(您的合同被自动更新了)”一句，我们最好作为固定表达来记忆。
单选题
A. unlike B. in advance C. prior to D. within
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】根据选项来看，这是一道考查介词的题目。但实际上，这道题重点考查的是阅读理解能力。“Customers…are asked to contact usby e-mail(……的客户请通过电子邮件联系我们)”这一句比较简单。接下来就是“no laterthan 24 hours(不迟于24小时之前)”，并且空格后面是“合同到期”。也就是说，加上空格中的单词，这句话应该表示“在合同到期24小时之前”，因此是(C)“priorto～(在～之前)”。我们应该将这句话作为合同的固定用语重点记忆。另外，(B)“Inadvance(预先)”一般用于句末，所以不适合用在这里。
单选题
A. suitable B. difficult C. sufficient D. available