[語言類考試復習資料大全]中級分類模擬題Letters,faxes and memos

1、書山有路勤為徑，學海無涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘學子：學業(yè)有成，金榜題名！語言類考試復習資料大全中級分類模擬題Letters,faxes and memos中級分類模擬題Letters,faxes and memosIts in the mail問題:1.答案:Joining sentencesJoin the two halves of these sentences so that they make good sense. The first is done for you as an example.問題:1.答案:1. I never sign a letter before Ihave

2、 read it through 2.I often choose to write although a phone call is quicker. 3.I usually telephone in order to save time. 4.Please check my in-tray while I am away at the conference. 5.I shall be able to confirm this after I have checked our stock position. 6.I shall be able to confirm this when I h

3、ave consulted our works manager. 7.We cannot confirm the order until we have checked our stock position. 8.Please reply at once so that we can order the supplies we need. 9.Please reply as soon as possible because we do not have sufficient stocks. Rewrite these sentences beginning with the words sho

4、wn. Again, the first is done for you as an example.問題:1. The reason why he applied for a job abroad was to earn more money. So that he _ 答案:could earn more money, he applied for a job abroad問題:2. A single person couldnt lift the package because it was very heavy. The package was so _ 答案:The package

5、was so heavy that a single person couldnt lift it.問題:3. The order arrived late but we were able to supply the goods on time. Although _ 答案:Although the order arrived late, we were able to supply the goods on time.問題:4. There was fog at the airport, but our plane landed safely. In spite of _ 答案:In sp

6、ite of fog at the airport, our plane landed safely.問題:5. As there was a mistake in the hotel booking, I had to find another hotel. Because of _ 答案:Because of a mistake in the hotel booking, I had to find another hotel.問題:6. The reason why I sent them a fax was to give them the information at once. I

7、n order to _ 答案:In order to give them the information at once, I sent them a fax.問題:7. Because there has been an error in the shipping department, their order will have to be checked again. Due to _ 答案:Due to an error in the shipping department, their order will have to be checked again.問題:8. During

8、 the time weve been talking, my assistant has handed me the file. While _ 答案:While weve been talking, my assistant has handed me the file.Here are some paragraphs with very short sentences. Join the sentences together to make one or two longer sentences, using and and other conjunctions or adverbial

9、 phrases. The first is done for you as an example.問題:1. There was a technical problem. The assembly line stopped. The workers were sent home early. _ 答案:The workers were sent home early when the assembly line sropped due to a thchnical problem問題:2. Your letter to us was posted yesterday. Our letter

10、to you was posted yesterday. The letters crossed in the post. _ 答案:Because your letter to us and our letter to you were both posted yesterday, the letters crossed in the post.問題:3. Our company has a long tradition. Our letters look old-fashioned. We are trying to modernize the companys image. All ou

11、r correspondence should be word-processed. _ 答案:Our company has a long tradition but our letters look old-fashioned and, as we are trying to modernize the companys image, all our correspondence should be word-processed.問題:4. Short sentences are easy to write. Short sentences are easy to understand.

12、Long words can be confusing. A simple style of writing letters is recommended. _ 答案:Because short sentences are both easy to write and understand and long words can be confusing, a simple style of writing letters is recommended.問題:5. A letter should have a personal touch. People like to be treated a

13、s individuals. It is unwise to use a style that is too informal with people you dont know very well. _ 答案:Although a letter should have a personal touch and people like to be treated as individuals, it is unwise to use a style that is too informal with people you dont know very well.A long, complica

14、ted sentence may be confusing for a reader. Often short sentences are clearer. Rewrite each long sentence as two or three shorter sentences, beginning as suggested:問題:1. As requested, I enclose our new catalogue and feel sure that you will find within many items to interest you, particularly our new

15、 range of colours that will brighten up your office and keep your staff feeling happy. I am sending 答案: I am sending you our latest catalogue, as you requested, and I feel sure that it contains plenty to interest you. Can I draw your attention to our new range of colours? These will brighten up your

16、 office and help to keep your staff feeling happy.問題:2. Working in an export department requires a great deal of specialist knowledge, including a mastery of the complex documentation, an awareness of the various methods of payment that are available and the ability to correspond with customers in a

17、 distant country. If you work in . 答案: if you work in an export department you need a lot of specialist knowledge. This includes mastering the complex documentation and being aware of the various methods of payment that are available. You also have to be able to correrpond with foreign customers.問題:

18、3. One of the most difficult aspects of corresponding with people you have not met face-to-face is establishing a personal relationship with them in order to show them that you are not just a letter-writing machine but a real person. Writing to people . 答案: Writing to people you havent met face-to-f

19、ace is difficult. The hardest part is establishing a personal relationship with them, so that you can show them that you are a real person, not just a machine that writes letters.Can you tell me how to spell that?問題:1. Look at the pairs of words below: one word in each pair is wrongly spelt, the oth

20、er correctly spelt. Decide which spellings are correct and cross out the incorrect ones. 1.acknowlege acknowledge 9.itinerery itinerary 2.accommodation acommodation 10 permanent permanant 3.aquire acquire 11 pronounciation pronunciation 4.across accross 12 received recieved 5.adress address 13 recco

21、mend recommend 6.altogether alltogether 14 recipient recipiant 7.approximatively approximately 15 seperate separate 8.independent independant 答案: The correct spellings are given in the recording: In the odd-numbered sentences, the second spelling is correct. In the even-numbered sentences, the first

22、 spelling is correct. Make sure you can spell the words out loud easily and fluently, and not just write them correctly. Correctino soelino and punctuation mistakes問題:1. This extract has 13 spelling mistakes. Find the mistakes and correct them. 答案: These are the 13 spelling mistakes: Madam enclosed

23、which received information quite further products catalogue or catalog available discount pieces compatible 問題:1. This extract has several punctuation mistakes. Find the mistakes and correct them. 答案: The punctuation mistakes have been corrected here: I am afraid that we have not been able to contac

24、t you by telephone. My secretary called throughout the day yesterday at haft-hourly intervals but was told that you were not available. Please contact me personally as soon as possible because we need to check a number of details in your order. You can reach me by telephone at any time this afternoo

25、n or tomorrow morning. Our office hours are 8.30 to 5. You can leave a message for me to call you back if necessary. Abbreviations問題:1. Just as Rd is short for Road, St and Sq are short for _ and _答案:Street Square問題:2. 12/7/99 means _ 1999 in Britain but it means _ 1999 in America.答案:12th July 7th D

26、ecember問題:3. #24 in the USA and No. 24 in Britain both mean _ 24.答案:number問題:4. On an envelope c/o means _ and Attn means that the letter is for the _of a particular person.答案:care of attention問題:5. In a report or textbook e.g. or eg means _, i.e. or ie means _ and etc. or etc stands for答案:for examp

27、le that is and so on (et cetera)問題:6. A British firms name may be followed by the abbreviation plc or PLC (short for _), Ltd (_) or 答案:public limited company Limited and Company問題:7. An American firms name may be followed by Corp. (_) or Inc. (_).答案:Corporation Incorporated問題:8. If you buy something

28、 by mail order the price may not include p 答案:postage and packing value added tax問題:9. At the end of a business letter you may see the abbreviations c.c. (_) , enc. or encl. (_). But only an informal letter would have a P.S. (_) at the end.答案:carbon copy enclosed/enclosures postscript問題:10. 10 What do these abbreviations stand for? 答案:at 3,000 yen each copyright registered trade mark trade mark What you see is what you getMake a good impression問題:1. We think youll agree that this l