All of our products are（)first quality.

How did we 38 a throwaway society？ First of all， it is now easier to 39 an object than to spend time and money to repair it. 40 modern manufacturing （制造业） and technology， companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 41 .

Another cause is our 42 of disposable （一次性的） products. As 43 people， we are always looking for 44 to save time and make our lives easier. Companies 45 thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates， plastic cups， and cameras， to name a few.

Our appetite for new products also 46 to the problem. We are 47 buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 48 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 49 useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world， we can see the 50 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To 51 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 52 ， more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 53 ， this is not enough to solve （解决） our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 54 throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about 55 . Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

根据文章内容，回答36-55题。

A.key

B.reason

C.project

D.problem

Application for insurance

a．Please cover us on the goods detailed below．/Please insure us on the following．

b．We ask you to insure our goods for US ＄10000 against All Risks with the ABC Insurance company.

c．We are desirous of insuiring a consignment of cotton products against All Risks.

d．Please insure the goods at the invoice value plus 10% as usual.

e．We shah be glad if you will cover insurance against All Risks, warehouse to warehouse, from Hong Kong to San Francisco.

B、AMAX's principal products are molybdenum, coal, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, petroleum and natural gas, potash, phosphates, nickel, tungsten, silver, gold, and magnesium

C、We at Xeren want to increase market share by 10% during the next fiscal year

D、We are dedicated to the total success of Corning Glass Works as a worldwide competitor

E、Hoover Universal is a diversified, multi-industry corporation with strong manufacturing capabilities, entrepreneurial policies, and individual business unit autonomy

Read the following letter then write a reply letter.

Dear Sirs,

The Chamber of Commerce of your city has recommended you as one of the leading importers of Chinese electronic machinery． We are, therefore, writing to you with a keen desire to enter into business relations with you.

For over 20 years we have been engaged in manufacturing electronic machinery of all specifications and enjoying a good reputation among our customers both home and abroad．

If you are interested in our products, please contact us through the above address．We hope business will be materialized owing to our mutual efforts.

For any information respecting our standing, we wish to refer you to Bank of China.

Yours sincerely,

听力原文： Money means different things to different people. We have all heard or used expressions such as, "How much money do you want for this？ How much money do you make？" and "They have a lot of money." It is obvious that money does not mean the same thing in each of these expressions. In the first expression, money refers to a price; in the second, to income; and in the third, to wealth. The confusion arises because money is the standard in terms of which we value all material goods and services. For most of us, both income and wealth are considerably greater than our holdings of money. Income is the net revenue we receive for the sale of our services or of the products of our services. Wealth is the accumulation of past savings of income. Most of us hold only a small part of our wealth in the form. of money.

24. Which is the best answer to the question "How much money do you want for this？"

25.What is used as the standard to value all material goods and services？

26.What may be greater than our holdings of money？

27.What is wealth？

(24)

A．Three items.

B．$10.8.

C．A blue one.

D．U.S. Dollars.

To: All employees

From: Director Jack Lee, Human Resources

I regret (144) you that after 20 years of service to this agency, with the last 5 years as a vice president, Daniel W. Lewis is resigning to start (145) own new career at another company. During his tenure as a vice president, Mr. Lewis oversaw the development of the state-of-the-art domestic appliances, which brought us into the global market. In addition, sales of our products have tripled during the period.

We thank him for his significant (146) to this company and wish him well in his future endeavors.

(44)

A．informing

B．to inform

C．to be informed

D．information

CULTURE. The culture and subcultures we belong to shape our values, attitudes, and beliefs, and they influence the way we respond to the world around us. Understanding culture is therefore an increasingly important step in international business and in marketing in diverse countries such as the United States.

SOCIAL CLASS. In addition to being members of a particular culture, we also belong to a certain social class — upper, middle, lower, or somewhere in between. In general, members of various classes enjoy different activities, buy different goods, shop in different places, and react to different media.

REFERENCE GROUP. A reference group consists of people who have a good deal in common — family members, friends, co-workers, fellow students, teenagers, sports enthusiasts, music lovers, computer buffs. We are all members of many such reference groups, and we use the opinions of the appropriate group as a benchmark when we buy certain types of products or services. For example, shopping malls are today losing what has long been their most faithful audience — teens. That's because Generation Xers (those born between 1965 and 1978) think that malls are for parents and that malls have too many rules. So some retailers like Urban Outfitters and Tower Records refuse to open stores in most malls.

SELF-IMAGE. The tendency to believe that "you are what you buy" is especially prevalent among young people. Marketers capitalize on our need to express our identity through our purchases by emphasizing the image value of products and services. That's why professional athletes and musicians are frequently used as product endorsers — so that we incorporate part of their public image into our own self-image. After all, doesn't everyone want to "be like Mike Jordan"？

SITUATIONAL FACTORS. These factors include events or circumstances occurring in our lives that are more circumstantial in nature. For example, you have a coupon, you're in a hurry, it's Valentines' Day, it's your birthday, you're in a bad mood, and so on. Situational factors influence our buying patterns.

1. Who will be most interested in this article？

：A.Wholesalers.

B.Marketing managers.

C.Economists.

D.Retailers.

Why does information system contribute to an efficient logistics system？()

A.To link and integrate all logistics functions.

B.To gather new information.

C.To eliminate wrong data.

D.To make all data public for future use.