商务英语Unit 9 参考答案

Unit 9

Money

Part I

Business Vocabulary

Directions:

There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there

are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the

sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line

through the center. This part totals 20 points, two points for each sentence.

1 Do you _____C_______ used items, such as clothing?.

A

give off

B

give up

C

give away

D

give out

2 Yule Catto, the chemicals group, launched a

?

240m _______C_________ for

Holliday Chemical.

A

offer

B

quotation

C

bid

D

price

3 Sales of the Financial Times hit an ______A________ record in November..

A

all-time

B

pre-time

C

over-time

D

a-time

4 The South Sea Bubble had

C

and it led to an economic

depression in the country.

A

broken

B

outbroken

C

burst

D

burst out

5 Foreigners joined in the _______D_______ to buy the flowers and money poured

into Holland from other countries..

A

run

B

snatch

C

seizure

D

rush

6 In 1673, the boom in the market ended. No one knows why, but people began to sell.

Others followed _______A_________.

A

suit

B

suite

C

up

D

down

7 Many people who had offered their property as ____B_____ for credit went

bankrupt.

A

safety

B

security

C

warranty

D

guarantee

8 People who had agreed to buy tulips at ______C_______ prices were unable to pay

their debts.

A

rated

B

lifted

C

inflated

D

lowered

9 When sellers took legal action to ______D________ their money, the courts were

not helpful because they saw such investment as a kind of gambling.

A

cover

B

repay

C

settle

D

recover

10 However, they also expect to make money, usually by taking a _____D______ in

the business or a share of the profits.

A

risk

B

credit

C

investment

D

stake

11

We

have

learned

your

name

and

address

_____

B

_____

the

Commercial

Counselor’s Office of our Embassy in your country

.

A

at

B

from

C

in

D

by

12 We would like to take this opportunity to write to you ______

D

_____ the hope of

establishing business relations with you.

A

at

B

for

C

with

D

in

13

We

are

looking

for

a

manufacturer

who

could

supply

us

with

a

wide

_____

D

______ of raincoats for all age groups.

A

scope

B

kind

C

type

D

range

14

As

we

usually

place

substantial

orders,

we

would

like

to

______

A

_______

a

quantity discount.

A

be allowed

B

allow

C

allowing

D

have allowed

15 We usually deal

with

new suppliers ______

C

______ the basis of payment

in our

currency by 60-day irrevocable letter of credit.

A

for

B

at

C

on

D

under

16 If these conditions ______

D

_____ you, please send

us

your

latest catalogue and

price- list.

A

have interest

B

are interested

C

are interesting

D

interest

17 We are looking forward to hearing ______

C

________ you soon.

A

about

B

of

C

from

D

to

18 Thank you for your letter of January 5, enquiring _____

D

_____ our raincoats.

A

of

B

at

C

in

D

for

19 We always deal ________

D

_______ payment by sight L/C.

A

with

B

in

C

at

D

on

20

We

are

now

enclosing

our

spring

catalogue

and

price

list

____

D

______

CIF

Shanghai.

A

quoted

B

to quote

C

having quoted

D

quoting

Part II

Phrase Translation

Directions

:

Directions

: There are 20 Chinese phrases in this part. You are required

to translate them into English and write down your translation on the Answer Sheet.

This part totals 20 points, one point for each phrase.

1

商业做法

business practice

2

商务要闻

business in brief

3

城市开发项目

urban development project

4

收购出价

takeover bid

5

股市

stock market

6

拍卖行

auction house

7

空前记录

an all-time record

8

销售数据

sales figure

9

金融灾难

financial disaster

10

国债

national debt

11

经济萧条

an economic depression

12

经济泡沫

an economic bubble

13

经济不景气

an economic recession

14

过高价格

inflated price

15

华尔街

the Wall Street

16

经济危机

an economic crisis

17

定价政策

pricing policy

18

现有顾客

existing customer

19

目标顾客

target customer

20

经销方式

distribution method

Part III

Sentence Translation

Directions

: There are 10 sentences in this part. You are required to translate them

into Chinese and write down your translation on the Answer Sheet. This part totals 20

points, two points for each sentence.

1.

Yule Catto, the chemicals group, launched a

?

240m bid for Holliday Chemical.

Yule Catto

化工集团出价

2

亿

4

千万英镑竞 购好乐迪化工。

2.

Sales of the Financial Times hit an all-time record in November.

金融时报十一月的销售额创下了空前记录。

3.

New car registrations in Western Europe in November rose 10.4% to 991,800

from 898,400 a year ago.

西欧国家十一月份新车注册数从

辆增加到

991800

辆，

同比增长了

10.4%

。

4.

People bought shares in the company expecting to make a huge profit, but the

boom in shares collapsed and many investors lost all their money.

为赚取巨额利润 人们买了这家公司的股票，

但事实上股市崩盘，

许多投资者血本

无归。

5.

The South Sea Bubble had burst and it led to an economic depression in the

country.

南海泡沫的破灭导致了这个国家的经济萧条。

6.

It is not surprising that the collapse in prices led to a severe economic recession in

Holland.

价格大跌导致荷兰严重经济衰退是在意料之中的。

7.

There was a rumour that the big bankers were getting out of the market. Shares

prices fell dramatically and kept falling.

传闻说大银行家正在清盘退出股市。股票价 格大幅下跌而且下跌状况一直持续。

8.

Angel Investments plc (AI), is based in Warsaw Poland. It provides finance for

start-up or young companies which need capital to develop their businesses.

天使投资公司总部位于波兰的华沙。

的公司提供融资。

9.

They enjoy the excitement of working with start-ups and small companies, and

believe that Central and Eastern Europe offers outstanding opportunities for

investment.